Adjacent to Ma On Shan Central Park, facing Tolo Harbour, is a homely stretch.
On a leisurely weekend, you’ll find joggers, sunrise/sunset photographers and people simply out for a walk.
I’ve underexposed these shots, and realized one could transform the homely and familiar into something uncanny, slightly gothic and perhaps even frightening.
I think it has to do with seeing and not being able to see. Simply by playing with light, one could change things.
That is why I think street photography is about “capturing” as much as constructing and playing with reality.
Boo!
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I am a poet and an educator. I have come to realise in recent years that the act of writing poetry has trained my mind to be always on the prowl for everyday moments that might be suitable material for my writing.
Hence, I turn to photography in order to record some of these moments. I soon discover that the photographs I am taking, using film rangefinder cameras which are more discreet and hence suitable to the task at hand, are in the tradition of street photography.
In search of poetry, I have become a street photographer.
What can Hong Kong teach me about street photography, and what can street photography teach me about Hong Kong?
This blog seeks to address that question.
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