:: can anyone help me understand wtf is going on with this sign? Seen today at Zara in Shanghai – so many things wrong with it. Completely mental.  // AjS

:: we had a party last night at my place and I decide to capture the second half of it with a new iPhone app called Hipstimatic. I used the Kaimal Mark II lens, however, there are quite a few more you can add-on.

I’m such a fan of the snapshot aesthetic.  // AjS

:: a snap of me celebrating freedom in my glorious native land. Taken on Liberty Island, U-S-Motherfucking A! // AjS

:: taken in Shanghai, China.  // AjS

:: taken in Shanghai, China, just outside the Neocha studio.  // AjS

:: it’s not often you see good stencil graffiti in China – see below for a some at Beijing’s 798 / Dashanzi art district. This photograph was taken by Beijing-based Mårten Strassburg. To see more of Mårten’s photography, link here. If you spot graffiti or urban art anywhere in China, please share it with us at EDGE@Neocha.com. We’d like to document it on NeochaEDGE. For more graffiti in China on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

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:: for more from Ka Xiaoxi on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

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:: I spotted this throw-up today in Shanghai while heading down Xinle Rd., near the the Huating Rd. intersection. I recently saw the same throw-up just around the corner from this one. Does anyone know whose work this is? If you spot graffiti or urban art anywhere in China, please share it with me at EDGE@Neocha.com. I’d like to document it on NeochaEDGE. For more graffiti in China on NeochaEDGE, link here. // AjS

This post was originally published on NeochaEDGE, a site I regularly contribute to. To see more of my posts on NeochaEDGE, link here.

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:: taken at the Shanghai Botanical Gardens (上海植物园), where I spent my Sunday picnicking and lounging with friends on this grass patch of paradise. This photo was taken on my iPhone using PANO, a fun panoramic (vertical or horizontal) application I highly recommend. This is four separate photos stitched together, the application can do up to sixteen. Me like-y.  // AjS

:: for more from Rraay on NeochaEDGE link here. // AjS

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:: taken in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; a pedicab driver wearing Warrior (回力) sneakers.  // AjS

:: taken in Shanghai on Anfu Rd.  // AjS

:: taken in Shanghai on Maoming Rd. near Nanjing West Rd.; a soon-to-be chai’d building.  // AjS

:: taken in my apartment building in Shanghai; an electrical box of sorts.  // AjS

:: taken this weekend in Shanghai; rainy days.  // AjS