23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
The Final Edition

With a practiced wrist flick, Jiang Jun performs a daily count. For 40 years, he was the keeper of Shanghai's last post office-owned newsstand, a final holdout from an era of 10,000 such kiosks. Shortly after this photo was taken, the stand closed for good, ending a chapter in Shanghai's history.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Shanghai, China
Camera: NIKON Z 7_2
Copyright: © Eric Seidner