【It’s Hong Kong】2023 Winter Issue

Introduction to this issue: REview // 180 years of portrait photos After Hong Kong became a British colony in 1842, photography was quickly introduced to Hong Kong, and portrait photo studios appeared one after another. The "living, real people" in the photos were a kind of evidence of existence. Today, human beings have been baptized by a large number of images produced by photography, and it is difficult to be surprised by a portrait. However, photos are connected with our memories, and as a mark of life, their influence has not changed. REmember // Photo Studio Life Photographer Ng Man-ching, who has been documenting old neighborhood shops for a long time, has collected a large number of old photo studio items, visited more than ten old photo studios in Hong Kong, and published a book on the history of Hong Kong photo studios. When faced with those old photos long forgotten by the people involved, he is not just a bystander, but also a person in the photos with stories. REminiscence // Photo Studio Story Before the digital age, photos were printed on photo paper of different textures, with various lace decorations and hand-painted colors, as well as packaging designs for storing films and photos. These "flowers" will change with the times, technology and aesthetics. , all add a sense of craftsmanship to old photos. REmode // When you see the stars in the sky After the war, Hong Kong's entertainment industry grew bigger and bigger. In the 1950s and 1960s, photographers such as Qiu Liang photographed a number of Shaw Brothers female stars; and even after the 1980s and 1990s, the famous director/photographer Yang Fan photographed Leslie Cheung, Chung Chu Hong, Brigitte Lin, Anita Mui...all have become eternal idols in people's minds. REveal // Beyond Portraits Portrait, human art Stories about people will never go out of style, and the creation of portraits will never die. It’s just that in different time and space, different people have their own interpretations and interpretations. Huang Chuqiao, one of the pioneers of conceptual photography in Hong Kong in the 1990s, and photographer Chu Dehua, who has taken a large number of famous portraits since the 1990s. They create portraits and use portraits to create, each showing a certain interpretation of the times and people. vision and sensibility. REdefine // The Legacy fax Without a sound effects crew, every film would be a silent film. MBS Studios, founded by Zeng Jingxiang in 1988, has managed the post-production sound effects of numerous Hong Kong and Chinese and foreign films and is a leader in the industry. After his death in 2017, how can the young only daughter and the disciples he trained during his lifetime continue the dream of his father/master? For them, is inheritance a responsibility, or a foundation and inspiration? Other exciting content: REcord // Kind of Hong Kong people Historical pictures from more than a hundred years ago not only allow people to see the original appearance of Hong Kong, but also captured portraits or group photos of people we have never known or have long forgotten, and who are the "Hong Kong people" we have always known. Is there any difference? What are the identities and characteristics of "Hong Kong people"? REgain // East and West, Eurasian Eurasians, who were born in Hong Kong at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, are closer to foreigners in appearance and lifestyle, but they tend to be Chinese in terms of identity. Living between China and foreign countries but not being accepted on both sides, what kind of life were they living at that time? REcap // Childlike face, uncle In the past, on the streets of Hong Kong, you could meet unkempt children or uncles everywhere. A fleeting smile and a face with stories decorated the poor situation at that time. In the changing scenery of this city, what kind of "Hong Kong life" do they reveal? REfract // The Foreign Gaze The third pair of eyes on Hong Kong people What kind of Hong Kong people do you see in the eyes of Western photographers? Ed van der Elsken, a Dutch photographer who visited Hong Kong twice in the 1950s and 1960s, and Greg Girard, a Canadian photographer who lived in Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s, are typical examples of ordinary people's lives? Or is it a heterosexual stereotype? REconnect // Forgot, can't forget Xu Muyi, a former architect, traces her life experiences before she lost her memory through old photos left by her grandmother, connecting the emotions of two generations while exploring the virtuality and reality of memory. REdraw // Life in Sham Shui Po No matter the time of day, Sham Shui Po is always full of people of all kinds. The uncles and sisters, who dress and behave contentedly, each use different methods to "magnify" their lives, and they all inspire local artist Arme Chan - space is limited, but life can be unlimited. ISBN: 978-988-74818-1-2 Pricing: HK$140 Printing and production location: Hong Kong Publication date: end of January Online store winter issue exclusive treatment A retro lace photo set is included with the book, turning photos into a gift Modern people take photos or videos all the time and share them on social platforms; but before cameras were popularized, taking pictures was not simple, and you could even give photos as gifts to others. Two photo covers with retro lace and nostalgic calligraphy design allow you to keep your favorite photos or give them to others to keep as memories. (Colors are random, quantity is limited, while supplies last) Photo sleeve size: 110mm x 155mm (folded); 261mm x 155mm (open), can hold 2R or 3R photos. (Non-real pictures, for reference only)