http://tomcarter.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Tom Carter en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:49:11 GMT 2010-01-07T17:49:11Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977531919 As Thomas Carter 's new photobook CHINA: Portrait of a People makes its debut as the most comprehensive book of photography on modern China ever published by a single author, literati . . . Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:30:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977531919 Tom Carter 2008-12-11T00:30:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427566 Tom Carter's CHINA: Portrait of a People   captures diversity of 33 Chinese provinces   Beijing, China - As the 2008 Summer Olympics commence, all eyes are on China. But . . . Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:12:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427566 Tom Carter 2008-08-22T13:12:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977192802 The Phenomena of Collective Travel Why people join tour groups if nobody likes them. by Tom Carter "What could possibly compel them to do something so… wrong?" This was . . . Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:06:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977192802 Tom Carter 2007-12-03T05:06:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977187753 The Ethics of China's Chinese-Only Hotels, by Tom Carter Anyone who has spent time in the People's Republic of China is obviously aware of the sheer number of hotels and sundry boardinghouses . . . Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:26:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977187753 Tom Carter 2007-11-27T12:26:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977183797 Is China Safe to Travel? by Tom Carter   Perhaps the single most reassuring fact about travel in the People's Republic of China is its remarkably low crime rate. The Ministry of Public . . . Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:19:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977183797 Tom Carter 2007-11-22T02:19:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977174761 Q&A with Tom Carter , author of CHINA: Portrait of a People American photojournalist Tom Carter has spent the past four years in the People’s Republic of China, traversing all 33 provinces . . . Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:23:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977174761 Tom Carter 2007-11-12T09:23:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977174751 Can a vagrant backpacker survive Hong Kong? Down & Out in Asia's wealthiest city by Tom Carter Having spent over two-and-a-half straight years in the Chinese mainland without leave, it was . . . Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:29:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977174751 Tom Carter 2007-11-12T08:29:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977174747 Backpackers Behaving Badly Inside China's Wildest Youth Hostel by Tom Carter As a veteran backpacker of both hemispheres currently traveling extensively throughout all 32 provinces of the People's . . . Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:18:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977174747 Tom Carter 2007-11-12T08:18:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977174475 Teaching English in China by Tom Carter Having little luck finding an attractive job offer in the U.S. in 2004, I decided to take my skills where they were wanted - abroad. Enticed by the "Teach . . . Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:53:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977174475 Tom Carter 2007-11-12T01:53:21Z