hong kong

a borrowed pearl — on 35mm film

december 2025

One camera, a Leica M3 older than my parents, and a few rolls of film in a city that has always lived on borrowed time. Shot between the housing estates of Choi Hung, the Peak, and the long stairs up to the Big Buddha.

Self portrait against the Hong Kong skyline from Tsim Sha Tsui

victoria harbour, day one

Crowd crossing in Mong Kok under billboard screens
Market street canopies and shopfronts

the hustle and bustle of the city never stops

Basketball hoop against the pastel facade of Choi Hung Estate

choi hung estate

Victoria Harbour and the skyline from the Peak
Lugard Road sign set in a mossy stone wall

the hike to mt. high west

Looking straight up between towers, black and white
White tiled post office building, black and white

the in betweens

Red taxi sweeping through Central
Crowd waiting under the flyover at a crossing

moving at the speed of the city

The stairs up to the Big Buddha against the sun

268 steps

Tian Tan Buddha, hand raised
The Buddha small on its hilltop from a distance

a borrowed place on borrowed time... as we are just passing through

Man sorting papers in his night market stall
Night market stalls glowing in the dark
Diagonal wall of balconies, black and white
Footbridge silhouette against a tower

light, shadow, and the void in between

Orange apartment block with painted IASO CARE sign

wan chai, in color

Incense sticks burning in sand at the monastery
Po Lin Monastery in the green hills of Lantau

evidence of existence... old dynasties, modern moments

Market lane crowded with stalls between tall buildings

the lanes

Happy Valley racecourse ringed by towers
Playground court behind painted gates

the games we play in the density

Palm trees against the grid of Choi Hung Estate, black and white
Court markings, black and white

concrete sports

Self portrait at the harbour railing, holding a cap
Barman behind the counter of a dim bar, black and white