Photographers Marina Barayeva and Bruce Connolly amidst the Selfie Culture

Speaker: Nillah Nyakoa, Marina Barayeva, and Bruce Connolly

This episode of My China story, Nillah Nyakoa speaks with two very talented expat photographers in China who are trying to push forward the old school art of photography amidst the rise of the selfies culture. Click on the audio file to learn more. 

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Having been brought up in a small city in her native Russia, Marina finds China to be a completely different yet stimulating playing field with an assortment of uniqueness in all her subjects. It's the diversity in culture that makes Marina enjoying working with every individual she meets. Her encounters with a myriad of cultures in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai is what keeps her inspired and continues to fuel her passion for photography. 

Her style; She describes it as Modern and elegant.

While she grows in her journey as a photographer and she continues to establish a strong fan base amongst the expat community here in China. Marina's utmost desire is to leave her objects feeling elegant, comfortable and beautiful from her work. 

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Bruce Connolly on the other hand is a radio host and photojournalist from Scotland. 

Bruce has been living and photographing China for the past 30 years. 

He is amongst a handful of expats I know that have almost entirely lived through the dynamic transformation China has been undergoing. Below are a few pictures taken by Bruce.

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An experienced photographer, he is mesmerized by how fast technology has taken over China by storm giving rise to the Selfie culture. A photography culture he's not really a big fan of. And we totally do agree.  

His take on selfies; “It's comical”!