Little North Road

Guangzhou, China | 2009–2014

Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China 2009 (DT20090730_051)

Baohan Straight Street, Guangzhou, China 2012 (DT20120504_0254)

Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge with Highway Above, Guangzhou, China 2012 (DT20120504_0323)

Men Looking at Items for Sale, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China 2012 (DT20120507_0891)

Outside Donfranc Hotel, Dengfeng Village, Guangzhou, China 2012 (20120507_0945)

Sidewalk near Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China 2014 (DT20140413_1834)

Woman in Lavender, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China, 2010 (WUYONGFU_20101010_011720)

Man in Yellow, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China, 2009 (WUYONGFU_20090918_31021)

Man with Sunglasses, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China, 2010 (WUYONGFU_20100707_063800)

Man in Orange Suit, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China 2010 (WUYONGFU_20101111_232112)

Two Women in Checkered Shirts, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China, 2011 (WUYONGFU_20110208_192326)

Woman Leaning Against Railing, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China, 2010 (WUYONGFU_20101114_083120)

Photographs by Wu Yongfu

Man in Magenta, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China, 2012 (ZENGXIANFANG_20120317_011158)

Woman in Stripped Shirt, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China (ZENGXIANGFANG_20130430_1750)

Man in White, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China, 2011 (ZENGXIANFANG_20111007_023356)

Woman and Man, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China, 2012 (ZENGXIANFANG_20121111_005842)

Man in White Shirt and Dark Suit, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China 2012 (ZENGXIANFANG_20120920_213450)

Two Women in Hooded Suits, Xiaobeilu Pedestrian Bridge, Guangzhou, China, 2011 (ZENGXIANFANG_20111206_070318)

Photographs by Zeng Xianfang

Little North Road Film

Little North Road Interviews

Bridge Timelapse

Little North Road is a photographic collaboration that looks at a pedestrian bridge in the middle of Guangzhou. The bridge serves as a symbolic gateway into China from Africa.

At the heart of this project is a selection of images collected from two Chinese itinerant portrait photographers, Wu Yongfu and Zeng Xianfang. Equipped with digital cameras, they have made a living making portraits for Africans and other groups who wanted a memento of their time in China.

Daniel Traub’s photographs on the bridge and immediate vicinity explore the broader dynamics of the area and provide a context through which to see these portraits. Read more ︎

︎ Little North Road book
︎︎︎ Selected Press
︎ On the Bridge

Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA

SF Camerawork and Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco, CA

Breda Photo Festival, Breda, Netherlands

Shanghai Center of Photography (SCoP)

Lianzhou Foto Festival, Lianzhou, China

Guangzhou Image Triennial, Guanzhou, China

ContactFor press inquires, syndication and information on the traveling exhibition:

USA: Jeffrey D. Smith, Contact Press Images, New York, NY; Tel. 212-695-7874 or 7875; Email: jeffreysmith@contactpressimages.com

Europe: Dominique Deschavanne, Contact Press Images, Paris, France; Tel. +33-1-43-14-81-00; Email: dominique@contactpressimages.com

Download exhibition proposal pdf: ︎

Prints
Traub: 20 x 30 inch–edition of 6 with 1 AP; 40 x 60 inch–edition of 6 with 1 AP
Wu and Zeng: 10 x 14 inches–edition of 10 with 1 AP

Archive
Access to the broader LNR image archive for research purposes is available upon request. Please contact: studio@danieltraub.net