Funny street photos from China

Just three months ago, Tao Liu was an unknown controller who recorded the readings of water meters in Hefei City, in eastern China. Today, almost the whole world knows the young self-taught photographer and all thanks to his humorous street photographs. Capturing whimsical and funny moments takes skill and dexterity, as well as talent that Tao Liu certainly has. See funny street photos from China.

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1. At the end of October 2014, Tao Liu, a young street photographer, blew up social media not only in China but around the world. Internet users appreciated his talent and ability to notice warm and unexpected moments in the life of ordinary Chinese. (Photo: Tao Liu).

2. His humor and full of contrasts photos from the streets of Chinese cities became popular first on Weibo - the Chinese counterpart of Twitter. (Photo: Tao Liu).

3. During the first 24 hours alone, Tao's photos were shared by more than 40 thousand Internet users. They even showed material about him on Chinese television. (Photo: Tao Liu).

4. First, the Chinese, and then the people of other countries, fell in love with Tao Liu's street photographs for the humorous moments, excellent compositions, and fleetingness captured in the frames. (Photo: Tao Liu).

5. Tao Liu started taking photographs three years ago after he bought a Fujifilm X100 camera. (Photo: Tao Liu).

6. Tao photographed everything he met in the morning on his way to work in Hefei City, Anhui Province in eastern China. (Photo: Tao Liu).

7. Immediately after graduating from high school, Tao Liu joined the army, where he worked as a prison guard in Shanghai for two years. (Photo: Tao Liu).

8. Then he worked at the Hefei water power plant, and recently he was engaged in recording the readings of water meters. (Photo: Tao Liu).

9. In an interview with Time magazine, Tao said that he is not happy with his job and is trying to find himself a new job in the office, like most of his friends.

10. Tao was inspired by street photography by famous Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama. (Photo: Tao Liu).

11. Tao Liu himself learns the art of photography: he regularly visits small bookstores in search of photo albums and magazines about photography. (Photo: Tao Liu).

12. And in order to watch video tutorials or interviews of famous photographers posted on YouTube, he has to connect to the Internet through a proxy server, just like in order to publish his photos on Facebook. (Photo: Tao Liu).

13. Portrait of a shadow. Liu Tao, an amateur photographer from China, has become known worldwide for his humorous street photography. (Photo: Tao Liu).

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