*Glorious Fast Food*
Rolleiflex SL35 + Kodak T-Max 400
There’s lots of street art in Central if you know where to look. I loved how the light was hitting this little street food stall’s painted wall.
Afternoon Late
*Afternoon Light*
Rolleiflex SL35 + Kodak T-Max 400
There’s a wall alongside this stairwell in the lower reaches of Sheung Wan that looks amazing in early after light. I’ve tried to take the shot many times but every time I go there there are cars parked in front and the effect of the long shadows of the vents on the white wall is ruined. I happened to walk past later in the afternoon one day and was simply enraptured by the light itself on the wall. It’s one of those quiet shots that doesn’t say much except that it’s quiet and all’s well for a moment…
Reduce Speed Now
*Reduce Speed Now*
Rolleiflex SL35 + Kodak T-Max 400
One of the fun aspects of street photography is to hunt for visual or cognitive clashes. This sign in the middle of a derelict pedestrian district was such a clash.
Advert Wall
*Advert Wall*
Rolleiflex SL35 + Kodak T-Max 400
In the last few months I’ve taken to exploring the alleyways of Hong Kong, those narrow pedestrian passages between two high buildings where much more life happens than what one would imagine at first (and I don’t just mean cockroaches, although there are certainly a lot of those…) This set of metal doors covered with tiny ads struck me as being so Hong Kong…
A Quiet Spot
*A Quiet Spot*
Rolleiflex SL35 + Kodak T-Max 400
The upper reaches of Sheung Wan, in between Hollywood Road and Caine Road are narrow, steep and riddled with stairs. As I was walking around there a few weeks ago, with a great light ahead of me, I spotted this woman reading her phone on a bench in the middle of the stairs. It felt so quiet…
Shadow Fighter
*Shadow Fighter*
Rolleiflex SL35 + T-Max400
I already took a colour photo of this great piece of street art found in one of the Mid-Level’s backalleys, but the last time I walked past it there were amazing shadows cast by the trees above, which (I feel) gives the same piece of art a radically different look.
Masked Photobomb
*Masked Photobomb*
Minox 35ML + Kodak T-Max400 @800
I already told you that I love HK iron curtains. Some are intricate and ornate, some are more banal. The latter, when the shops close (which sadly is the case of many shops right now in HK) quickly get covered in adverts and posters, and then I like shooting them. I had just framed this one when this woman walked right in front of me and the camera, and stopped to rummage her bag. Then she seemed to notice me just as I was snapping the shot. I didn’t expect it to come out particularly well (I was hyperfocusing, but when you’re that close to the subject it rarely works) so I’m actually quite happy with this.
Bad Weather over Hong Kong
*Bad Weather over Hong Kong*
Minox35ML + Kodak T-Max 400 @ 800
I’m very happy with this shot. What started as a fun little exercice in focusing blind (the only focusing tool with the Minox is the distance ring) with the idea of blurring the background a little and focusing really close on the raindrops on the window delivered what I find to be a very powerful shot, one that evokes the melancholy that thinking about the recent evolutions in Hong Kong puts me in. If I ever do a photozine or book on the last few years in Hong Kong, this may very well end up being the cover…
Vertical Lines
*Vertical Lines*
Minox 35ML + Kodak T-Max 400 @ 800
Despite the eminently vertical nature of Hong Kong, it’s not that often that you find high points for photography. This is shot through a window on the 7th or 8th floor of Hysan Place in Causeway Bay. I like the alignment of buildings, it’s very Hong Kong.
Lantern Abstraction
*Lantern Abstraction*
Minox 35 + Kodak TMax400 @800
I am fascinated by those paper lanterns in front of Tin Hau Temple. I’ve tried to shoot them many different ways (with more coming), and this is a more abstract version of Monday’s photo highlighting the shadows.
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