Source: Photo essay: Hong Kong’s urban landscapes
http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-hong-kongs-urban-landscapes/
This photo essay consists of 8 photos of Hong Kong’s urban landscapes and each of them has a caption with title. The photos show the urban development of Hong Kong where space is so limited.
I smile at the first photo "Court" because court is also built on the top floor of the parking lot beside my home and that sport ground looks nearly exactly the same as the photo. This shows that Hong Kong government makes a good use of useless space like the roof of a building to satisfy the needs of sport areas. Ironically, not only the government like to build on the roof, Hong Kong citizens always set up unauthorized building works on their roofs too. These illegal constructions cause the government to have headache because they are like wild grasses which is hard to be killed.
I like the 2nd photo "Towering" because the author points out the inside problem, i.e. the cramped living conditions. It is funny that she also advises the reader to watch out for the leaking air conditioners. The text adds more messages to the photo and help the readers to focus what behind the photo.
The author mentions about the mix of old and new buildings in the 3rd photo "Shiny". It shows the reflection of a skyscraper is another skyscrapers but it would be more interesting if an older skyscraper is seen on the reflection of the building as it increases the contrast between old and new.
I appreciate the title "Balcony" of the 4th photo because the scaffolds in the photo really looks like balconies. I wonder if United Kingdom (where the author comes from) didn't have this kind of small scaffold because the author is fascinated about it.
The 5th photo "Geometry" looks really artistic because the monotone regular rectangular patterns looks like a graphic design poster. Actually many photographers have played with the geometric shapes of Hong Kong buildings and some graphic designers like Johathan Mak have used them as an inspiration to design font too.
The 6th photo "Blocks" is similar to the 2nd photo"Towering" that both of them are about the bad living conditions of Hong Kong. However, this photo is mainly about the author's feeling when staying inside the building. It's funny that the last sentence "get ready for strange offers, stares, and a much faster heartbeat" is similar to the slogan of Halloween party of Ocean Park and it gives a mysterious feeling to the buildings.
The 7th photo "Quantifying" shows a sentence " Never under value the space you've got" and the author says "what else is there to say?". This shows the author thinks the image and text in the photo already tells the message. The sentence is placed around the small and crowded flats and it reflects that Hong Kong citizens usually get a small living space. The sentence seems optimistic and tells people to make good use of the space they got and be satisfied. On the other hand, the sentence can mean to encourage people to set a high price for the property they got which is obviously deriding the high property price of Hong Kong.
After showing the packed urban development of Hong Kong, the 8th photo "Beyond" reminds the reader the other side of Hong Kong, i.e. the nature. Although the photo essay are in gray tone, the photo still shows the natural beauty beyond the buildings. I appreciate the author captured the narrow space of mountain to show the 2 sides of Hong Kong.
http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-hong-kongs-urban-landscapes/
This photo essay consists of 8 photos of Hong Kong’s urban landscapes and each of them has a caption with title. The photos show the urban development of Hong Kong where space is so limited.
I smile at the first photo "Court" because court is also built on the top floor of the parking lot beside my home and that sport ground looks nearly exactly the same as the photo. This shows that Hong Kong government makes a good use of useless space like the roof of a building to satisfy the needs of sport areas. Ironically, not only the government like to build on the roof, Hong Kong citizens always set up unauthorized building works on their roofs too. These illegal constructions cause the government to have headache because they are like wild grasses which is hard to be killed.
I like the 2nd photo "Towering" because the author points out the inside problem, i.e. the cramped living conditions. It is funny that she also advises the reader to watch out for the leaking air conditioners. The text adds more messages to the photo and help the readers to focus what behind the photo.
The author mentions about the mix of old and new buildings in the 3rd photo "Shiny". It shows the reflection of a skyscraper is another skyscrapers but it would be more interesting if an older skyscraper is seen on the reflection of the building as it increases the contrast between old and new.
I appreciate the title "Balcony" of the 4th photo because the scaffolds in the photo really looks like balconies. I wonder if United Kingdom (where the author comes from) didn't have this kind of small scaffold because the author is fascinated about it.
The 5th photo "Geometry" looks really artistic because the monotone regular rectangular patterns looks like a graphic design poster. Actually many photographers have played with the geometric shapes of Hong Kong buildings and some graphic designers like Johathan Mak have used them as an inspiration to design font too.
The 6th photo "Blocks" is similar to the 2nd photo"Towering" that both of them are about the bad living conditions of Hong Kong. However, this photo is mainly about the author's feeling when staying inside the building. It's funny that the last sentence "get ready for strange offers, stares, and a much faster heartbeat" is similar to the slogan of Halloween party of Ocean Park and it gives a mysterious feeling to the buildings.
The 7th photo "Quantifying" shows a sentence " Never under value the space you've got" and the author says "what else is there to say?". This shows the author thinks the image and text in the photo already tells the message. The sentence is placed around the small and crowded flats and it reflects that Hong Kong citizens usually get a small living space. The sentence seems optimistic and tells people to make good use of the space they got and be satisfied. On the other hand, the sentence can mean to encourage people to set a high price for the property they got which is obviously deriding the high property price of Hong Kong.
After showing the packed urban development of Hong Kong, the 8th photo "Beyond" reminds the reader the other side of Hong Kong, i.e. the nature. Although the photo essay are in gray tone, the photo still shows the natural beauty beyond the buildings. I appreciate the author captured the narrow space of mountain to show the 2 sides of Hong Kong.
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