Thomas Sauvin’s Collection of Discarded Chinese Snapshots

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Chinese Family Memories, Recycled

Thomas Sauvin’s photo collection consists of scratched, faded or otherwise discarded snapshots. They present a surprising and intimate window into daily Chinese life.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/chinese-family-memories-recycled/

When Thomas Sauvin shows his work to friends in Beijing who don’t study photography, they are often surprised, and a bit confused, by the pictures he collects. To them, they are familiar — and boring.