Washing day in Hong Kong
Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong, November 2018 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 17 May 2021 Posted as part of Monday Washing Lines …
Cheerful colours
Cee has asked us to share some purples and violets this week, and what better colours to warm us up and give us a smile. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 November […]
High rise
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 November 2019 Posted as part of Weekend B&W
Beginning, middle and end
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Winston Churchill It’s time for a […]
Sad farewell to Michael Wolf
Michael Wolf (1954 – 2019) captured the life of cities with great intensity. Whether it was his up-close work, such as the exhausted faces on the Tokyo metro, or the […]
Geometric residences
– Copyright Debbie Smyth, 28 April 2019 Posted as part of Weekend B&W
Row
The Big Buddha, on Lantau Island, sits at the top of a long flight of steps. The first to greet you as you catch your breath after the climb, are two […]
Nightscapes
Today I’m sharing a few cityscapes with you – cities at night – starting near to home for me, with London and then Belfast. Then across to Spain Now we’ll […]
Circle
– This 52-storey building was the tallest building in Hong Kong, in fact the first true skyscraper, when it was built in 1973. It has since been dwarfed by many, […]
No junk here
This week, GC and SueW gave us junk as a prompt. I was sure that after recent trips to China, Hong Kong and other countries in Asia, I must have […]
Innovation in Hong Kong
The answer to my “Where do you think we are?” is Hong Kong. The building hiding behind the greenery is the Jockey Club Innovative Tower, home to Hong […]
