Victor Cheng describes his adopted metropolis as “organised chaos”. The photographer, initially from Toronto however now based mostly in Hong Kong, says that whereas many individuals have a stereotypical view of the town, based mostly on basic kung fu films or Rush Hour, it’s “really fairly fashionable, and filled with skyscrapers. It’s additionally fast-paced; even at instances when you could have nowhere to be, you get caught up within the busy streets and begin to really feel you need to transfer quicker!”
Regardless of that, Cheng says he sees the town as a “photographer’s paradise. There are such a lot of photogenic spots and scenes.” The Yick Cheong constructing seen right here, identified colloquially as Monster Constructing or Monster Mansion, is often teeming with locals and vacationers. When Cheng took this shot, nonetheless, the Covid lockdown was in drive.
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“I feel it gained its nickname after it was in a Transformers film,” he says. “It’s a residential constructing, however downstairs there are outlets, cafes and moist markets. Due to the pandemic, it felt like I had the place to myself. I set a timer, put the cellphone down and used the wide-angle lens to get the shot.”
Cheng later utilized minor changes utilizing the Lightroom app. “I hope that folks could be amazed at how dense this vertical metropolis is,” Cheng says. “House is so restricted that the one solution to construct is up.”