scapes, hong kong Photo Gallery by hugo poon at pbase.com

scapes, hong kong

Someone has commented on my photos: 'All he did was walk around photographing things in his life with no concern for being a photographer.' (How amazingly accurate! I'm doing all these for pleasure!) 'He is looking to observe existence, with some wit, and a light touch... ' Said another. (I wish I can always have the wit and maintain an appropriately light touch.) Both comments are true and explain why I have never been interested in planned, arranged or manipulated photographs.... but maybe what impacts me most and gives me the strongest drive all these years is the following quote:

'Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again.' Henri Cartier Bresson

I won't be able to come up with something extraordinary and dramatic everytime, but if I can utilize my limited spare time to record the scapes of my place of my time in such a way that they leave an image on the mind of myself and other viewers, it's a tremendous joy and some accomplishment...

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the countdown...	the countdown...	happy 2010!!!
season's greetings from hong kong	a cool winter night...	a cool winter night...
"a bat holding a coin"	"a bat holding a coin"	"Toilets... Lease... $12000/mth"
evening lights	"soho spirits"	"soho wines & spirits"
the old and the restless...	the old and the restless...	evening lights
"reaching for the sky..."	rainy days...	which way?
"pls don't take away!"	"walking in the sky"	"acrobat?!"
"acrobat?!"	"acrobat?!"	"taxi drop off only..."
a father waiting...	contemplating...	"vanishing vanish point"
a sad episode...	"curious court"	"天主 (god)"
"about to close..."	aberdeen street & the center	the center
"overseeing..."	"a face"	Cheung Kong Center & HSBC Main Building
Cheung Kong Center & HSBC Main Building	hollywood terrace	hollywood terrace & manhattan avenue
hollywood terrace & manhattan avenue	"keep clear!"	"four + one"
"three"	solitude...	"single... looking for love."
a glimpse of central	a glimpse of... hong kong	waiting to turn over a new leaf...
2 ifc & the big tree...	happy new year 2009!	another day, another year...
seasons greetings	a glimpse of the oldest church in hong kong	feeling purified...
st johns cathedral	:: the central police compound ::	hung yuen store...
"the torch"	"armour-plated"	"wall"
shooting across the harbour 3	shooting across the harbour 2	shooting across the harbour 1
shooting across the harbour - ifc & icc	ifc mall and the city centre at dusk...	ifc mall and the city centre at dusk...
ifc mall	"create"	mid autumn festival...
a photo is worth a thousand words...	gray, cloudy, misty...	"ah chi co."
an old public bath	"progress..."	masonry...
masonry...	masonry...	another glimpse of lippo centre...
lippo centre	legislative council building and a wedding photographer...	the belchers, hong kong
"slender..."	another old corner house	"full moon and an old corner house"
"early moon"	"early moon"	"our future..."
"flying through..."	"flying through..."	"flying through..."
peeking after the storm	yet another storm is coming...	yet another storm is coming
peeking after a storm	peeking after the storm	:: tower of power ::
	a smoggy night, sun yat sen memorial park, hong kong	sun yat sen memorial park, hong kong
4 ships

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Bobby M		17-Dec-2013 16:28
Very interesting collection of scenes from this great city.The night shots are outstanding.My compliments.V

Kansold		20-Sep-2013 05:13
Nice work !!

Gary Holt		15-Sep-2013 14:46
Great album...I've been to Hong Kong several times but never got to do much photography. Your night scenes are FANTASTIC.

John Hamers		23-Jul-2013 15:06
Excelleent gallery with many beautiful images, great work !!V

carlogalliani		19-Jul-2013 12:58
Excellent gallery !

Tim Reisdorf		05-May-2013 13:55
nice work !

Guest		14-Apr-2013 14:00
Fantastic and very enjoyable gallery!!!!!!! I love your vision of Hongkong!! -vVv-

Tom LeRoy		19-Feb-2013 09:41
A wonderful insiders look at this fabulous city. The images and atmosphere are excellent. V

Guest		03-Jan-2013 00:20
Terrific gallery! BV.

Duff Hughes		26-Dec-2012 12:37
Great personal collection of photos. As a Hong Kong resident myself, your gallery is very inspirational to me! best, Duff

joseantonio		26-Dec-2012 11:58
You live in an amazing place and know how to show it....V.

Alberto Montagna		04-Jul-2012 17:09
Great work. V

Tom Briggs		26-May-2012 16:25
Hugo, this is one of the best HK galleries on pbase ... you are to be commended. Beautifully done and professionally presented. BIG vote from me. If you're interested in what HK looked like 46 years ago, go to: http://www.pbase.com/tombriggs/hong_kong

bill birdsong		04-Mar-2012 15:03
Very nice explanation of your approach to photography. Enjoyed your view of Hong Kong. My wife and I were there last year and hope to go back. Beautiful place, beautiful photographs.

fotabug		22-Nov-2011 14:02
A very enjoyable gallery of a city that looks exciting to see

Jan Bakker		16-Jul-2010 15:59
I've never been in Hong Kong, but this is a fascinating tour through this city. You show the beauty and the decay. Bravo. V!

Dominik		16-May-2010 19:29
Man! It's the best collection from hong kong I've ever seen! It's absolutely amazing, you have heart of artist! Another amazing thing is your cheap photo gear :) it's proof for all techno freaks, that man does a picture... Cheers from Poland!

endre novak		07-Apr-2010 19:33
numerous great compositions in here.

Alain Boussac		25-Feb-2010 14:57
Your galleries, and your images, on the atmospheres of the city and its lights, are remarkable and I do not grow tired of visiting them. Excellent work, Hugo. BV.

lou_rozensteins		20-Feb-2010 22:50
An excellent and very interesting gallery! It gives us a good looks at your city, which is not the usual tourist scapes. Well done.

Ali Majdfar		18-Feb-2010 12:26
Outstanding captures, excellent. ~V

Alain Dejeans		18-Feb-2010 04:58
Beautiful gallery!

Tim van Woensel		06-Feb-2010 09:29
A wonderful gallery. I'm a big fan of skyscraper architecture. So this gallery is very impressive!

Buba Jafarli		08-Dec-2009 20:47
Artistic and skillful urban photography! I am very impressed, Hugo! V.

Eric Herbelin		13-Aug-2009 16:27
superb! v

veraferia		12-Aug-2009 15:16
Outstanding images beautifully composed!V

endre novak		18-Mar-2009 17:59
spectacular work! voted with pleasure.

Rosemarie Kusserow		10-Jan-2009 06:10
Very interesting and beautiful gallery of Hong Kong Hugo, I´ve never been there and I liket the stroll through this city and it was a plesure to see it through your eyes, thanks for posting, I enjoyed, Rosemarie :o) Vote!

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		14-Nov-2008 14:47
fantastic gallery,my vote

olivier bruning		05-Nov-2008 16:51
truly magnificent series, bravo! ~V~

Guest		10-Sep-2008 16:55
Wish I had half your talent :(

Hans Chr. S鷨ensen		12-Aug-2008 13:35
Beautiful gallery, and great work.

Nicholas Baumgartner		31-May-2008 13:30
Absolutely fantastic gallery! Wonderful captures of a stunning city. GMV

Guest		09-Mar-2008 15:38
Great photos of great city! I like HK very much.

Michael Shpuntov		08-Dec-2007 03:13
Very nice cityscapes. I liked both color and monochrome images. Interesting angles. Great body of work. Vote.

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