Just imagine. Youre sitting in your apartment drinking your morning coffee as you scan the early news, trying to come up with a fresh angle on Chinas booming economy when you hear scratching at the window. In certain circumstances this may not be strange but you are on the 32nd floor. Drawing back the curtains you find a man outside suspended by a thin rope and swinging gently to and fro as he cleans the window. You quickly grab your camera, making sure you dont frighten him and cause him to fall and there you have it, just what you needed to illustrate the story.
As these images show, not the first time that my vantage point above some of Beijings numerous construction sites has freely delivered nice illustrative pictures in this way.
Reinhard Krause is Chief Photographer Greater China, based in Beijing.
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Fantastic picture which brings new meaning to the phrase “Can I fill my bucket mate?”
- Posted by Russell Boyce