Built in 1964, Wah Tak Building in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon is a residential building with an almost perfectly square facade fronting Waterloo Road. Sitting directly opposite the century-old Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit market, which operates throughout the night, this building is an example of a Post-War composite building, with shops and businesses on the ground floor, and 17 floors of residential accommodation above.
Born in London in
1976, Stefan Irvine has been based in Hong Kong since 2002. With a background in
photojournalism and commercial photography, the last few years have seen Irvine
focus on fine art photography projects. His photographs have been exhibited in
New York, London and Hong Kong, as well as appearing in publications including The New York Times, National Geographic, and The Wall Street Journal. He is the
winner of the Independent on Sunday/Oxfam Photojournalist Award and his
documentary work in Hong Kong was short-listed for the Sunday Times Ian Parry
Award and The Observer/Hodge Awards.
For his latest series, Stefan Irvine has collaborated with post-production expert Jörg Dietrich to create images which celebrate Hong Kong’s rich architectural heritage. Irvine meticulously researches and plans these linear panoramas making repeated trips back to the same location. He carefully shoots along entire city blocks, capturing the whole facade of the buildings at precise intervals and distances. These photographs are then digitally merged by Jörg Dietrich into one image, creating unique visualisations of everyday architecture. This series of panoramic photographs offers a unique new perspective on Hong Kong’s much-loved architecture, the “tong lau”, and documents the city’s urban culture, allowing the viewer to examine the bustling life of a whole street.
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