Photographing on Delivery Bikes | The Paper “Paike”
Guo Zhengwei—The Paper
“Invisible Cities” is a collaboration between OfPix, an organization run by photography educator Ren Yue, and Shanghai-based news website The Paper, and sponsored by Ele.me, a food-delivery service owned by Alibaba. According to a report by Ele.me, a driver delivers on average 48 orders a day and covers about 150 kilometers. OfPix photo editors found Ele.me delivery drivers who are photography hobbyists and invited them to document what they see on their deliveries, capturing their cities with unique perspectives. The editors then curated the pictures in a series of articles. This project is an example of a new trend we’ve noticed: Publications, under budget pressure, are increasingly looking for “commercial partners” to finance visuals projects.
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“Invisible Cities” is a collaboration between OfPix, an organization run by photography educator Ren Yue, and Shanghai-based news website The Paper, and sponsored by Ele.me, a food-delivery service owned by Alibaba. According to a report by Ele.me, a driver delivers on average 48 orders a day and covers about 150 kilometers. OfPix photo editors found Ele.me delivery drivers who are photography hobbyists and invited them to document what they see on their deliveries, capturing their cities with unique perspectives. The editors then curated the pictures in a series of articles. This project is an example of a new trend we’ve noticed: Publications, under budget pressure, are increasingly looking for “commercial partners” to finance visuals projects.