Chinese People on Trains by Wang Fuchun
Beijing-based
photographer Wang Fuchun produced this series of incredibly vivid pictures of
Chinese passengers on trains. A railway worker-turned photographer, Wang has been
documenting all sorts of unique moments on trains for decades. From steam
locomotives to bullet trains, the past three-decades of changes for China' s
railways have all been recorded in Wang's photos.
"Trains
are loaded with people's hopes and regrets," said 68-year-old Wang Fuchun.
”I feel really lucky to have been able to take photos on trains."
Wang
Fuchun has many works themed on rail travel, such as his "Chinese on the
Train", "The Steam Locomotives of China", "Black Land"
and "Manchurian Tiger".
Wang's
bond with trains first started several decades ago. Influenced by his elder
brother, who had an established career in rail, Wang also became a railway
worker in 1970 after he finished his military service. Due to his strong
interest in arts, Wang was asked to take photos as part of his job
responsibility during the 1970s. This is how he got started in photography. By
1984, Wang was a professional photographer.
However,
the sudden shift in his career track didn't stop him working for the railway industry.
Wang began to record the history of China' s railway by taking photos on the
trains. Wang Fuchun often takes several train trips a month and walks up and
down the carriages taking photos.
"I
love trains, railway, and railway passengers," said Wang. "Whenever I
get on a train, I get a comfortable feeling, like being at home."
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