水表读者刘涛拍摄的中国街头恐怖瞬间

32岁的陶刘对合肥的了解就像他的后院一样。自2005年以来，他骑着摩托车在中国东部的一个城市上上下下，为当地的一家公用事业公司读水表。在他拿起相机之前，这份工作单调乏味，让人精疲力尽，而且毫无意义。在过去的3年里，刘一直利用业余时间拍摄合肥私密、诙谐、幽默的街头照片。刘在接受《环球时报》采访时表示:“我喜欢拍照，因为我可以在街上闲逛，拍下自己感兴趣但被别人忽略的照片。”我想提醒人们生命中那些感人的时刻。在他的照片在中国社交网络微博上走红之后，他接受了采访。刘没有接受过摄影方面的正式训练，但他引用了《街头摄影之父》的主要影响，他经常被称为“街头摄影之父”。“我发现他是一个非常专注的摄影师，”刘在接受《时代》(TIME)杂志采访时说。我根据他的使用情况选择了我的相机。不管他是有意还是无意，刘的照片似乎在取笑商业化和城市化。很明显，刘有一种诀窍，不仅在正确的时间出现在正确的地点，而且敏锐的眼睛能在日常生活的喧嚣中发现迷人、意外的场景。你可以跟上他和他在洛夫特的工作。所有照片由摄影师提供。(通过)

The 32-year old Tao Liu knows the city of Hefei like his backyard. Since 2005 he’s traveled up, down and across the city in Eastern China on his motorbike reading water meters for a local utilities company. The job was tedious, exhausting and unrewarding, until he picked up a camera.For the past 3 years Liu has used his spare time to capture intimate, witty and humorous street photos of Hefei. “I like taking photos because I can hang around on the streets and capture an image when something interested me but was neglected by others,” Liu told the Global Times. “I want to remind people of the touching moments in life.He was interviewed after his photos went viral on China’s social network Weibo.Liu has no formal training in photography but cites Daido Moriyama – often referred to as “the father of street photography” – as a primary influence. “I found him [to be] a very focused photographer,” says Liu in an interview with TIME. “I chose my camera based on what he uses.” Liu’s photos, intentionally or not, seem to poke fun at things like commercialization and urbanization. Liu clearly has a knack, not only for being in the right place at the right time, but for a keen eye that spots charming, serendipitous scenes amongst the hustle and bustle of everyday life. You can keep up with him and his work on Lofter. All photos courtesy the photographer. (via Time)