“Time Exposures is a masterpiece. Ho and Clark reveal photographs as dynamic visual evidence, illustrating devotion, charity, architectural exchange, and the upheavals of war and revolution. Their narrative shows how Chinese Catholics enlivened Christianity across geographic, social, and gender divides, setting a new benchmark for studying religious encounters through the camera’s lens.”

Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, Pace University

“In Time Exposures, Ho and Clark offer a groundbreaking visual history of the Catholic enterprise in China, uniquely centering on rare archival photographs. Building on Ho’s expertise in transnational visual culture and Clark’s scholarship on Sino-Western religious exchange, this volume greatly enhances our understanding of missionary modernity. Many of the images brilliantly illuminate the intimate, lived experiences of Chinese Catholics and Western missionaries, capturing profound moments of faith, conflict, and friendship.”

Eugenio Menegon, Boston University