Downtown Chongqing at sunrise. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
Ren Yidi, an urban farmer in Chongqing. Yidi was once a rural farmer but then he left the countryside and was given two sets of apartments in the city of Chongqing. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
Urban farmer in Jiangbei. As this burgeoning metropolis pushes the surrounding region towards ever greater levels of urbanization, it attempts to steer all 30 million inhabitants towards city life. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
Herders in dowtown Chongqing. Many farmers are seeing their lands taken away in order to give more space to urban development. Most of them have little education and have trouble adapting to new life styles. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
New bridge under construction. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
Remains from Qing Dynasty government building in downtown Chongaing. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
Urban Farmer. In many cases, even after moving to the city, they seek out whatever land is available and begin to farm it. It is the only thing they know how to do. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
Fishermen in the polluted downtown area. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
Dense residence building in downtown Chonaing. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
A swimmer under the newly open bridge. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
A masseur in the now destroyed old district of Chongqing. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
Metamorpolis. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
New housing, an "urban wall.". © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
Chongqing summer pool. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
A slide in a theme park in Chongqing. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
© Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
Old transportation and the newest bridge. © Tim Franco. Finalist, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016