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"How did the people in the neighborhood react when you started photographing them in their PJs? Everyone seems pretty happy to pose for you."
"Last weekend, the New Yorker published a great review of Planet Shanghai, a wonderful new photography book just released on our Art & Design list. "
在亚洲居住了12年，曾经为《国家地理》和《Smithsonian》等杂志供稿的美国摄影师Justin Guariglia，用自己的相机抓住了这独一无二的“睡衣情节”。居民们自豪地穿着睡衣出门去购买食品杂货，在音像店挑选DVD，遛狗，或者就是躺在躺椅上乘凉。这些穿着睡衣的人，在镜头中自在又真实，似乎已经接管了整个世界。
Justin 是“睡衣派”的忠实拥趸，认为这种时尚的表现相当迷人和优雅。他提着相机行走于上海星罗棋布的弄堂里，像个朋友一样与街头的人们交谈，之后再请求他们拍摄，他在华盛顿邮报的采访中说，“也许这些人对我就像我对他们一样的好奇，事实上我是高加索人，然后说中文，这些激起了他们的好奇心，拍摄只是一个相互审视的过程。”
其实，在坦率的市井风情和盛会期间人为制造的景观之间，也许很多人都会选择那一丝的人间烟火气。
确实，为什么不呢？这就是上海。 （文·翁倩）
Justin Guariglia
1996年，作为《国家地理》的摄影师，我来到北京工作和生活。此后的12年，不停地行进在对亚洲的观察和拍摄之中。
上海是个令人惊喜的城市，越拍摄，就越会发现，眼前是一群时尚而优雅的人，而我自己也几乎变成了时尚和睡衣文化的专家。
我深深地热爱着这个国家，然而令人伤心的是，中国的人文特征正在缓慢而无法逆转地消失。画面中这些上海人所展示出来的惊人个性，正是中国越来越稀缺的自己的脸谱。每一个西方人都对“睡衣时尚”充满了欣赏甚至嫉妒，我们也向往能像上海人一样穿着睡衣度过一天。
我一直努力让西方不仅仅只记得中国的工厂和污染，所以我会出《Planet Shanghai》这本书，希望能够将我所看到的，与全世界一起分享！
https://www.guariglia-chen.com/#/planet-shanghai/
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Last weekend, the New Yorker published a great review of Planet Shanghai, a wonderful new photography book just released on our Art & Design list. The timing couldn’t have been better. Not a week before, we had asked author Justin Guariglia to share some of his thoughts about the book with our readers, and give us some insight on the unique sartorial habits of the Shanghainese. Seems like everyone is catching on to the pajama craze!
What first drew you to Shanghai? What do you find most compelling about the city?
I first visited Shanghai while a student in Beijing in the mid-nineties and returned many times to photograph the city. It’s quickly becoming the most important city in all of Asia, and I love the pajama culture! Who would have thought people wearing pajamas could take over the world?
What inspired you to create a book of your photographs?
To save a slice of real Shanghai for posterity.
You mention in the introduction to the book that this slice of Shanghai back-alley culture is disappearing. Has it changed in the time that you’ve been working there?
Immensely - developers are taking over the city center and developing it beyond recognition, and the culture is going out with it.
China seems to be at the forefront of people’s consciousness right now with the upcoming Olympics, the recent uprising in Tibet, and of course the environmental issues tied to the massive development of the country. Was this on your mind as you worked on the book? Does your work speak to any of the larger issues at play?
There’s a pretty serious commentary underlying the light playful images of people in their pajamas in the streets, and in McDonalds, etc. In an increasingly sterile world where public relations firms and tourism boards sugar coat and carefully select themes and images to promote a destination—5 star hotels, modernity, spas, and nightlife—Planet Shanghai attempts to show people the real Shanghai which the tourism board might not necessarily approve of. For me, a city is summed up in its people, full stop.
In the book, you seem to fixate on very specific aspects of the culture (shoes, typography, dogs, etc.) Can you talk a little about your choice of subject matter?
The clicking of the shutter comes from the subconscious—the chapter titles came later after we did the edit and saw trends forming among the select images.
How did the people in the neighborhood react when you started photographing them in their PJs? Everyone seems pretty happy to pose for you.
Well, when I started most people ran from me! Did you ever see the scene in the film Kung Fu Hustle where the landlord is running down the street in her pajamas and curlers—it was pretty close to that! So I adapted, and began to talk with people on the streets and then ask to photograph them. They were just as curious about me as I was about them, and the fact that I’m Caucasian and speak Chinese only helped to make them more curious.
So, really, what’s up with the pajamas?
They are comfortable—I recommend everyone own a pair or two!
Guinevere Harrison
Planet Shanghai
By Justin Guariglia
Foreword by John Krich
6-1/2 x 8-4/5 in; 240 pp ; 177 color photographs
Hardcover
Published in April, 2008
ISBN 081186345X
ISBN13 9780811863452
$24.95
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Planet Shanghai -- Shanghai—the legendary Pearl of the East, architectural powerhouse, and home to the World Expo 2010—continues to fascinate people from around the globe. Photographer Justin Guariglia, whose work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler and Smithsonian magazines, frequently trains his lens on the old town and waterfront which have retained their cultural character amid mega-booming development. Shanghai's open-air lifestyle, bustling markets, and curious fashion sense are all seen here, granting us a multifaceted and intimate portrait of day-to-day life in one of the great cities of the world. And with the forthcoming Olympic Games drawing ever more attention to China, there has never been a better time to discover the astonishing city that is Shanghai.
Award-winning photographer Justin Guariglia's work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler and Smithsonian. He lives in New York.
Bangkok-based author John Krich has written numerous books and articles for leading travel publications.
作者：The Fifth Season 在 海归商务 发贴, 来自【海归网】 http://www.haiguinet.com
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