Graeme Kennedy is a Canadian photographer and videographer based in Shanghai, focusing on documenting the extraordinary everyday life of people across China and the economies that bring them together.
You can check out some of his photo essays and a new video series he made for RADII in partnership with Peddler’s Gin for Chinese New Year at www.radiichina.com.
Show notes:
3:00 Leaving his home country of Canada at the age of 18
9:00 First impressions of China
11:40 The solution to pollution
13:30 Breaking away from the expat community and transitioning into photography
17:30 Making gin in China
25:20 The concept or made in China
28:00 Western products like whiskey wine and beer produced locally
35:35 Differences in Chinese baijiu and its potential internationally
41:40 Travelling to more remote areas of China
54:00 How growing up in nature keeps him focused on environmental issues in his travel and photography
59:00 Sustainability in city life in China
1:08:00 Learning about locally grown Chinese chocolate
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