Since July, 1997, Hong Kong has been part of China under a special “One Country, Two Systems” arrangement. It is free to pursue its capitalist lifestyle and its own political, economic and social systems. It only submits to Chinese authority in foreign and defense affairs. In this photo, both the Hong Kong and Chinese Flags fly from Hong Kong’s City Hall, against a backdrop of I.M. Pei’s Bank of China skyscraper. I used my frame to contain eight thrusting diagonal lines and three strong vertical lines, creating a dynamic display of energy that complements the fluttering flags and hanging palm frond. The frame here is an editing device, unifying both the new building and the old, and creating a field for the elements that flow within it.
Film and now electronic images have been influencing world events for almost a century now. The p...
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State Fair, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2003 Clutching a bag of popcorn and wearing a western style ...
Some believe that photographic “composition” is purely a matter of aesthetics. I don&...
Child with Offerings, Vientiane, Laos, 2005; from Pbase Gallery Twenty Two: Bl...
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