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Hong Kong, Feb 2022

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https://tofucollective.com/exhibition/wong-wei-him-cream-of-life/

“There’s nothing worth getting in this world that you can get easily.  But, when you put in that much time and effort, if you do achieve that difficult thing it becomes the area of your life.” – Cream by Haruki Murakami, 2019

“I got into photography because of my work as an architect. For many years I used my camera to research spaces and to collect inspiration for my design proces. I always had a camera in my hand in case I passed architectural work worth perpetuating. Later in life I gained interest in street photography. I was particularly a big fan of French-American Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt and Japanese street photographer Shin Noguchi. I found their ways of reflecting culture and humanity in their photographs very intriguing. They always had their camera by hand to be ready to documents gripping moments in everyday life – much like I was already doing with my photography… So one day, I decided to point the camera down on the street in stead of up in the sky. Since that day street photography has been my biggest passion.” – Wong Wei-him

In 2015 Wong Wei-him participated in his first photo contest and have since been a finalist for FotoFete by Asia Society Hong Kong, The Independent Photographer Street Photography Award 2018, National Geographic Wheelock Hong Kong Photo Contest 2018, WMA Masters London 2019/20 and Italian Street Photo Festival 2020.  

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Hong Kong, January 2022

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Many thanks @davidsolomons for including my BURNT project as part of @bumpbooks collection!  BURNT is a photo diary recording the social unrest of Hong Kong in 2019. All photos are taken with first frame of the roll of 35mm film. Now for sale at bumpbooks.com, link in bio.

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This is my very first photo exhibition “Ferry Tale” at Cheung Chau from 26-28th March 2021, many thanks organizer Cheung Chau Wave for all the support including this beautiful venue!! 

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Runners Concerto, Hong Kong 🇭🇰 2017-2020

I have restarted my running routine and I am rounding up the end of 2020 with one of my favorite quote.

“Say you’re running and you think, ‘Man, this hurts, I can’t take it anymore. The ‘hurt’ part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand anymore is up to the runner himself.” -- Haruki Murakami in <What I talk about when I talk about running> 

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A book review on “A Red Hat”, Dec 2020

How could one possibly not thinking about what happens now in this world while looking back into the past? 

Two Japanese artists in their 20s were sentenced imprisonment in 1943 for their opposite thinking that could be potential hazard to their nation.  

In 2020, Hong Kong. History repeats.

Kentaro Takahashi demonstrates an excellent storytelling skill through his sequencing of images in a form between street and documentary photography.  He is not in rush to take his audiences into the world of two subject artists’ daily life.  The longer one takes to view from a distance, the more one could see is what he suggests.  Suddenly viewers are overwhelmed by how up-close Kentaro could possibly takes us to his subjects, from their daily routine, down to the cigarette they smoke and the paint brushes they will use, like a member in their family.    

But how could we possibly learn from these two beautiful old souls, experiencing something so hard and unbearable in their youth yet living so simple and graceful in their winter life?  

This could be one of the many underlying themes in Kantaro’s new photo book, "A Red Hat".  Looking into other people’s life and hardship gives us strength to deal with frustration.  The two artists cherish every single moment from the time they spend with family, and tea they sip; every chance they could travel and talk about what they have gone through in public, and the every brush stroke they would make on drawing paper.

Life goes on, and it's all about your attitude in regards to the pain and cruelty in life.

Kentaro also plays a little mind game of seeking red with readers.  Not just the symbolic red hat, but the colour red becomes an important element that penetrates through this visual journey - from the red scarf to cherry tomato of Ryoichi’s evening snack, to Goro's favourite lounge chair and red kettle he used to make tea; red is the colour of this nation, and it justified the suffer in their past only hoping for the best for the future.  

Forgive, but never forget.

WWH

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My best nine moments of Hong Kong, 2020.

Photography to me, is pretty much like running, as I am competing only with my previous self, comparing with what I shot from previous year.  Good Game, 2020.