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Chinese Photographers Wanted

yaohong — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:24:25 +0000

The Tao Gallery in Hong Kong is looking for new/young Chinese photographers working primarily in black and white along contemporary themes. Interested parties can send a pdf portfolio to Scott Minick via email. Good luck to everyone who’s applying!

anothermountainman

yaohong — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:27:21 +0000

anothermountainman / Stanley Wong is a talented photographer/designer/film director/creative director (the list goes on…) from Hong Kong. In his widely known redwhiteblue series, he examines the role of the ubiquitous red, white and blue tarpaulin material in our daily lives; as bags, shelters, covers, etc.

Spanning almost two decades, the work poses questions on the identity of this iconic symbol, as it is seen spanning out from China to different parts of the world.

TOP AND BOTTOM, (from “redwhiteblue”), 1988-2006
© anothermountainman

In another series, Lan Wei Lou, he photographed derelict buildings, which stood in testament to a property bubble that burst in China in the 1980s. He sought to capture the relics of this madness of crowds, and also to reflect upon the decaying spirit that seem to permeate all aspects of life since.

TOP AND BOTTOM, (from “Lan Wei Lou”), 2006
© anothermountainman

For more, visit his website.

Wing Shya

yaohong — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:48:49 +0000

Wing Shya shoots on movie sets and his personal work exudes the charm of watching a movie.

He was the still photographer for several Wong Kar Wai movies and boasts an impressive client list.

Visit his portfolio to see more.

Michael Wolf

yaohong — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:08:37 +0000

German-born photographer, Michael Wolf, has lived in Hong Kong since 1995. His work focuses on the vernacular culture of people living in Hong Kong and China.

From the Robert Koch Gallery:

Wolf delves into subjects such as the formal and improvisational aesthetics of Hong Kong’s architectural forms, the often-overlooked human presence at the heart of international industry, and the idiosyncratic ways city-dwellers shape their surroundings in an “organic metropolis.”

100×100, 2006
© Michael Wolf

Architecture of Density
© Michael Wolf

Corner Houses, 2006
© Michael Wolf

According to Lens Culture, Wolf’s Corner Houses series would be exhibited at various Hong Kong locations on February 2, the “large back-lit images will be displayed in public transit stations that are in close proximity to the actual buildings depicted in the photographs”.

Visit his website to check his other works out.

Dinu Li

yaohong — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:26:15 +0000

Hong Kong born Dinu emigrated to the UK when he was just a child. Think in Pictures has got the lowdown on Dinu Li’s current exhibition for his The Mother of All Journeys series. The series traces memories of his mother’s move from China to Hong Kong and finally to England.

From his statement:

I am interested to compare the real with that of my imagination. Together with my mother, we retrace her footsteps, excavating personal histories that have been left dormant in their original surroundings. It is also about my own experience as I backtrack, reliving the stories I have stored in my own memory.

His captions add an additional dimension to the pictures by quoting his mother on a particular place/memory. It makes the images more accessible to the viewer, underscoring the importance of good captioning for one’s photos.

I found this quote particularly funny. We went to the theatre because your dad wanted to teach me about western culture. I thought I was going to see a play, but these half naked men got on stage and started throwing each other about. They had names like “Big Daddy” and “Giant Haystacks.”

To view more works, visit Dinu’s portfolio.

[via Think in Pictures]