Self-Taught Chinese Street Photographer Takes China By Storm With His Perfectly Timed Photos
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Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.
His work went viral in China towards the end of 2014 and is now spreading all over the world, so check out what all the fuss is about!
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eXCELLENT PHOTOSURREALISM!
Amazing work http://bit.ly/1rXb4PA
Check out also this guy from LA!! instagram.com/izaac_enciso
STFU hipster
Lol hipster.
Brilliant. Some of the wittiest work I ever seen.
If you like you should check out this guy from LA who just finished a book instagram.com/izaac_enciso
"This guy", you mean you?
IzaacEnciso's work does not compare with this
Yeah, I'm pretty sure my BF would love to be on husky's behalf http://bit.ly/1BFWZGg
We don't g.a.f. about your BF.
great stuff !
erybody who's living in china knows that this is daily life... ou could find millions of these situations just taking a walk anywhere;)
Great pictures... but where is the shadow of the man with the broom in the picture where a man is holding his arms up in the air?
In the stone reflection you can see that the guy with the broom is standing one step lower than the old man. The step hides the shadow.
The shadows of the guys below are casting a rocket shadow on the mans pants
It's casting just to his right. If you noticed the guy standing next to him (his left) his shadow is is off to his right as well.
...where as the man on the very top is at a different vantage point, so his is more straight on.
Yes, I was wondering the same thing.
wow he's good
Amazing to have been able to catch ordinary things of life in a such humerus way. Bravo!
gut beobachtet
Fotografii surprinse la momentul oportun. unele foarte interesante.
Amazing! How does he do it? He must be so alert all of the time!
This is amazing, how does he do it! He must be so alert all of the time!
very cool
So funny
So creative photos! If you think they make China look disgusting, please see this video http://goo.gl/zk7lXB. Same city, my hometown.
What an eye for a picture ! Best since Cartier Bresson.
What an eye for a picture, Best since Cartier Bresson !
Amazing work. This one has an eye for details!
Awesome!! Quick eye and even faster camera... great work!! Love your photos!!
I don't wanna sound like a dick but....yeah.....not impressed.
Well show us what you can do better, Shaka Smith!
It's obvious that the images have been staged
I Love the Really Cute cat and Dog at the end of these photos, they are so cute! :D
I like the Cat and the Dog At The End, they are Cute! :D
All of the images are so captivated. I'd like to see his captions!
Tau Lio has captured what Cartier-Bresson called 'The decisive moment'. Great work!
Genius and patience !
Check out this guy too!! Instagram.com/izaac_enciso
Check out this guy too!! instagram.com/izaac_enciso
All these photos are excellent. Very imaginative and interesting. Good time pass for all to view them
Very timely and clever pics.
Very clever
The ones with animals are my favorites, followed by the chubby baby in the plastic bin!
I Reaaaally Like the picture of the baby Looking at the old man in his "Stroller" =]
Awesome photos
Brilliant timing!
Brilliant
the man is like me; he connect to time ...watching the movie and catching the for-ever movement of ''TIME"...GOD BLESS YOU!
Nice shots, but.... don't know that I would have taken a photo of a poor sick man puking in the street, LOL
amazing
Brilliant. Very honest!
Brilliant shots
Amazing!
VERY WHITTY
good eye for off beat photos. very good!
Love it!
Classic :)
GREAT!!!
GREAT!!!!
Great shots!
What an eye and what patience. I love it
loved it
Nice
Nicce :)
Someone buy this man a super high end camera to match his talent.
Fujifilm X100 S-T is street photographer's Hi End Camera
Fantastic......Hillarious.......Brilliant!!!!!
So cool
Brilliant!
Cool!
COOL
excellent photography... can include more diverse themes and amusements as well ...
They are great!
I like how Tao Liu has used the 3 basic concepts (perspective , angle and detail) to compose a good picture.
Creativity is king
Very cool!
Excellent shots....clasic photography
eXCELLENT PHOTOSURREALISM!
Amazing work http://bit.ly/1rXb4PA
Check out also this guy from LA!! instagram.com/izaac_enciso
STFU hipster
Lol hipster.
Brilliant. Some of the wittiest work I ever seen.
If you like you should check out this guy from LA who just finished a book instagram.com/izaac_enciso
"This guy", you mean you?
IzaacEnciso's work does not compare with this
Yeah, I'm pretty sure my BF would love to be on husky's behalf http://bit.ly/1BFWZGg
We don't g.a.f. about your BF.
great stuff !
erybody who's living in china knows that this is daily life... ou could find millions of these situations just taking a walk anywhere;)
Great pictures... but where is the shadow of the man with the broom in the picture where a man is holding his arms up in the air?
In the stone reflection you can see that the guy with the broom is standing one step lower than the old man. The step hides the shadow.
The shadows of the guys below are casting a rocket shadow on the mans pants
It's casting just to his right. If you noticed the guy standing next to him (his left) his shadow is is off to his right as well.
...where as the man on the very top is at a different vantage point, so his is more straight on.
Yes, I was wondering the same thing.
wow he's good
Amazing to have been able to catch ordinary things of life in a such humerus way. Bravo!
gut beobachtet
Fotografii surprinse la momentul oportun. unele foarte interesante.
Amazing! How does he do it? He must be so alert all of the time!
This is amazing, how does he do it! He must be so alert all of the time!
very cool
So funny
So creative photos! If you think they make China look disgusting, please see this video http://goo.gl/zk7lXB. Same city, my hometown.
What an eye for a picture ! Best since Cartier Bresson.
What an eye for a picture, Best since Cartier Bresson !
Amazing work. This one has an eye for details!
Awesome!! Quick eye and even faster camera... great work!! Love your photos!!
I don't wanna sound like a dick but....yeah.....not impressed.
Well show us what you can do better, Shaka Smith!
It's obvious that the images have been staged
I Love the Really Cute cat and Dog at the end of these photos, they are so cute! :D
I like the Cat and the Dog At The End, they are Cute! :D
All of the images are so captivated. I'd like to see his captions!
Tau Lio has captured what Cartier-Bresson called 'The decisive moment'. Great work!
Genius and patience !
Check out this guy too!! Instagram.com/izaac_enciso
Check out this guy too!! instagram.com/izaac_enciso
All these photos are excellent. Very imaginative and interesting. Good time pass for all to view them
Very timely and clever pics.
Very clever
The ones with animals are my favorites, followed by the chubby baby in the plastic bin!
I Reaaaally Like the picture of the baby Looking at the old man in his "Stroller" =]
Awesome photos
Brilliant timing!
Brilliant
the man is like me; he connect to time ...watching the movie and catching the for-ever movement of ''TIME"...GOD BLESS YOU!
Nice shots, but.... don't know that I would have taken a photo of a poor sick man puking in the street, LOL
amazing
Brilliant. Very honest!
Brilliant shots
Amazing!
VERY WHITTY
good eye for off beat photos. very good!
Love it!
Classic :)
GREAT!!!
GREAT!!!!
Great shots!
What an eye and what patience. I love it
loved it
Nice
Nicce :)
Someone buy this man a super high end camera to match his talent.
Fujifilm X100 S-T is street photographer's Hi End Camera
Fantastic......Hillarious.......Brilliant!!!!!
So cool
Brilliant!
Cool!
COOL
excellent photography... can include more diverse themes and amusements as well ...
They are great!
I like how Tao Liu has used the 3 basic concepts (perspective , angle and detail) to compose a good picture.
Creativity is king
Very cool!
Excellent shots....clasic photography