Shanghai: Shooting it Like a Pro
Mah-Jong
The residents of the Dongtai Lu neighborhood are accustomed to tourists with cameras, so it's relatively easy to grab slice-of-life shots like this one of a game of mah-jong, without too much fear of causing offense or eliciting anger. Says Girard, "If someone doesn't want their photo taken, they'll let you know."
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