Rita Akhundova moved to Guangzhou for work in 2015. At first glimpse, China's third-largest city looked dull and disguising, but Rita gave it another chance. She started exploring Guangzhou, and the city surprised her with various discoveries and countless pleasant experiences: futuristic sceneries, charming parks, cozy cafes, book shops, museums and art galleries. To demonstrate how beautiful China can be, Rita started to take pictures and publish them on her Instagram.
Guangzhou, the capital and most populous city of Guangdong Province, is a commercial city and a major port in China.
At first, the city seems very unwelcoming, with its dirty markets, smelly streets and noisy people. However, the photo project Another China provides a second look.
In her project, Russian photographer Rita Akhundova demonstrates another side of China, full of mysterious sights and attractive places.
In 2015, the young woman moved to Guangzhou for work. During her first few months living there, she started to feel depressed by the dull and dusty city, but soon realized she could still find beauty in it.
This photo was taken at Guangzhou’s Xinguang Bridge, an arch bridge that boasts a main span of 428 meters (1,404 feet), among the ten longest arch bridge spans in the world.
Rita Akhundova poses for a picture as part of her project Another China.
“My top secret is simple: I just let everything happen to me,” the enthusiast told her Instagram followers.
Rita Akhundova poses for a picture on the rooftop of a building in Hong Kong. Most of the project’s photos Rita takes herself using her iPhone with the help of a timer or remote control.
“I'm twice alive,” says the description to this picture, taken on the 70th floor of a building in Shanghai.
Rita Akhundova poses for a picture as part of her project Another China.
“Never stop exploring!” the young and talented photographer recommends. It has become her true passion to explore new places.
Rita Akhundova poses for a picture as part of her project Another China.
A sunrise in Shenzhen, another major city in Guangdong Province, considered one of the five largest and wealthiest cities in China.
Rita Akhundova poses for a picture as part of her project Another China.
