"aging..." (my neighbourhood #6)

Posted by hugo poon (hong kong, Hong Kong) on 25 July 2008 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

Across the road of the Urban Renewal Authority development site (yesterday's post) are these low-rise buildings, which might be too "new" to attract the attention of the Urban Renewal Authority yet have been deteriorating quickly...

Second Street, Hong Kong

'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

Maybe it's this quote that has impacted me most and given me the strongest drive since I took up photography a few years ago; maybe it's most regrettable when your most "familiar" place and people suddenly went away and you realized that you don't even have a good picture to bring back the memories... This is a little series of my neighbourhoood.

I do not regard myself as a photographer... I'm just a guy who enjoys capturing all the memorable scenes that I encounter in my life, my everyday life, with whatever photo machine I've got. Perhaps, it's like a traveller hoping to record his memorable journey, but in my case, it's the journey of my life ...

In terms of photography, I'm trying to preserve the moments as my eyes see "something" and my heart feels it too. As such, I seldom feel interested in planned, arranged or manipulated photographs...

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Comments (11)

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States

i am loving this rather monochromatic yellow (split pea) hue here! an excellent shot, and quite emotionally charged -- as is quite common in all of your shots -- and marvelously so! so much detail -- so many lines and shapes! the man sitting on the chair gives this tremendous scale... bravo!

25 Jul 2008 12:47am

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

Great series.

25 Jul 2008 2:13am

Stefan from Thiersee, Austria

I like this special atmosphere, great!

25 Jul 2008 2:52am

damian from Murowana Goślina, Poland

superb shot:) picture is great with all this atmospere, but neightbourhood doesn't look friendly :)

25 Jul 2008 7:08am

Ondro from Brezno, Slovakia

great shot, excellent night work ;)

25 Jul 2008 8:18am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

I think this is another good photo, with this man who gives the human element to this empty street at night.

25 Jul 2008 10:48am

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Hong Kong

I like your tones which add a cinematic effect to this image and add to an interesting mood!

25 Jul 2008 10:53am

Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States

This is so dark compared to most of your images, Hugo. It is very powerful. That wash of blue-grey in the darkening sky really complements the yellows along the street. Very, very good.

25 Jul 2008 11:05am

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

Really lovely ambient light ... it sets a beautiful scene with the man sitting and the others walking. I'm particularly fond of photographs taken in low light/night situations. Beautiful work, Hugo!

25 Jul 2008 11:43am

Monique from Netherlands

Fantastic lighting and atmosphere in this picture, beautiful lines and the man sitting on the street really adds to the atmosphere, very good picture!

25 Jul 2008 2:59pm

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Tremendous image, the dim yellow lights illuminating what appears to be an older - somewhat rundown area is fantastic. Top work.!

25 Jul 2008 3:21pm

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