Photographer Qin Xiao challenges the stereotypes of seniors by snapping stylish older citizens on the streets of Shanghai. Photo: Qin Xiao

Qin captures quirky pedestrians while roving the streets. Photo: Qin Xiao

Under Qin’s lens, some seniors are dressed to the nines, while others follow a wilder sense of fashion in more casual attire. Photos: Qin Xiao

A woman in black and white checks her phone in Shanghai in June 2021. Tartan-clad from head to toe, a woman walks down Yuyuan Road in Shanghai in December. Photos: Qin Xiao

A man in pink walks through Shanghai’s Jing’an Temple in April 2021. A woman in matching scarf and socks pulls a shopping cart on Changshu Road in December 2020. Photos: Qin Xiao

Thoughtfully dressed pedestrians walk down West Nanjing Road in 2021. Photos: Qin Xiao

A woman in a skirt carries a tote bag in 2020. A woman wearing a dress carries a woven bag in 2021. Photos: Qin Xiao

An older man in a basketball jersey pushes a bicycle on Yuyuan Road in June. An older man wears a suit to the Shanghai Exhibition Center in November. Photos: Qin Xiao

A man in fancy sneakers plays Chinese chess. A woman walks downstairs in kitten heels. Photos: Qin Xiao

Colorfully dressed pedestrians wear shades and carry a musical instrument in Shanghai in 2020. Photos: Qin Xiao

A woman wearing a colorful headscarf and gingham apron walks down Yuyuan Road on Jan. 15. A man carrying a backpack walks on Shanghai’s Nanjing Road in April. Photo: Qin Xiao

Pedestrians walk in Shanghai. The pandemic hasn’t stopped some from going out in elegant attire, as photographed by Qin. Photo: Qin Xiao

Qin, a 33-year-old commercial photographer, has been taking shots of seniors since 2018 and has nearly 60,000 followers on the microblogging platform Weibo. Through his lens, seniors appear un-stereotypically stylish, energetic and colorful. Photo: Qin Xiao