Research and Other Investigations from China

Fat Baby graces the cover of The New Republic for the Chongqing Dockers

Fat Baby graces the cover The New Republic for the Chongqing Dockers

I am very excited to announce that my portrait of Fat Baby is currently gracing the cover of The New Republic. Last fall I traveled down to Chongqing to photograph what would become the turning point in the season for the Dockers, the city’s first American football team. Fat Baby was one of the many characters involved in the ups and downs of this amazing venture. I usually provide a short summary of the articles I shoot, but this one needs to be read in its entirety. Chris Beam does an amazing job capturing the absurdities and struggles of this band of warriors. It’s an excellent look into some of the mutating facets of contemporary Chinese culture. It’s so good, in fact, that Sony Pictures bought the movie rights to the story. Maybe you will see Fat Baby on the big screen one day. Definitely a sports star for the ages.

Matthew Niederhauser photographs the Chongqing Dockers for The New Republic

Matthew Niederhauser photographs the Chongqing Dockers for The New Republic

Matthew Niederhauser photographs the Chongqing Dockers for The New Republic

Matthew Niederhauser photographs the Chongqing Dockers for The New Republic

Stadium Architecture South Africa World Cup 2010

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa

First of all, congratulations to South Africa for hosting such an amazing World Cup. I think they did an exemplary job in the face of many obstacles and managed to pull off one of the most successful World Cups of all time. One of the host nation’s greatest assets was definitely the stadiums. The exterior of Soccer City in Johannesburg and Green Point Stadium in Cape Town were incredible, but the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban with it’s giant arch extending over the field proved to be the clear winner. Attached are a few of my favorite architectural shots from World Cup 2010 in South Africa.

Soccer City, Johannesburg, South AfricaHolland verse Brazil at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Soccer City, Johannesburg, South AfricaGreen Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa