on the first day of the chinese new year...

Posted by hugo poon (hong kong, Hong Kong) on 30 January 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

After visiting and having dinner with the relatives on this very First Day of the Year of the Ox, I and my family passed by Causeway Bay on our way home in the evening. O.K. it's a normal night scene of this shopping and entertainment district - just as usual, almost all the shops were still open and advertising signs were on, as if it was just another night of another public holiday.

But that's really not "normal" to me and what struck me - Chinese New Year is supposed to be the most important of all traditional Chinese festivals; in the old days, all businesses including shops and restaurants would be closed and people enjoy a break until at least the fourth day. Couldn't recall when this tradition started to change... Whilst wondering, I pulled out my new compact dc and recorded this "normal" scene.

Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

(If you're interested in viewing the details, here's a larger verison: http://www.pbase.com/hpicckcy/image/108674750)

I do not regard myself as a photographer. I'm merely a guy who enjoys capturing all the memorable scenes that I encounter in my everyday life. Perhaps, it's like a traveller hoping to record his memorable journey, but in my case, it's the journey of my life ... If I can record my encounters in such a way that they leave an image on the mind of myself and other viewers, it's a tremendous joy and some accomplishment...
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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