my bed, my schoolbag, my books... one day in 1984

A great find. Your daughter is perceptive !

What an emotional image, Hugo... Melancholy and softness at their best...
I don't really know what to say (and that's fine too when the emotion is the first to come). Your work on compo & tones here is so delicate. The set-up so evocative for all of us. Youth jumps back. I can hear your friends or family calling you, it's time to go to school, Hugo, pack your bag, do not forget your fav book (love the transparency you created with the double exposure), and go...
Hope you are fine and that that break is one you decide for a rest ? Anyways, I'll wait for your return in september and take good care of you in the meantime, young boy***

you did a clever work ! have a nice time :-)

Marx, Freud, Russell, my word you were well read, you must have known what was in store for the future of Hong Kong! Interestingly not a single book about photography, experimentation and self learning was the route I think.
When I was young it never occurred to me to photograph my books but I made the usual double exposure picture of mother in a chair, as if like a ghost.

What a remarkable reminder of those formative years . . I don't remember having a schoolbag but my bookshelf was home to Asimov, Koontz, Clarke, Burroughs, Ballard, Bradbury . . . perhaps that's where I went wrong !

Never had a school bag, enjoy looking over your reading material the ones I could read that is:)

So your photography bug started a lot sooner than the Fujifilm F10! :-) This is an excellent self-documentary photo!
Seeing this has reminded me of all the old prints/film/slides I've had stored away since my school days - I must dig them out and start digitizing the best of... I remember doing some B&W double exposures in the dark room.
Have a good one!

A good documentary taken from the past, in the spirit of Takagito's work.

A wonderful find that surely has brought lots of good memories. Good riddance.

A sigh for the past...and a smile for the bag of tricks developed so young. best…jf

Love the nostalgia just dripping from the screen Hugo

Nice composition. Beautiful.

very effective

what a sweet, sentimental image !

Your daughter has opened the time capsule. The result is a glimpse into the life of a younger Hugo. Excellent.

A sense of nostalgia, this photograph brings. Wonderful!
Also, very interesting to know you used to photograph so many years ago as well. Thanks for sharing!

I like the vintage rendering, an emotional & melancholic shot of your past as says K@.

Very good composition and framing. Have a lovely day !!

Not ordinary, a fine feeling......

le savoir dans les livres .....................

Nothing more intime that a bag or a library content.

"than"

I love the faded colors, these small patches of pink, fabric with pink flowers too, briefcase open these books ... and tidy blurred image on the right. It is beautiful as a souvenir Hugo.

What a great find. A poignant and nostalgic image Hugo.

Comme quoi...le talent n'attend pas les années !!!! Superbe !

Ah.. I feel so nostalgic !! I'm reminded of my own school days and that evokes many emotions of childhood days, books and a school bag. Nice work hugo :)

Its wonderful to re - visit the nostalgia of days gone by...Bertrand Russell was also one of my fav writers in the years of my youth! Hence this image brought back a flood of memories Hugo!!

Pretty colors!

Wow, what a creative and thought provoking image. This one must take you down memory lane Hugo. 28 years ago... for me I was a completely different person, so young and idealistic! I can hardly relate to him these days :^) Fantastic post!

Wonderfully in your mood, Hugo. A beautiful image a bit melencholic.
Cheers for the old times!!

This is a great photo.

I've always loved how you' bring out the 'amazing' in the simplest day to day encounters with any camera you have. I'm a big fan of your work!

This so strange to see your photograph. I used to create self portraits by making a two dimensional montage of a piece of my clothing, music in the form of a vinyl album or two of the music I liked and any jewellery, and anything that was a representation of me at that time when I was about eighteen. I lay it all on the floor and photographed the resulting arrangement. I've done it once or twice since.
Your photograph reminds of the result I got.
It often happens that good photographers are people who came to it through something else or have another discipline which they are involved in which seems to give them another insight.
I like your work, I lost three hours looking through your blog.

Amazing to see an old photo like this come back to life

Very interesting image. I like the way the leather bag seems open to the ideas represented by the books

Gorgeous tones of colors
real cool catch
Well done

je n' avais pas vu les books à première vue