© by Andreas Seibert

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TOKYO

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I sometimes believe Tokyo to have the highest concentration of sad people of any city in the world.

FLOATING THROUGH SHANGHAI'S BACKYARD

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Much has been written about China's booming coastal areas. But who has heard of Anhui Province, close to Shanghai, one of China's poorest provinces?

ON THE SEARCH FOR THE LIAO DYNASTY

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The Liao Dynasty, 907-1125, also known as the Khitan Empire, was an empire in northern China that ruled over the regions of Manchuria, Mongolia, and parts of northern China.

HOME-COMING

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Mr. Zhou is a migrant rural worker from Sichuan province. Together with his wife and his son he lives in Guangzhou, the capital of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, where he works at a small company that assembles solar panels.

TOKYO, ASAKUSA, KANNON

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Asakusa, built around Senso Temple dedicated to Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy, is an eastern district of Tokyo, flanking the Sumida River.

THE BIG OUTSET

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Over 100 million peasants, known as China's "floating population", have streamed into large cities across the country seeking employment and a better life.

PORTRAITS

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Andreas Seibert has been taking numerous portraits of famous people and ordinary citizens alike. A small selection, mostly taken on assignment for international publications.

TEARSHEETS

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Andreas Seibert has been working in Asia for many international publications. Some examples of his published work.