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A recent book! A blend of street photography, poetry and academic writing. More details here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-52251-2

Here’s a book that came out a while ago. It uses street photography as a research method to explore urban spaces in Hong Kong. More info can be found here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-21362-5

Captured a few moments with my Ricoh GR IIIx. Conversation Walking past Wonder First contact Visions

Where I spend most Sat mornings…

Canon M50, Takumar S-M-C 28mm

Some More Tsim Sha Tsui

Some more views at Tsim Sha Tsui.

Leica M3, 50mm Summicron Rigid, Tri-X

The scenes speak for themselves.

Leica M3, 50mm Summicron Rigid, Tri-X

Scattered Thoughts at Tsim Sha Tsui

Flaneuring with Canon M50 and the vintage Meyer Optik Lydith 30mm lens.

Slightly tilted but it adds to the scene.

Look up and it all becomes aspirational.

Ode to Chinese capital.

The office worker and the jogger.

Four quarters neat – someone needs to tend to the urban disciplined greenery.

InterContinental Hotel. Tourism shrouded.

The scene is always slightly different

Decisive moments.

Another one.

Property occurs when someone says “This is mine”.

Does this belong to anyone.

This beauty.

Everyone has access.

Magical moments.

Tranquility.

Focus.

Unlike the previous post, these same scenes were all taken with my Leica M3, 50mm Summicron Rigid.

The film used is Tri-X 400.

Everything seems more, er … poetic.

Like something out of a dream.

Perhaps a post-apocalyptic scene…

Not sure what this is.

Ruins of a former village shed?

Another one, with a nice view.

Dreamy landscape.

I’m not the only one enjoying the landscape.

He said he didn’t mind when I asked to take the photograph.

Had a nice chat with his wife and him about the view. His wife showed me sunset photographs on her phone.

Secret passage to Narnia…

Why do you take pictures of the same scenes around the village all the time, asks the wife.

Because the light is different, says the shoot shadow master.

Also because the camera is different. (It’s a Leica M3 this time.)

It’s a different film. It’s Venus 800 of a particular vintage (expired 2016).

The shoot shadow master is wise.

The clouds are luminious – the shoot shadow master looks and…

Wifey and I met up with a fellow Singaporean who lives a few villages away.

She takes cultivation to a whole new level of commitment.

This is not quite street photography but still…

She spoke of dealing with international suppliers and import licenses.

Her husband and I talked for a bit. But mostly we were listening to our wives’ conversation.

Pretty flowers.

Interesting plant thing.

It…

Leica M3 – First Roll

So – I finally bought a 1960 Leica M3 with my wife’s blessings and paired it with a 1957 “feet only” rigid Summicron.

There’re a few places in Tsim Sha Tsui within walking distance you could go to when you’re in search of a film Leica.

There’re generally 2 price ranges. The insane one is for collectors looking for pristine shrink-wrapped Leicas with original boxes and papers. The saner,…

Hong Kong as Meditation

Thinking.

Waiting.

Joy.

Future.

Possibly.

Some Time Ago VI

Before Covid-19.

Busy every day.

Work.

Rest.

Commute.

Preparation.

Calculate.

Fix.

Gather.

Some Time Ago V

What to do.

We are our environment.

Supplicants.

Covered in light and shadow.

To and fro.

Heavy news every day.

We carry on.

Some Time Ago IV

Again and again.

We try to figure things out.

With optimism.

Thoughts for display.

Waiting for more light.

Hurried thoughts.

Ruminating.