Cycling in Shanghai

Time out
Shanghai, China
May 2012
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Practicing street photography in a place where autocracy reigns may not be the wisest thing I've ever done. But sometimes you just have to get the shot, anyway.

I snagged this moment just over eight years ago, during a brief break from a tech conference half a world away from home.

And what I found there wasn't terribly different than what I'd witnessed anywhere else: Regular folks going through the paces of everyday life, just trying to make it through today, and hopefully tomorrow, as well.

I think we all need to wander a little more. And when we do, open eyes and minds probably wouldn't hurt, either.

What we learn along the way might come as a pleasant surprise.

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