The big picture: Clark Winter on the road in Beijing
The American photographer captured life behind the wheel across the US and elsewhere over three decades, using a vehicle’s angles to frame the world outsideIt’s 3.35pm in Beijing and everything is happening. The wide street, bathed in slanted afternoon sun, is filled with traffic. We are in the back seat of a taxi, paused at the mercy of the traffic controller atop his tiered stand, like a figurine on a wedding cake. The edges of the road are clogged with cyclist