1. In Tim Franco's series of Metamorpolis, he shows the rapid development and the "gritty" parts of Chongquin, China. Franco used a simple camera that produced incredible photos. He stated that "most of the photos were taken with two lenses and a classic, wide angle." He said that he wanted to keep the equipment as small as possible so that the city would be the most important. In all three of the photos I have chosen from his series, in each one, he shows the perfect balance between busy development, and the quiet and calm nature.
2. Tim Franco wanted to represent more than what was just being shown in magazines, of China. He arrived to this non-stop, buzzing, chaotic city. Franco believed that this was the perfect city to study the social impact of China's urban development. He explored the city "inside and out."
3. These photos are remarkable. The three of these photos all show such a balance between something so natural, and something so unnatural. Leaves against concrete. Farmers against a growing industrial city. It's as if the different forces are bouncing back from one another. Nature saying one thing, and the city saying something else. It's very interesting to see what happens to a city's natural, raw state, when humans, who are also part of nature, change it and transform it into something else, something ugly.
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