My dad went to Hong Kong in the 1960's as part of the Royal Navy and came home with three packages of slides that showed various parts of the former colony. I think the package designs of the slide boxes are great, but the slides themselves are terrible. Time has aged these photos with color shifts, dust and debris all over the place, but I have a feeling that the quality of these mass produced photos wasn't great to begin with.
This photo of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak shows what a difference a few decades can make to the skyline of a city. Today HK is a huge metropolis, but back in the 1960's there are very few tall buildings to be seen and nothing what you would call a skyscraper. Compare that image with a shot I took in 2001 and the difference is startling.
Known for it's neon signs and congestion, Hong Kong hasn't changed. 1960's HK looks just about the same today with cars, people and signs shoved into a tiny area of land at the bottom of China.
Night time in HK is spectacular and from Victoria Peak you can see the entire city. The photo here shows a time-lapse of the boats in the harbor and some of the city lit up. Compared to 2001 and again the difference in how much Hong Kong was built up over the years is amazing.
Lastly, I loved this photo of two young boys bowing to each other outside of a doorway. I would like to know what happened to these men and what they are doing now.
My dad went to Hong Kong in the 1960's as part of the Royal Navy and came home with three packages of slides that showed various parts of the former colony. I think the package designs of the slide boxes are great, but the slides themselves are terrible. Time has aged these photos with color shifts, dust and debris all over the place, but I have a feeling that the quality of these mass produced photos wasn't great to begin with.
This photo of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak shows what a difference a few decades can make to the skyline of a city. Today HK is a huge metropolis, but back in the 1960's there are very few tall buildings to be seen and nothing what you would call a skyscraper. Compare that image with a shot I took in 2001 and the difference is startling.
Known for it's neon signs and congestion, Hong Kong hasn't changed. 1960's HK looks just about the same today with cars, people and signs shoved into a tiny area of land at the bottom of China.
Night time in HK is spectacular and from Victoria Peak you can see the entire city. The photo here shows a time-lapse of the boats in the harbor and some of the city lit up. Compared to 2001 and again the difference in how much Hong Kong was built up over the years is amazing.
Lastly, I loved this photo of two young boys bowing to each other outside of a doorway. I would like to know what happened to these men and what they are doing now.
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