Peasant

My hometown Taiwan began a series of innovations from 1950 to 1990 and got a critical success in the end. Taiwan achieved a remarkable development at that time and won the name of “Taiwan Economic Miracle”. The man I photographed is a peasant. His name is “Wong Xiang” and was born in 1933, now he is 81 years old and he witness the great era of “Taiwan Economic Miracle”. At that time Taiwan was lack of goods and materials, but all the people never gave up and believed that they will have a bright future. Most people who were born at that time had tenacity, sincerity, honesty, and easygoing personalities, and that is one of my favorite photography elements. However, this Taiwanese spirit has slowly faded away as time goes by. Although Wong Xiang is an old man, he still continues his work as a peasant. His point of view is that he will not give up his job as long as he can walk. The clothes he wore in this photo are his daily work clothes, and his sleeves are one of the features of working class. The red brick wall has not been sealed, which present the feature of traditional Taiwanese style houses. When I took this picture he just finished his work and took a rest. After he agreed to be the model of my photo, I took this photograph.