Street HK

The man without umbrella / Street HK

I was at a crosswalk. It started to rain and umbrellas popped out. The traffic light turned on for pedestrians and the crowd started to flow. My eyes caught this man, the only one with no umbrella. This crowd flow was somehow my first experience of the city. During this short trip in Hong Kong I walked the streets every day and night. The detailed texture and the atmosphere of the city really impressed me. I remember that I had the feeling to be able to let myself be carried away by the rhythms of the city and being able to feel its various rhythms. Hong Kong is a hard working city, full of life and I really appreciated the kind of "urban rurality" that I was feeling in the popular districts, the ones that I have been exploring the most.

The working bicycle / Street HK

I was amazed by this man carrying a heavy loaded bicycle and still being able to move around through that busy street. During this short trip in Hong Kong I walked the streets every day and night. The detailed texture and the atmosphere of the city really impressed me. I remember that I had the feeling to be able to let myself be carried away by the rhythms of the city and being able to feel its various rhythms. Hong Kong is a hard working city, full of life and I really appreciated the kind of "urban rurality" that I was feeling in the popular districts, the ones that I have been exploring the most.

The lunch box / Street HK

Those three men were really enjoying their meal during lunch break. A lot of workers do the same in Hong Kong. During this short trip in Hong Kong I walked the streets every day and night. The detailed texture and the atmosphere of the city really impressed me. I remember that I had the feeling to be able to let myself be carried away by the rhythms of the city and being able to feel its various rhythms. Hong Kong is a hard working city, full of life and I really appreciated the kind of "urban rurality" that I was feeling in the popular districts, the ones that I have been exploring the most.

Street HK

This old woman crossing the street was like a piece of a painting. And the others passersby, at that typical Hong Kong corner street, suddenly integrate themselves in this same painting. During this short trip in Hong Kong I walked the streets every day and night. The detailed texture and the atmosphere of the city really impressed me. I remember that I had the feeling to be able to let myself be carried away by the rhythms of the city and being able to feel its various rhythms. Hong Kong is a hard working city, full of life and I really appreciated the kind of "urban rurality" that I was feeling in the popular districts, the ones that I have been exploring the most.

A popular market / Street HK

This popular market really touched me. I was feeling a genuine simplicity, a welcoming pace. Here the time was flowing like slowly. During this short trip in Hong Kong I walked the streets every day and night. The detailed texture and the atmosphere of the city really impressed me. I remember that I had the feeling to be able to let myself be carried away by the rhythms of the city and being able to feel its various rhythms. Hong Kong is a hard working city, full of life and I really appreciated the kind of "urban rurality" that I was feeling in the popular districts, the ones that I have been exploring the most.

Apparition / Street HK

In this district, desolated at night, this woman, smartly dressed, was like an apparition: a bit of the strange poetry of that city. During this short trip in Hong Kong I walked the streets every day and night. The detailed texture and the atmosphere of the city really impressed me. I remember that I had the feeling to be able to let myself be carried away by the rhythms of the city and being able to feel its various rhythms. Hong Kong is a hard working city, full of life and I really appreciated the kind of "urban rurality" that I was feeling in the popular districts, the ones that I have been exploring the most.

Fatigue and weariness / Street HK

For me, those people waiting in the night lights, at a bus station near the harbour, were the avatars of the fatigue and the weariness of Hong Kong after a hard working day. During this short trip in Hong Kong I walked the streets every day and night. The detailed texture and the atmosphere of the city really impressed me. I remember that I had the feeling to be able to let myself be carried away by the rhythms of the city and being able to feel its various rhythms. Hong Kong is a hard working city, full of life and I really appreciated the kind of "urban rurality" that I was feeling in the popular districts, the ones that I have been exploring the most.

Street HK

To me, this picture is like a summary of the city. The skyscrapers in the background, the decrepit buildings, the overload of commercial signs, the waves of people, and this man collecting cardboards in the streets. He is isolated, in front of this scenery but, of course, part of it. He is like the symbol of all those small hard workers. During this short trip in Hong Kong I walked the streets every day and night. The detailed texture and the atmosphere of the city really impressed me. I remember that I had the feeling to be able to let myself be carried away by the rhythms of the city and being able to feel its various rhythms. Hong Kong is a hard working city, full of life and I really appreciated the kind of "urban rurality" that I was feeling in the popular districts, the ones that I have been exploring the most.