I adore this photographic series called ‘Childhood Memento’ by Chinese husband and wife team Shao Yinong and Mu Chen. The colors are dazzling, and I like the simplicity of the model’s pose against the vivid background in each image:
Shao Yinong & Mu Chen – Childhood Memento – Weiming Lake (2001)
Shao Yinong & Mu Chen – Childhood Memento – Yuanmingyuan Lake (2001)
It occurred to me that what truly enhances the innocent beauty of the top picture here is that her clothes are lying on the ground right next to her. It makes it look as if she just took them off a moment ago and is about to jump into that lake for a skinny-dip.