That's Shanghai - January 2017 Issue Out Now!

On a sunny spring day in 2011, Toronto-based photographer Tom Ryaboi (@roof_topper on Instagram) and fellow rooftopper Jennifer Tse climbed up to the top of a building in their city’s financial district and snapped a series of ‘feet dangling’ shots that he aptly titled, ‘I’ll Make Ya Famous.’ Within a month, these photos were featured on BBC, National Geographic USA, Daily Mail, and various newspapers and magazines across the globe. Since then, Ryaboi has been credited as a pioneer in this genre of photography.

Starting 2017 on a high note, three renowned Shanghaibased photographers David Yen (@chilltron4000), Jennifer Bin (@jenniferbin) and Kuan (@3dk129) took me on one of their rooftopping excursions for our cover story. Find out what it’s like to shoot cityscape photos from high up above and what they have to say about chasing rooftops around China. Special thanks to the three photographers for contributing their amazing photos to the story – especially Jennifer Bin for the cover shot.

It’s a big month for Metallica fans – the gods of heavy metal will be stopping off at Shanghai’s Mercedes Benz Arena on January 15. Andrew Chin has prepared a recap of their career highlights in the Arts section. If metal isn’t your cup of tea, check out Mr Chin’s roundup of the top 10 albums released on the Chinese mainland in 2016.

In Eat & Drink, Betty Richardson lists her favorite ramen joints around Shanghai, while eating her way through other new restaurants. Elsewhere in the magazine, our fashion columnist Timothy Parent meets with emerging designers from Xiamen. See what he has to say about the scene down south.

Until next month.

Dominic Ngai
Editor-in-Chief

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