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Made in China: Street photographer captures contemporary culture on camera

London-based photographer Chris Lee is one third of art collective, Tripod City. Alongside Charlie Kwai and Paul Storrie, he travels around the world to different countries each year to capture modern culture. The results are then compiled into one book, which offers a combination of photographic styles.

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Three men sit on a bench by a riverside, with one in a naval officer's uniform holding a fan, whilst another man sits in the background

When observing Lee's series, Made in China, it's clear that timing is everything. The mundane verges on surreal, thanks to the often unusual mixture of setting, subject and situation. This is a common theme which runs throughout the photographer's work – illustrated wonderfully in Notting Hill and Comicon.

Head over to Instagram to see more of Chris Lee's street photography, and visit his website for more information.

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Woman in bright pink jacket stands in a small white kiosk beside a street, with a fire extinguisher and bin visible nearby
Two street cleaners sit on a pavement ledge with their colourful brooms in front of a shopfront decorated with vibrant flowers and Asian signage
A man in a black jumper stands beside a blue three-wheeled cart where a woman sits holding a young child on a Chinese street
A street barber cuts a customer's hair beneath a concrete bridge support while cyclists pass by on a paved street lined with trees
White cat sitting on a parked scooter outside a shuttered shopfront with a blue awning, beside bicycles and a person sheltering under an umbrella
Man in burgundy shirt sitting on red chair with feet up in a pet shop surrounded by shelves of supplies and blue animal cages
Man reclines in a blue and red tricycle taxi parked beneath towering gnarled trees with exposed roots
Man sitting at a table outside a modest storefront surrounded by buckets, tools, blue fabric and a car tyre in an urban Chinese street scene
Man in white shirt sits on medical examination chair surrounded by office equipment and cardboard walls in sparse room
A woman in a bright pink jacket holds an umbrella whilst riding a pink electric scooter with a child through a crowded street market, surrounded by other vehicles and pedestrians sheltering from the rain
A person with a green umbrella sits on the left of a raised platform in front of a black and white checkered wall, while another person in pink clothing stands on the right with various colourful items between them.
Two people crouch beside a large white sheet in an urban alleyway beneath pink graffiti, examining or discussing something on the ground
Two young boys stand beside a vintage arcade machine against a blue wall, one wearing a checkered shirt and the other in a black and red jacket
Woman in face mask standing alone on an empty street at night beneath an overpass, holding a mobile phone
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