Tong Niu, Express Delivery
After a golden decade, the Chinese logistics and courier branches have changed and are experiencing slower growth. The series by the Chinese photographer (born 1998) was taken primarily in the Jiangsu region. Taken in large format, the images show daily big-city life for people dealing in e-commerce and express deliveries; but the photographer also accompanies them on journeys to their original home towns, which they migrated from in the hope of a better future.
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The couriers turn grey over the years: their hair is dyed and the fading colour leaves its mark, 2023
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The old factory was relocated, and the warehouse left behind was leased by the courier service and used as a transit centre, 2023
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On the Yangtze River, old warehouses are being converted and renovated into transit centres for courier services, 2023
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A courier, late at night outside the door of a house. He came to the city from the countryside to earn some extra money, 2022
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A courier cycling home after work in the rain to an old suburban neighbourhood, 2022
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Even if they have cancer due to overwork, many couriers continue to work and take medication for treatment, 2022
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Older and less physically fit labourers return to rural life, 2022
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A portion of a shipment that a courier employee needs to process, in a morning before the Chinese New Year, 2021
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An employee lies on a sofa in the lounge area to rest during his lunch break, 2023
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Older employees with experience change courier companies for financial reasons, but keep their uniform, 2023
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A courier takes a lunch break in his truck on a campus while the sun shines outside, 2022
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A young father who works as a courier to earn a living for his family, 2022
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A courier parks his delivery van near his house late at night after work, 2022
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A courier who came to the big city from the countryside lives in a self-built house next to the railroad, 2022
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A courier building after the rain with the residential area in the distance. This is where the photographer’s mother worked, 2020
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A corner of the courier building late at night, after the employees have left, 2023
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To save money, several courier services share a floor in a dormitory for their employees, 2023
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The mother works as a courier and brought her child to live in the city and to get a better education, 2023
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During the Chinese New Year, the courier returns home for the holidays and meets his rarely-seen children, 2023
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At the end of the Chinese New Year, a courier will once again leave his hometown to carry out his work in the city, 2023
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