First impressions of a photographer’s life in Hong Kong
Six months ago, after eight years working in Spain I began a new stage in my life as a photographer based in Hong Kong. Here are some of my first impressions.
HK is a cosmopolitan and very modern place with enormous malls full of posh boutiques like Prada, Armani and Chanel; deluxe cars like Ferrari, Porsche, Rolls Royce and Jaguar riding the roads; free WIFI access in the streets… all in stark contrast to the homeless people with cardboard boxes begging for dollars.
For the lucky ones life in this incredible city is easy. It is safe, has amazing buildings, beaches, exciting nightlife, nice restaurants and very low taxes.
As a former British colony one can communicate in English, something not generally possible elsewhere in China.
Organizers of events here love credentials – and business cards. Here, if you don’t have a business card, you don’t exist. With a business card it’s possible to gain access to news conference and many other events.
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The Wall
I just wanted to say, apropos of nothing in this article, that your Beijing Olympics photograph of the woman with a scarf over her face (which I see tonight, 8-2-08, on the NYTimes website) is evocative, telling (of the Chinese pollution problem), and, simply as a photograph, gorgeous. I looked at it for a long time.