*Tai Hang Café*
Canon EOS300 + Rollei RPX25
Tai Hang is one of the most endearing areas in Hong Kong island, at the same time old and gentrifying. Car repair shops sit next to quaint (or trendy) coffee places. This is (obviously) the latter. I love the lattice on the coffee shop doors.
*Mao is back*
Canon EOS300 + Rollei RPX25
On my first week in Shanghai in 2014 a friend took me to Dongtai Lu, a (now defunct) flea market, where I shot a very similar photo as this one, albeit in colour and in panoramic. Ironically, I stumbled upon this collection of communist figures during my last week in HK, in the Upper Lascar Row flea market. It’s a bit like my 8 years in Asia bookended by Chinese communism…
*Car seat repairman*
Canon EOS300 + Rollei RPX25
I was so happy with this shot. See, I noticed this guy the first week I was in Hong Kong back in 2016, and I tried to take a shot of him multiple times over the years, but never managed to get it right: the lighting was off, he wasn’t looking in the right direction, he was looking at me, etc. Getting this shot on my last week in Hong Kong was something special.
*A Ladder*
Canon EOS300 + Rollei RPX25
This is one of the last rolls I shot in Hong-Kong. For about a year now, I have shot mostly very slow films for street, forcing me into shallow depths of field and different subjects. Rogue ladders are so Hong-Kong, you’ll like see some more.
*Fading into Leaves*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford Delta 100
Model: Aleks
The tricky thing with inverted treetops is that you want a lot of contrast between the top of the tree and the sky, but ideally you also want some detail on the leaves or branches at the top of the tree. Ultimately it’s always a compromise, but when you manage to get sufficient contrast and some detail, like here, it’s really powerful.
*Nubian Princess*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford Delta 100
Model: Nadia
Nadia’s prominent Egyptian inspired tattoo obviously evoked antiquity, and the statuesque pose in this image only reinforced that. I absolutely love how this one came out.
*Slither*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford Delta 100
Model: Ela
I had already shot a similar pose with a similar texture in colour during my early Photosynthesis experiments, but with a narrower stemmed plant I think the winding, serpenty feel of that texture is magnified. It conveys a certain air of menace to the image that I find quite compelling.
*Sweet Leaf*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford Delta 100
Model: Claire
When it comes to poses, there’s a fine line between confidence and provocation. I strive to achieve the former, I’m not so interested in the latter. I think this silhouette shot of Claire is a good illustration of the confidence I like in my models and poses.
*Fractal Pauline*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford Delta100
Model: Pauline
When doing « inverted treetops » I normally aim to shoot very dense texture under the treetop, so that the body appears in full. But I like this more fractured approach as well where the light peeking through creates a more puzzle like effect. It’s hit or miss but worked a treat on this photo of Pauline.
*Rustface #2*
Canon EOS300 + Fujifilm Acros II
Model: Sandise
These rusty metal sheets are graphically interesting but visually disturbing when used in double exposures. The end result here may be a little less dramatic than Rustface, but I quite like the pose.
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