2018年初，一班本地攝影愛好者成立攝影組織「Ménos 心象社」，不定期舉辦攝影講座及Photo Walk等活動，2019年結集逾10位成員作品推出攝影集《Prologue》，首期主題是「Hong Kong Street」，收錄眾人的街頭攝影作品。事隔五年、經歷過疫情，第二本攝影集《也無風雨也無晴 The Weight of SilhouetteI》也於2024年底出版。
書名《也無風雨也無晴》出自北宋文學家蘇東坡的詞作《定風波》，是一種在逆境中憑心境自樂的豁達精神，回想過去數年的疫情歲月，許多人經歷過無助與憂鬱，一句「也無風雨也無晴」既是安慰，也是一種豁達。英文名稱「The Weight of Silhouette」也頗有意思，虛幻的剪影本無重量，但攝影師的拍攝注入情感，觀者也會結合個人記憶而觀看，為相片增添意義，令那刻的光影也彷彿有了重量。
2004年，東京都知事提倡「淨化歌舞伎町」，讓它成為一個能讓所有人感到安心的街區，但根深蒂固的風俗在這個區域是否就會輕易被改變？梁承佑的照片涵蓋黑幫、慾望與暴力，也有在街頭玩耍、噴跑的孩子，呈現出「淨化歌舞伎町」前後的微妙對比，也審視他們內心的溫柔和脆弱。2016年，日本攝影畫廊Zen Foto Gallery出版《新宿迷子》(Shinjuku Lost Child)，這本以新宿歌舞伎町人物為主題的黑白街頭攝影集，榮獲2017年第36屆土門拳獎，2017年得獎後再推出第二版。
這本攝影集攝是梁承佑早期的作品，攝於1999年至2006年，拍攝身邊幫派朋友的生活，將韓國黑社會聲色犬馬的日常一一記錄，取名《青春吉日》( The Best Days)，2012年首次出版。之後此書絕版一冊難求，他也憑藉2016年作品《新宿迷子》獲得土門拳賞，這本精裝版《青春吉日》在2019年出版，重新編輯過相片內容。
SHOOTING HOOPS is an exhibition at Blue Lotus Gallery and an accompanying photo book launch that showcases Austin Bell’s photographic documentation of all 2,549 outdoor basketball courts in Hong Kong.
Basketball is one of the most popular sports among Hong Kong’s young people, and outdoor courts are often found at schools, playgrounds, and public housing estates.
When US photographer Austin Bell first visited Hong Kong in 2017, he was intrigued by the color and design of the city’s basketball courts. He returned in 2019 to photograph all of them.
His project expanded to include multiple visits and documented 2,549 courts in nearly five months with over 40,000 photos. Bell was drawn to these courts for their vivid designs, often featuring bright colors and accompanying the colorful housing estates and nearby schools. This vibrancy becomes even more pronounced from above, providing a striking contrast to the city’s vertical density.
The Shooting Hoops book showcases all the courts in Hong Kong and includes additional statistics, Bell’s article, and architectural and photographic commentary on the project.
From the projects promoting diversity and freedom of expression to the images raising awareness about AIDS, the legendary photographer Oliviero Toscani’s work for United Colors of Benetton had the power to turn corporate communications into a tool for social and cultural change.
The late Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani (1946-2025) is known for Benneton’s advertising images. For him, conventional advertising always sells happiness by representing a fantasy world. Yet, he believes the media and advertising are responsible for raising social issues and making people think.
Toscani was Benetton’s creative director from 1982 to 2000. His advertisements focused on racism, AIDS, and war, sparking striking yet controversial reactions.
The 1991 ad was a cemetery photograph that conveyed a message of reflection on war. The neatly arranged cross tombstones are shocking. This image caused criticism and was banned by many countries during the Gulf War. Another controversial ad was in 1994, which featured a photograph of the blood-soaked clothing of a dead Bosnian soldier.
Benetton’s advertisements are not about clothes but attract the world’s attention to particular topics through shocking images. Although these images caused censorship and objections, the advertisements undoubtedly attracted great attention.
However, he was fired after campaign photos of death row prisoners in the US in 2000, which caused significant economic losses for the company. But this is not the end of the story; Benetton invited him to photograph advertisements again in 2018. He presented the issue of racial diversity with a picture of naked men and women of different skin colors embracing each other, which is captivating.
Yasumasa Morimura and Cindy Sherman: Masquerades 14 Dec 2024- 5 May 2025 @ M+ Museum
For the first time worldwide, M+ presents a two-person exhibition of the photographic works of Japanese artist Yasumasa Morimura (b. 1951) and The US artist Cindy Sherman (b. 1954).
Both artists are celebrated for their innovative and conceptual staged photography, which alters their appearances to embody various identities and offer incisive commentary on contemporary culture and history.
The exhibition titled Yasumasa Morimura and Cindy Sherman: Masquerades highlights significant works from their early series and explores the evolution of their artistic practices, which reinterpret iconic visuals from art history, film, and media culture.
1981年，27歲的北島敬三憑藉作品《寫真特急便：沖繩》獲得日本寫真協會新人獎，帶著新人獎的獎學金來到紐約。那時他住在東村的公寓，每天帶著相機外出拍攝，下雨天就在公寓的黑房工作。在深圳5A1 Art Space展覽現場，他回憶起那時的畫面：「公寓外的街道停滿廢棄的汽車，輪胎甚至引擎被偷走了；電話亭也是壞掉的，裡面的硬幣空空如也。」
