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The olympica are not far away, the monumental buildings arise, but the everyday life continues as usual in the streets of Beijing. And even if more and more of its inhabitants can afford a car, some still choose the bike to travel, breating the heavily polluted air.

Another funny observation when in Beijing is that those who finally can afford the luxury of a car still drive like they bike. Its back and forth, left, right, brake, accelerate and sneak in the lines of the highways. But we didn't see much accidents, they never drove fast, they just mingled, just like on the sidewalks.

Newspaper reader in Soho, Beijing

This picture is also from Beijing, taken by the site of the plannes NO+CH festival in the SOHO area, with my Rolleiflex Automat X camera.

It occured to me as a everyday situation, a different use of public space than I was used to see from European cities. It was also a very hot and polluted day and this worker had found a piece of shadow to take a lunch rest.

Son of Lumière in Beijing

This picture of me is taken by Erik Morset and Ole Peder Amrud Hagen with my Rolleiflex Automat X in front of the back entrance to the forbidden city in Beijing, april 2008.