On The Run

These photos were taken in nowhere Southern China. All the booths you see are actually the front yards of homes that over the years developed into an outdoor fleemarket type of environment. Consumers and everyday life are completely merged. It was an odd feeling. Its like having a yard sale for your entire existence. You would look inside the homes and see dinner being cooked and kids playing as if no one else was around. I remember questioning how often they leave this small area.

I caught this child running through the market. His final destination would probably be the end of this "gated" community. For better or for worse he'll probably never leave the city limits. As I get ready to run to my next adventure I reflect on the scope of the "gated" community that I've had the fortune to live in...