Hong Kong Digital Vision: Looking Around Hong Kong by Digital Camera offers readers a photographic chronicle of life and events happening in Hong Kong daily. Chris Lee, founder and creator of the blog gets up close and personal with the people, places and things that make up one of the world’s largest cities.
The blog offers an entertaining and unique perspective on Asian culture from a person who has witnessed these things first hand. An IT professional, Lee’s photography hobby translates beautifully into the blogging medium, allowing readers to understand his point of view regarding the culture of Hong Kong.
The photographs are excellent, truly capturing the spirit of the subject or event being photographed. Lee documents interesting information about the country, such as the Floating Classroom picture. In it, a young girl sits in the back of an open van at a plastic child’s table, studiously working on her latest homework assignment. Surrounding her are all sorts of various items, including a bicycle, a pair of tan boots and multiple rubber balls perched precariously atop the bike.
His photographs of the 17th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre offer up a stunning display of lights, held by those citizens attending the memorial. It’s beautiful, and evoked feelings in me that only good photography can.
While the blog itself has a relatively simple design, it’s quite easy to navigate. You won’t find yourself aimlessly clicking on link after link, hoping to be taken to where you need to go. Additionally, the way the layout is designed meshes well with the overall tone of the blog. One minor detail I have a bit of a gripe with involves a lack of in-depth descriptions regarding the subjects of the photographs. While Lee offers brief captions underneath each photo, I’m a little disappointed at the lack of detail for each description.
Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed reading through this photographic adventure. If you’re interested in gaining a different perspective on another culture through the eyes of someone who has already been there, I would highly recommend this blog. It has enough archives to keep you busy for awhile, and tons of links on the sidebar to keep you interested.
If you have some time to spare, check out Hong Kong Digital Vision. You’ll be inspired, awestruck and entertained by this unique first person perspective on Hong Kong daily life.