*Chopping Duck*
Ricoh GR1 + Ilford FP4+
This was my first roll with the Ricoh GR1, and I wasted some of it by not understanding how the snap mode works (it’s kind of a hyperfocal pre-focus) but in this instance it worked for me by focusing on the guy inside the window chopping roast duck rather than on the window itself. The unexpected bonus was the third focal plane of the reflection of the street coming out so well. Really like this.
*Good Little Doggie*
Fuji TX2 (XPAN) + Kodak Portra 160
In Europe, if you talk of dogs in China the assumption is that they get eaten. In some regions, I’m sure that’s true (and I did see dog carcasses in a wet market in Yangshao although I was told not to try and take photos as the butchers can get violent about it) but in most of the places I’ve been in China people love their dogs in a way that would seem excessive to many in Europe. These two cantonese were staring at the little dog and smiling in a way that told me they simply loved it.
*In Between*
Canon A2 + Cinestill 800T
When you get near the Mong Kok MTR station, there are streets with dozens of mini-buses parked, ready to head out to all parts of Hong Kong. I liked the quasi abstract sight of these chinese characters glowing between two buses and reflected on the windows and on the puddle below.
*Bored Duck*
Canon A2 + Cinestill 800T
Shooting Cinestill 800T at night was truly an epiphany. I realised that you could, in fact, do some really cool and interesting night shots on film, despite the inherent constraints of not having a ton of ISO. The food vendors are always a favourite of mine.
*Jammed Cabbie*
Canon A2 + Cinestill 800T
I needed to finish a roll of Cinestill 800T I had started during our photowalk last week, so I headed out to the North Point wet market. Even at night, it’s bustling, and despite the crowd, it’s still a road where both cars and trams circulate (or try to). I shot this cab with a telelens, and thankfully, despite the risk of motion blur, I got a sharp and really atmospheric shot.
*Temple Sweeping*
Fuji XT3
I have a particular fondness for the straw brooms used here in China. I don’t quite know why, but it brings me back to an older time, maybe…
*Mong Kok Night Lights*
Canon A2 + Cinestill 800T
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So Camera Film Photo and Take Kayo organized a nighttime film photowalk in Mong Kok. It was drizzling, which was slightly unpleasant for attendees but pretty much guaranteed awesome shots as the wet streets reflected the neon lights. This is one of my first shots that evening, it was my first time using Cinestill 800T and I just love the atmosphere.
*Working the Iron*
Fuji XT3
One of the fascinating things you still see in China is all these little neighborhood jobs that have disappeared in the west. Best of all, due to the ambient heat, they’re all set up outside, on the sidewalk. A boon for photographers!
*Double Asian Crouch*
Fuji XT3
I’ve spoken about the Asian crouch already, this particular posture that you see everywhere in Asia. But I don’t think I had shot a double Asian crouch until that week-end in Guangzhou !
*Sleeping Anywhere*
Fuji XT3
One of the things that strikes you the minute you start walking the streets of China is how people (mostly men, it must be said) can be found asleep absolutely anywhere. In Europe, you’d think this was the photo of a homeless man. In China, this is just the photo of a man.
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