Chinese Portraits

Diane Droin-Michaud, Anais Martane, Jacques Penhrin

As China has become one of the world’s superpowers, Western observers continually try to understand the country, often with little success. In this unusually perceptive photo book, three Europeans who have been living there for years paint a captivating portrait of China and the Chinese. Beijing-based photographer Anaïs Martane has been shooting for Time magazine and Le Monde since 2001; Hong Kong-based Diane Droin-Michaud is a correspondent for French publications; and Jacques Penhiri, who now heads his own photo agency, has observed and scrutinized the Chinese market as a consumer analyst for more than a decade. Together, their 40 narrative Chinese portraits open an essential window into this complex country.

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