Chinese crime stories, staged, and photographed.

May 21, 2007 2:15 PM

Chinese crime stories, staged, and photographed. (NSFW)
posted by Dave Faris (16 comments total)

NSFW
posted by 517 at 2:31 PM on May 21, 2007

NSFW tag pls kthxbye
posted by infinitewindow at 2:34 PM on May 21, 2007

Excellent.
You can see the phenomenon of "news for sale" in some of the obvious product-placement stories.
posted by Abiezer at 2:35 PM on May 21, 2007

that is amazing. I would love to do something like that with all those 'Man in Romania' stories I always see in the Sun and Mirror.
posted by parmanparman at 2:39 PM on May 21, 2007

absolutely tits.
posted by nervousfritz at 3:05 PM on May 21, 2007

I just get a page that says "Service Unavailable." I guess I'll check back later.
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 3:39 PM on May 21, 2007

yeah. here's the coralized link, which may or may not work better for you.
posted by Dave Faris at 4:03 PM on May 21, 2007

Is it me, or is everyone's face emotionless (including the dog)?
posted by infinitewindow at 5:39 PM on May 21, 2007

What a great find! Thanks Dave.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 6:46 PM on May 21, 2007

Girl was Tailed in Early Morning - Elders Fought off Gangsters with Swords

[You know what this is]
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 6:57 PM on May 21, 2007

That's great. Thanks, Dave Faris.
posted by breezeway at 7:30 PM on May 21, 2007

The girl who followed the guy into his apartment, took off her overcoat and, now naked, climbed into his bed and went to sleep

(As fiction) there's something sublime about that.
posted by From Bklyn at 12:38 AM on May 22, 2007

This is wonderful all around, thanks for posting it!
posted by sidereal at 3:58 AM on May 22, 2007

Thanks! This was a great idea, beautifully executed. The deadpan style of the models, and the compositions generally, is perfect and haunting.
posted by taz at 4:13 AM on May 22, 2007

Taken down?
posted by chunking express at 5:55 PM on May 22, 2007

Hm. Probably bandwidth limit.
posted by Dave Faris at 6:02 PM on May 22, 2007