In 2010 my family was fortunate to travel through China. Many thanks to our good friends the Thompson’s for arranging our fantastic trip which included a day trip to the the water town called Zhouzhuang. Described as the Venice of China, this is an amazing city steep in tradition and now tourism.

While making our way through this beautiful ancient town, I saw this local boy playing in an alley. I particularly like the lighting and the expression of the boys face as he plays with his toy on the wall. I have used a B&W treatment to emphasise the lighting and hope you also like this candid urban photo.