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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"good morning hong kong"	"good morning hong kong"	"a beautiful day!"
"reminiscing"	"new year's resolution"	"One of nature's masterpieces - the family"
"a disappearing district, its last lights..."	"a disappearing district, its last lights..."	"x'mas costume" (iii)
"x'mas costume" (ii)	"x'mas costume" (i)	"LEGO"
"the masterpiece"	"nightlife"	"消失中的西營盤 the disappearing sai ying pun"
landmark, alexandra & the tram road	"灣仔夜色 colourful wanchai"	"scaffolding & the tram road"
"the pink building"	"goodnight causeway bay"	"good evening causeway bay"
the typhoon shelter at night...	the typhoon shelter at dusk...	the typhoon shelter at dusk...
"ain't i attractive"	"when lights are on"	"when lights are on"
"夜色 colours of the night"	"夜灣仔 wanchai at night"	"夜色 colours of the night"
"under control"	"under control"	"commercial & residential"
"the construction city"	"the construction city"	"the reclamation city"
"the reclamation city"	"the reclamation city"	"the reclamation city"
"the reclamation city"	"the reclamation city"	"the reclamation city"
"the reclamation city"	"the reclamation city"	"the reclamation city"
"goodnight central"	"goodnight and goodbye"	"goodnight wanchai"
"goodnight wanchai"	"good evening wanchai"	"good evening wanchai"
"good evening wanchai"	"goodmorning wanchai!"	"goodmorning wanchai!"
"saxon"	"the jungle"	"night game"
who says it's difficult to "catch" a taxi	when night falls...	flying over...
"sporty summer"	"愛香港(love hk)"	time to go home...
"the tale of two towers"	a summer dusk...	a summer dusk...
summer afternoon...	"open 24 hours"	"great george..."
"soul of apartment..."	"perseverance"	靜 (silence)
"under the red flag..."	"city in the sky"	"castle in the air"
colours of the night...	bank of china tower	queensway by night...
the bank	the rock	the rock
the rock	"i'm coming for you..."	love... boat
blake pier	blake pier	"so long"
"so long"	the sea...	stanley bay
stanley bay	stanley plaza	stanley plaza
"photographing stanley bay"	stanley bay	another disappearing street...
"free your body"	"construction city"	"have a good night!"
"have a good night!"	the center & elgin street	the center & peel street
the center & peel street	the center & peel street	under the flyover
under the flyover	under the flyover	flying over...
"flying through"	central ferry pier	a quiet night...
night reading...	central ferry pier	central ferry pier
central ferry pier	central ferry pier	ifc, central ferry pier & icc
"friday night"	"friday night"	lan kwai fong
lan kwai fong	lan kwai fong	"lost in lan kwai fong"
"lost in lan kwai fong"	"lost in lan kwai fong"	another night...
moon night...	the harbour at dusk	victoria harbour at dusk
harbour & star ferry	"a tale of two skyscrapers"	2ifc
"star ferry"	happy 2013!:-)))	"season's greetings"
"season's greetings"	"season's greetings"	wellington street
a silent evening...	"roofscape"	"contemplation"
oops!	"the tiffany tree"	"bridge of true love"
central by night...	central at dusk	the shopping season
the shopping season	the shopping season	causeway bay by night
happy holidays!	yun ping road	"she is mine"
roofscape - causeway bay	kai chiu road	the vanishing colours...
the vanishing colours...	colours of the night...	colours of the night...
"never sleeps..."	colours of the night...	:: the blue house ::
"the web"	"sunbathe"	fullness & loneliness...
"the pyramid"	"looking up"	"looking up"
one hazy sunset...	when the sun set...	colours of the night...
"catching the plane"	a stormy day...	a stormy day...
a stormy day...	"summer"	"spring"
bank of china tower & aia central	bank of china tower & lippo centre	the "portland signs"
the "portland signs"	the "portland signs"	"portland signs"
"mr beef seafood restaurant"	"pak lee hotel"	an old street corner
"an urban renewal effort"	"climbing the ladder"	pawn shop
a pawn shop & an old corner house	half moon and wanchai...	spring...
