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HKFP Lens: The plight of Myanmar’s people in 2006 – and how they still suffer under a new regime
“This is the BBC.” That sign-off to a short piece on the Newshour programme, broadcast on WNYC radio in the United States in late summer 2005, changed the course of my photographic career. The story I heard that day was about Dr. Cynthia Maung, a refugee from Burma, and the clinic she runs in the town of Mae Sot on the border between Thailand and Myanmar to care for the Karen people and other refugees who had fled fighting and oppression in their home country. The story so engrossed me that I immediately set out to contact the clinic about a possible visit, to document what was going on there....
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HKFP Lens: Impressions of Hong Kong from a quarantine hotel window
By Janice Abbott British citizen Janice Abbott, who came to Hong Kong last December to visit her 10-month-old grandson, shares with HKFP some paintings she created during her two-week compulsory Covid-19 quarantine in a hotel. The 66-year-old said she used watercolours, pencil, pastel-type crayon, charcoal, ink, and pen to create her views of Hong Kong Island – and a limited view of Kowloon – from her hotel room on Aberdeen Street in Central. She utilised newspapers, both English and Chinese, for collages. Abbott later incorporated everyday objects into her work, including staining from teabag...
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HKFP Lens: A former silk city’s rough awakening from the American dream
I was born and raised in New Jersey and photographed the city of Paterson because it was a prototype for industrial cities and represented the mythology of America. It was an American Idyll; unsustainable. Paterson, America’s Silk City, lies hugging the Passaic Falls. The Falls, which powered the silk looms through the 19th and early 20th centuries, still run vigorously, pumping life into the old heart of the city even though the looms are silent. The roofs of the mills creak and crumble, slumping under the weight of snow and withering from age and disuse. Proud people once filled with hope bu...
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HKFP Lens: Revisiting the early days of Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Movement
Todd Darling looks back at the initial weeks of the Umbrella Movement in his photo series. Over the course of 79 days in late 2014, protesters blocked main roads around the city and government headquarters, demanding universal suffrage. Follow Darling’s work on his portfolio. September 3: Joshua Wong and other members of Scholarism explain civil disobedience to other students at a church in Sha Tin. September 9: Reverend Chu Yiu-ming of Occupy Central with Love and Peace (OCLP) having his head shaved in a ceremony to prepare for the civil disobediance movement. September 14: Pro-China supporte...
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HKFP Lens: Ocean Art winning photos capture breathtaking underwater scenery
The Underwater Photography Guide has announced the winners of the Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition 2020, capturing the beauty of the ocean as well as the impact of Covid-19 and other human activity upon it. “These photos showcase the perseverance of underwater artistry amidst the adversity of the times,” the organiser’s statement read. Visit Underwater Photography Guide’s website to see all the winning photos.
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HKFP Lens: Inside Hong Kong’s first Covid-19 lockdown zone
The Hong Kong government has imposed its first Covid-19 lockdown in densely populated Jordan for 48 hours. The authorities have been struggling to curb the spread of the virus in Yau Ma Tei and Jordan – an area known for its old and subdivided dwellings, and home to many poor and elderly residents. Around 10,000 residents will be affected from Saturday whilst the authorities conduct compulsory tests. HKFP’s photographer Galileo Cheng was on the ground. Read the full story.
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HKFP Lens: ‘Dear Hong Kong’ celebrates city’s diversity with new photo book
With a series of portraits of people from all over the world, a non-profit social project called Dear Hong Kongcelebrates their contribution to Hong Kong in a 200-page photo book. In addition to the book, Dear Hong Kong is holding an exhibition to share stories and portraits of inspiring people from all around the world who live in the city. “By documenting stories and humanity, we hope that the book can be a platform to give voice to the voiceless, challenge stereotypes, and promote mutual understanding,” said Dear Hong Kong co-founders Oskar Valles and Aggie Lam. With the aim of documenting ...
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HKFP Lens: Rare scenes of Hong Kong’s frosty countryside
Hong Kong has seen some unusually low temperatures in recent days. Hikers, farmers and photographers have shared with HKFP a rare glimpse of rural Hong Kong under the frosty weather.
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HKFP Lens: Before and after – Hong Kong protest scenes one year on, Part 3
City-wide demonstrations erupted in 2019 over an ill-fated extradition bill in Hong Kong and developed into large-scale pro-democracy protests. HKFP commissioned United Social Press photojournalist Jimmy Lam to revisit protest sites where traces of clashes remain.
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HKFP Lens: ‘The Nature of Water’ captures intense and intimate photojournalism from Hong Kong’s 2019 demos
The Nature of Water, a historic photojournalism and commentary book, captures the people, places and culture that shaped the 2019 anti-extradition law protests and the ultimate fate of Hong Kong. The title refers to the protesters’ self-proclaimed philosophy in the face of police action, inspired by the Bruce Lee quote – ”Be Water.” Over 50 photographers contributed to the book. “With intense and intimate photojournalism, protest artwork created by the citizens of Hong Kong, and scannable content that allows readers to hear the stories of photojournalists in their own words, this book is an ar...
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