A couple who did not give their names walk in downtown Havana, February 2, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A couple sunbath on the beach in Ostrowo, northern Poland, July 20, 2015. Picture taken July 20, 2015. (Photo by Kacper Pempel/Reuters)

A couple sit on the terrase of a cafe in Istanbul as seagulls fly over them on September 10, 2019. (Photo by Ozan Kose/AFP Photo)

A couple watch the sunrise in front of the Mediterranean Sea in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, January 24, 2021. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo)

A couple joke as they walk on the beach on August 22, 2018 in Wonsan, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

A couple kisses during a LGBT Pride parade in Oviedo, northern Spain, June 28, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)

A couple embraces at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, July 10, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)

Photographer Ma Hongjie has spent 11 years documenting families in various parts of China for his upcoming book The Family Belongings of Chinese People. Here: a couple with their belongings and vegetables in Hebei Huailai county. (Photo by Ma Hongjie)