Last week I was in Shanghai for work and met jet lag straight on, here are some of the pictures from that week, including 6am walks through the city while it was waking and I was searching for sleep…

The mountains of the clouds

The customary gas mask in your room for emergencies, wrapped in a velvet pouch 

Jing’an Temple

Waiting to something to clean

The new climbing over the old

Morning rituals

Nanjing Road

Dali time

Start of the morning commute

new mode of transport 

Japanese dining

Concept store Corso Como

 

Passion Fruit Cocktail in the Coconut Paradise Restaurant 

new buildings and old ways

The People’s Square

Red Queue and phone box

 

Market streets

Smoke and Flowers in the floor

Funky food plates and twisting cutlery 

Da Dong restaurant and our own Duck being sliced

 

The Dragon’s Breath stealing the view on the Bund

The year of the rain

Old Town umbrellas 

City God Temple of Shanghai

 

And ending with a little consideration for the bottom…

All Photographs by Damien B. Donnelly