Giulia Marchi

08/17/2020

So here I am, on a plane about to leave China.

After more than six years in this country, I thought to post pictures of my favorite places and assignments... During the editing, though, I found myself left with these two portraits, from two stories that resonated most deeply with me.

The first one is Yuan Shanshan, wife of Xie Yanyi, a prominent human rights lawyer who was among those detained during the crackdown on lawyers and rights activists on July 9, 2015, posing with their baby. People like them have become familiar with rituals of pressure and coercion, police harassment, being followed, frequent checks...

https://nyti.ms/2DL4XL3

The second one is a portrait of Li Hongxia’s sister and mother. Hongxia was 24 when she was strangled by her husband. Domestic violence in China, like elsewhere, is often dismissed as a private family conflict. Even though things started to change in 2016 with a law targeting domestic abuse, the culture of silence remains the norm.

https://wapo.st/3gRIUAu

So long, China. Heading to Korea for a while. @ Xiamen, Fujian

08/16/2020

08/16/2020

Xiamen, Fujian

08/12/2020

Pictures from Xuzhou

https://nyti.ms/2PKaAeT

07/18/2020

Xingcheng, a Chinese town that says it makes a quarter of the world’s swimwear

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/business/china-coronavirus-swimsuits.html

07/17/2020

"Xingcheng, an out-of-the-way factory town on China’s northeastern coast, claims to make a quarter of the world’s swimwear. This year, though, when China forced its people to stay home to stop the coronavirus, Xingcheng’s production of trunks, bikinis and one-pieces ground to a halt."

By Raymond Zhong, shot for

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/business/china-coronavirus-swimsuits.html

07/06/2020

From an article by Lara Jakes :

With Beijing’s Military Nearby, U.S. Sends 2 Aircraft Carriers to South China Sea

'Two American aircraft carriers sailed to the South China Sea on Saturday for what Navy officials described as a freedom-of-navigation operation while China’s military conducts exercises nearby.
The carriers — the Ronald Reagan and the Nimitz — deployed “in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific,” according to a statement by the Navy’s Seventh Fleet. It said that the ships, which were accompanied by warships and aircraft, were conducting exercises to improve air defense and long-range missile strikes in “a rapidly evolving area of operations.”
Beijing has staked claim to much of the South China Sea, a strategic waterway through which one-third of global shipping flows, over the objections of other regional powers and an international tribunal that has rejected China’s assertions.
The deployment of an American aircraft carrier and its strike force is often used as a signal to deter adversaries. Deploying two at once is recognized as a significant show of force[...]'

https://nyti.ms/2ZCCaPP

Pictures shot aboard the USS Ronald Reagan a few hundred miles off the western coast of the Philippines last September on assignment for @ South China Sea

07/05/2020

・・・
In 1932, the world-famous aviator Amelia Earhart sent a letter to the publisher of The New York Times, imploring the newspaper to stop referring to her as Mrs. Putnam and call her by her professional name.

The practice of referring to a married woman — even a famous one — by her husband’s name wasn’t unique to The Times. Much of society often referred (and sometimes still refers) to women this way. It wasn’t until 1986 — after a vociferous debate — that the paper began using title “Ms.” Until then, women — no matter how extraordinary they were in their own right — had long been symbolically subsumed into their husbands’ stories.

Our new project from , The Mrs. Files, examines what the traditional honorific “Mrs.” means to women. Check out our Story and tap the link in our bio for more from The Mrs. Files. Photo by Tony Cenicola.

05/06/2020

Stories and images from the frontline around the world: medical workers reflect on what they have witnessed and how the pandemic has changed them.

I contributed with a portrait from Beijing: Liu Taotao, Surgical I.C.U. Doctor

With thanks to Becky Lebowitz and .fu.xy

"The first day of the Chinese New Year, the hospital made it clear that it wanted us to go to Wuhan. I signed up. In fact, I really wanted to go. It suited my training and I thought it was actually a good opportunity to practice.
I arrived in Wuhan on Feb. 7. It was very humid and cold. Turning on the heat wasn’t allowed because it might lead to more infection.
We are used to dealing with severely ill patients. But there were cases in which the whole family got sick and died.
It feels like a war. You come away with a deeper understanding of social mobilization and coordination.
I returned to Beijing on April 6." Liu Taotao

https://nyti.ms/2Wuw7v8
@ Beijing, China

05/05/2020

Great work on the list of the Pulitzer Prizes.

Important work from this part of the world: The New York Times' series on China repressing Uighur and other Muslim minorities, finalist in International Reporting. Congratulations to the team 💥 : https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/staff-new-york-times-0

Proud to have shot for one of the articles, back in December, when I was in Hotan with Her story: nyti.ms/2tWtdEB

And congratulations to Reuters, finalist in International Reporting and winner in Breaking News Photography for their coverage on the Hong Kong protests last year 💥

The whole list: https://www.pulitzer.org/news/announcement-2020-pulitzer-prize-winners

03/19/2020

Today in my contribution from Beijing. Thanks

Under quarantine, a world in 24 hours-- The coronavirus, which has infected more than 200,000 people in at least 144 countries, is leaving an indelible mark on daily life beyond the hospital room. International borders have closed. Official guidance to avoid crowds has emptied out many once-crowded public spaces, or mostly so. The bustling rhythms of the cities, large and small, have been submerged as people shy away from crowds, and grow accustomed to lonely terms like self-isolation and social-distancing. Here's a glimpse, from Tuesday morning to Wednesday: @ Beijing, China