A professional crane operator Wei Gensheng has won the second prize in Shanghai City Photography Competition. Because while working on the second tallest building in the world, he decided to take some pictures from above. Little did he know these photos from Shanghai Tower would make him the most famous crane operator in the world.
He took these photos 2000 feet (610 meters) above the city. He had showed the otherworldly cityscape with multiple tower spikes and skyscraper tops bathing in the clouds which is sometimes apocalyptic frightening, whereas other times – dreamy and hopeful.