Xinjiang Outdoor Barbers I Photo

Photographer’s Note

One thing you see a lot of in China is outdoor hair dressers and barber shops. Xinjiang Autonomous Region, in the far west of China is no exception.

Kashgar (Kashi in Chinese) is in the west of Xinjiang - it's closer to the central Asian republics than it is to Beijing and most people here - including everyone in this photo - are not Han Chinese.

Some other East coast examples:
BJ:Fresh air, some mahjong and a haircut
and
Hair Fashion

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olli (2091) 2004-12-01 7:34

Very interesting scene. I like how the image is full of people – in different poses but very well positioned.
Very well composed shot with beautiful earthy tones.
Very well done, Josh.
I wanted to try a panoramic cropping – posted a WS.

danby1 (3689) 2004-12-01 7:47

nice picture very good POV, makes for an intresting shot, i did not know there were places like this in the world, well done for teaching me!

arnabchat (7036) 2004-12-01 7:52

nice scene, Josh. I see, barbers have lined up for shops, which means people have no preferences for particular hair-dressers, they are quite equal in quality.

This is in West China, and interesting faces, mixed ones. Is it close to Xian?

dharbott (1892) 2004-12-01 9:14 [Comment]

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billabongx (1561) 2004-12-02 11:57