People Reading in HK

Most people in Hong Kong might be using their phones a lot but there are still enough people who read newspapers and books.

Since I had my flight back to Da Nang in the afternoon, there was enough time for another walk around today.

It was great being in Hong Kong again and I'll need to do more trips here to do some street photography in the future.

Some Red in HK

Another day and another walk around Kowloon and the markets in Mongkok but since it was Sunday, I also decided to ho to Hong Kong Island and climb all the way to the peak.

This time I focused on red as the colour for today's photos.

Hong Kong island around Central is always packed with all the foreign workers on Sundays so it's quite interesting to see.

In the evening I went to the harbor to see the light show again, it's always nice and there are many people so it also makes for some good photography opportunities.

Despite taking a few landscape photos, I decided to stick with only street photos for this post.

People and Phones in HK

People everywhere are obsessed with their phones but this is especially true in big cities and Hong Kong being a very big city has people everywhere looking down at their phones.

I did a series on people and phones before but today, I didn't even try to focus on this but it just happened that the majority of my photos had people and phones in them.

There are many things to do and see in Hong Kong but the best thing for me is still wandering around the streets and taking photos.

The weather was very nice so there were plenty of people out and the streets were pretty crowded, which made it ideal for street photography.

I also managed to meet up with my friend Nevin for a nice chat and dinner.

The last photo is my favorite photo from the day.

A Touch of Yellow in HK

Back in Hong Kong for a few days so more opportunity for street photography.

This time, I only took the Ricoh GR along to travel light and have a different perspective from last time with the Epson R-D1.

Like last time, the first day was spent walking around Kowloon.

It's always great being in Hong Kong, it's very good for street photography and not having a motorbike means I walk a lot more, too.

Using the GR was definitely easier than the R-D1 but both cameras work great here for street photography.

Last Stroll in Hong Kong

After the last days, today was a quiet day in terms of photography but I had to catch an early afternoon flight back to Da Nang.

I ended up just taking it easy in the morning and going for a walk around Kowloon to take the train back to the airport.

It's been great being back in Hong Kong and especially for my photography it provided plenty of opportunities.

The Epson RD-1 performed well, or as well as a rangefinder performs, but mostly it was fun using it and shooting with it.

The Markets of Mongkok

Go down the right alley in Mongkok and you can find a market selling everything you want. All other alleys and streets have more markets to sell you even more stuff.

Taking photos at the different markets in Mongkok is one of my favorite things to do in Hong Kong, it is great just strolling around but by taking photos it makes me focus more on the individual interactions.

Some of my favorite markets are the bird and the fish and aquarium markets. The bird market especially is a nice mix between a park, temple and market all in one.

Of course, a highlight are also the fish markets although some places might not be ideal for people who don't like to see blood.

The markets also change a bit throughout the day so you get a different atmosphere depending when you there.

This was one of the busiest days in terms of photography and I ended up with lots of photos but also with all Epson RD-1 batteries being dead by the evening so I switched to the Ricoh GR.

I could have taken way more photos and keep wandering the streets till late at night but I decided to go and see the Victoria Harbor light show in the evening so started to head there after it got dark.

The last photo is one taken with the Ricoh GR and the one that doesn't fit in the series but I figured I had to post at least one photo of the skyline at night.