Yuck played in Hong Kong. Cool show!
Film photographs from Hong Kong and other places, camera reviews and photographer interviews
7 February 2012
6 February 2012
Construction
Crazy and massive onstruction site for the new MTR Station in Admiralty that will go to Aberdeen - reminding me of the Doozers from Fraggle Rock.
27 January 2012
Lunch Time in Central and Wan Chai
1-3 - Back Alley in Central
3-5 - Wan Chai North
11 December 2011
Deerhoof live in Hong Kong
Deerhoof played live in Hong Kong for the first time thanks to Songs for Children. See more photos and read the review here
Labels:
Concert,
Gigs,
Hong Kong,
Iso800,
Music,
Nikon Fm3a,
Photos,
pushed,
Rock,
Sai Wan Ho,
Songs for Children
7 December 2011
8 November 2011
Wide Angle in Hong Kong
1- Wan Chai
2- Sai Yin Pun
3- Kennedy Town
Labels:
20mm,
Film,
Hong Kong,
Kennedy Town,
Nikon Fm3a,
Photos,
Tram,
Wan Chai,
Western
14 October 2011
Central
Labels:
20mm,
Armani House,
Central,
Escalator,
Film,
Graffiti,
Hong Kong,
Nikon Fm3a,
Photos,
Streets,
wide angle
11 October 2011
Graham Street Market
1- Fruit stalls at Graham Street Market
2- Flower Shop at Graham Street Market
3- Wing Woo Groceries
4- Dai Pai Dong close to Graham Street Market
The pictures are of Graham Street Market in Central. Graham Street Market is one of the oldest outdoor markets in Hong Kong. It's been around for 160 years. Even before Hong Kong became a British colony there was a bazaar on this site, selling provisions to the ships arriving in Hong Kong. Unfortunately the Urban Renewal Authority is planning to redevelop Graham Street and Peel Street. When they say redevelop they actually mean tearing down the old buildings and building higher, more profitable high-rises instead. This will affect 37 building and 78 shops. It will start 2015 and be completed in 2021.
Instead of just renovating the buildings, like it is done in most places in the world the URA instead tears down most of the ones built in 50s and 60s, keeps the facade of the pre-war buildings and fills in the rest with hotels, luxurious apartments and other crap not catered to the existing residents of that area, but for richer class with more consumer power. Local residents are relocated and compensated. If compensation for something like that is even possible.
The corner house of Wellington Street and Peel Street was housing one of the oldest shops in that area selling eggs, groceries and dried goods called Wing Woo Groceries, which was in business for more than 80 years and closed in 2009. The URA offered the owner compensation and he retired due to old age. The shops interior will be preserved for a museum.
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