"show biz"	"blue"	"red"
"yellow"	the center	another night and solitary...
when structure tries to kiss nature...	mood of the night...	happy new year!!!
the shopping season...	ifc mall	"festive costumes"
festive costumes...	when lights are on...	good evening kowloon...
111216 - admiralty	111208 - skyscraping	111208 - reclamation
111208 - pow... pla	110729 - central	110712 - a wet summer day
"night shift"	"the empty cage"	cheung kong center
"have a good night"	garden road by night...	"goodnight central"
"have a good day!:-)"	"good morning central!"	"have a good morning!"
chater road...	statue square & two ifc	"ERECTED AD MDCCCCX..."
"citybus 40m and the half moon"	"harbour centre"	"lion rock" and east kowloon
spring in the city...	night & colours...	night life...
night and brightness...	spring or winter...	spring...
christmas colours...	"the trap"	"the cage"
spring garden lane	lighting the financial centre...	twilight of the financial centre...
spotlighted...	mood of the night...	city lights...
central by night...	central by night...	city lights...
the city by night...	p_dder building	pedder building
"the night of sensations"	one last street market...	another trip...
"furnished studio"	sunset mood of the city...	sunset mood of the city...
a blue and gray sunset...	"aspire..."	"probe"
"party time"	"splendor"	"stardust"
when night falls...	when night falls...	when night falls...
when night falls...	when night falls...	when night falls...
"heavenly..." (�ѤW�H�� )	the harbour on a spring day...	a spring afternoon...
companion...	companion...	city light
"soothe me..."	"glad to be coming out in one piece..."	curiosity can kill...
"hour hotel"	taxis for hire & premises for rent...	"emergency exit"
"red"	"stop"	derelict...
"we are asia"	"mural"	"3 generations"
"3 generations"	"3 generations"	mood of the night tram...
cold, wet, colourful	flying... like time	"freeze!"
0:26 1 Jan 2010...	"sleep well... see you in 2010!"	"city of night lights, keep shining!"
"city of night lights, keep shining!"	"say goodbye to 2009"	"say goodbye to 2009"
"say goodbye to 2009..."	the countdown...	the countdown...
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"	"�ѥD (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	some top floors	some top floors
service reservoir	service reservoir	spring
surmounted by the blindfolded Themis...	"the tenor"	"the tenor"
gondolas in both "windows"	jardine house	"four"
"three"	"smiley"	"gondola race"
"the building of holes"	building of the silver age	:: signage, hong kong ::
porsche, dai pai dong & the green building	porsche, benz & the green building	rejuvenating
reminiscing...	"harmony or contrast"	old windows
old windows	old windows	old windows
tram stop	"the tram road"	an evening view of central
an evening view of central	aig tower	the opposite side of 248 ...
air-conditioner hoods	skyscrapers ...	skyscrapers ...
when lights were on ...	yee wo street	wing lee street
10 wing lee street...	wing lee street...	whitty street
drying racks	cheung kong centre on bank of china tower	garden raod and cheung kong centre
skyline and birds	merry x'mas & happy new year	'happy 2008'
"happy 2008"... in the distance	merry x'mas :-)	sheung wan at night
sheung wan at night	one of the last days...	one of the last days...
one of the last days	one of the last days...	pedder bldg
pedder building	one of the last days	one of the last days
central reclamation	farewell...	skyline
skyline	skyline	skyline
belchers garden and a blue sky	belchers garden and a clear sky	prominence
wall	harmony or disharmony?	walls
jordan raod.jpg	jordan road	rooftop
walls.jpg	central plaza.jpg	the centre.jpg
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the smog city.jpg	the metropolis.jpg	the metropolis at night.jpg
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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�rensen		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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