…INSIDE/OUTSIDE ...

• Photographer
  Guillermo Gutierrez, Peru

Hutongs are a type of narrow streets or alleys, commonly
associated with northern Chinese cities, most prominently Beijing.
Since the mid-20th century and because of the Olympic Games in
2008 the number of Beijing hutongs has dropped dramatically as
they are demolished to make way for new roads and buildings.
More recently, some hutongs have been designated as protected
areas in an attempt to preserve this aspect of Chinese cultural
history.
However, many of Beijing’s ancient hutongs still stand, and a
number of them have been designated protected areas. The older
neighborhoods survive till this today, offering a glimpse of life in
the capital city as it has been for generations.
The following reportage is about these houses in such areas.
These are small places that have double functionality, as
residences and shops at the same time. During the hot summers
where the temperatures are so high people open their doors of
these small shop-houses and you can easily observe their way of
living.
Shops sell all kinds of goods that satisfy the local people’s daily
needs. It is just like a community. Gossiping in these lanes is a
common scene as it is the main way for people to strengthen their
relationship, every hutong has its anecdotes.

• Awards
  2014 Documentary Winner of the HUMANITY PHOTO AWARDS (HPA) for the story ” Burial of the Sardine “ Third Prize_PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE, PARIS (Px3) _Press Travel/Tourism for the story ”Burial of the Sardine “ Honorable Mention _PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE, PARIS (Px3) _Press Travel/Tourism for the story “Lord of the Miracles” 2010 Finalist_ Not to gender Violence_ Casa Encendida Madrid Competition_Spain Finalist_ I Photography Competition Madrid Metro_Spain