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‘A soccer ball can bring great joy to two little kids’: Kuanglong Zhang’s best phone picture

The carefree scene in the ancient Chinese city of Kashgar prompted the photographer to reflect of his own sources of happiness

‘A soccer ball can bring great joy to two little kids’: Kuanglong Zhang’s best phone picture

TL;DR

  • Kuanglong Zhang took a photo in Kashgar, an ancient city near China's borders with Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan.
  • He photographed two brothers playing football after school.
  • Zhang used a telephoto lens on his phone to enhance the contrast and composition, balancing the subjects within the frame.
  • The photographer was moved by the boys' happiness and reflected on simple sources of joy in life.