JPG Magazine: Photos: "Mao Memorabilia" by Tom Carter

Mao Memorabilia

By Tom Carter

On 4 October 2007

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An antiques dealer in Yichang, Hubei, China.

Cultural Revolution propaganda has become a hot commodity in the People's Republic, with Chairman Mao Zedong as the country's revolutionary icon.

www.tomcarter.org

In the story CHINA: Portrait of a People.

16 Responses

On 4 October 2007 Jens Grubert said:
Interesting capture.
On 5 October 2007 Stephanie Resendes said:
this is perfect for the fanatic theme. i like that the subject, the "fanatic" herself takes up so little of the picture while her collection, the thing that makes her a fanatic, overwhelms (in a good way) the rest of the image area.
On 6 October 2007 A L Lim gave props:
Great! Stephanie said it well. I also like the geometric element. I can see there is still room for more of her fanatic collection :-) Yeah!
On 7 October 2007 Emma Brahas said:
Great composition.
On 7 October 2007 Adam Putnam gave props:
i wonder if she has read all of them? great shot
On 9 October 2007 Christi Ginger added a link:
Thought you'd like to know we've included this photo in a post on the JPG blog :) (jpgmag.com)
On 10 October 2007 melanie scott gave props:
very nice! you get my vote!
On 10 October 2007 Paul Lavallee gave props:
great shot! this should be published
On 11 October 2007 Nimai Wong gave props:
excellent photo!
On 23 October 2007 Pierre Belhassen gave props:
Very well seen...
On 25 October 2007 jan cain gave props:
great image.
On 30 October 2007 Dustin Brugmann said:
I was just in China this summer and I think this photo truly describes how influential Mao propaganda is in China, very interesting to experience
On 30 November 2007 ari salomon gave props:
yes
On 14 December 2007 Struan Oglanby said:
Gang of Four-tastic!
On 18 January 2008 Tom Carter said:
Thanks to all for your encouragement!!!
With 65 favorites, 1,550 views and 229 yeahs thus far, I was fairly confident that Mao Memorabilia had a shot at Issue 14.
Alas, I just received the dreaded message "Sometimes truly awesome photos don't get selected because they're not quite right for the theme, or don't quite fit in the magazine's limited pages."
Thanks again to everyone. Based on all your comments, I will be including this image as a full-page spread in my upcoming book of photography "CHINA: Portrait of a People." Look for it!
On 14 March 2008 Mandolin Davis gave props:
this is an amazing shot! and it looks like it did make it to the issue! i got a rejection letter on my 'ghost rider' image for 'on the go' category and i was totally bummed :( congrats on the book tho!