Last month while staying in China I was able to combine business with pleasure and got the opportunity to visit Forbidden City in Beijing. It took me almost 4 hours to complete the walk from the beginning to the end of the Forbidden City palace.

I was lucky the weather conditions were perfect to enjoy the sight and take a nice walk to photograph. I borrowed my co-worker Micha Sulman’s 70-300mm lens and started to take some nice pictures. I captured faces of strangers and had a lot of fun doing that. The result is an amazing set of 15 pictures which I am sharing.

The third picture with the young Chinese soldier at the gate is my favorite of the series — a candid portrait that captures the atmosphere of the place perfectly.