致力推廣攝影藝術的Boogie Woogie Photography與香港攝影平台「顯影 PhotogStory」攜手於Fine Art Asia呈現特別展覽《昔日香港》(Hong Kong Once Was)，展出法國攝影師Raymond Cauchetier、香港攝影師何藩與鍾文略於二戰後在我城拍攝的照片。
Step back in time to the vibrant streets of post-war Hong Kong. In this era, traditional values coexisted with the rapid changes brought about by economic growth.
Boogie Woogie Photography and PhotogStory are pleased to present an exclusive collection of photographs by Raymond Cauchetier, Fan Ho, and James Chung. Their pictures provide a unique opportunity to explore a city in transformation, showcasing the cultural fusion and daily lives of Hong Kong’s residents during this pivotal era. The resilience and ingenuity, as depicted in these images, laid the groundwork for the dynamic metropolis we know today.
These photographs are not just nostalgic images but vital testimonies of a golden era. Junks, colonial buildings, rickshaws, and signboards in Chinese characters—each picture tells a story of hope and vitality, reflecting people adapting to new realities while honoring their rich heritage.
The city has undergone tremendous changes over the past half-century. Many colonial buildings have vanished, and these images are increasingly rare. We invite you to embark on this magical journey through time, where every corner reveals a memory, and every photograph whispers the tales of a city in transition.
Hong Kong Once Was transcends a mere exhibition; it stands as a homage to the enduring spirit of Hong Kong and its people.
當時日本傳媒廣泛報導他的身故，當中不乏觀點偏頗的文章，其時傳媒蜂擁向細江英公徵求刊登《薔薇刑》照片，他以守護三島由紀夫及相片的名譽為由，拒絕提供照片給傳媒，一來照片與他的自殺事件無關，二來也害怕傳媒以偏頗的文章配上《薔薇刑》，感覺對三島先生不尊重。其實在三島自殺之前，由於攝影集在海外也大獲好評，他們已籌備出版國際版《薔薇刑》，事件發生後，細江英公中斷出版計劃，幸好後來三島由紀夫太太瑤子致電他務必將其付梓，於是翌年才有這本《薔薇刑》(Barakei – Killed by Roses)，由著名設計師橫尾忠則負責裝幀設計。
當時細江英公不僅拍攝她在工作室的場景、在工作室外第14街表演行為藝術的時刻(14th Street Happening)，同時記錄下她在紐約Castellane Gallery展出的情景。最特別的一張作品，是草間彌生被陽具雕塑圍繞， 雙腿向上伸展呈V字型，目光自信地望向鏡頭。細江英公以影像疊加的方式，令相片產生一種夢幻的效果，突出藝術家「重複」的創作理念。
1995年，在細江英公的提倡下，位於山梨縣的清里攝影美術館 (K*MoPA，Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts)成立，由細江擔任館長多年，以教育為目的收藏攝影作品，尤其是鉑金相片，收藏量豐富。去年到訪日本攝影師志鎌猛(Takashi Shikama)位於山梨縣家中時，夫婦二人曾帶我參觀清里攝影美術館，當年志鎌猛先生正是在這裡見到鉑金相片的魅力後，從而開始鑽研鉑金鈀金照片十多年。
《William Klein: Painted Contacts》，29 x 20cm，HKD320，可inbox @photogshop 購買，
While reviewing his contact sheets for a film he made in the 1980s, William Klein conceived this original series by working at the nexus of painting and photography.
Referencing the age of film photography, when photographers selected images by circling individual negatives on a contact sheet with brightly colored grease pencils, Klein’s works invent a unique art object that organically combines painting and photography.
The resulting pieces are bold, kinetic color frames and reframes of enlarged black-and-white images throughout his career. Klein‘s iconic fashion and street photography always look gritty and bold, and are given a new vanguard and extraordinary perspective.
In his foreword to this edition, Klein describes these works as ”all brush strokes and jubilation. The jubilation of painting recalls the celebration of taking the photo.“
同樣在1997年創作的《大選美》(The Great Pageant Show)，是「Hollian Thesaurus」系列中最多人認識的作品。肖像攝影是黃楚喬的重要創作，早於1981年，她便以4×5大片幅相機身邊的藝術家朋友拍攝肖像，包括導演許鞍華、攝影師梁家泰、作家蔣芸、詩人關夢南、藝術家麥顯揚及梁巨廷等（這系列作品被香港文化博物館收藏），地點則她與同是攝影師丈夫的李家昇在中環成立的攝影工作室。
Renowned Hong Kong artist-photographer Holly Lee (1953-2024) passed away recently in Canada at 71.
Holly pioneered conceptual photography in HK and experimented with Photoshop to create composite photographs that resembled oil paintings. Her most notable series, Hollian Thesaurus, was made between 1994 and 2000 and was collected by the M+ Museum.
Holly Lee has been a professional photographer since the late 1970s. She was one of the founders of Dislocation, a monthly photography journal in HK that was active from 1992 to 1998. She immigrated to Toronto in 1997, where she and photographer Lee Ka Sing set up an art studio space from 2000 to 2018. The duo published an online weekly periodical, Double Doube, in 2019, showcasing their diverse creations throughout the years.
In 2024, Holly presented her new fiction, “Sushi Grass in Paradise,” and three works for The Hollian Thesaurus in a duo exhibition in WMA in Sheung Wan.
當時有三名記者拍攝到這個畫面，包括為《People》雜誌拍攝的Lori Grinker、《The Journal News》攝影師Ricky Flores和《Bergen Record》報社記者Thomas E. Franklin，後者由於拍攝角度較低較近，而且捕捉到升旗一刻，因此多間報社均選用這張照片作為封面，令其變得廣為人知。Thomas E. Franklin不僅憑此入圍普立茲獎，相片還被製成紀念郵票，他更因此前往白宮獲得時任總統喬治布殊接見。
Lori Grinker的照片雖然不及Thomas E. Franklin知名，然而之後卻得到業界認可，甚至同樣拍攝這畫面的Ricky Flores也認為她的照片整體上更好。Lori是一名自由攝影師，剛完成化療的她當日正準備去看醫生，在電視見到恐襲新聞後，身穿涼鞋的她來不及換上運動鞋，帶上相機及菲林便立即衝到世貿中心現場。
Scroll down for English. 1987年，陳百強在DMI年代的《夢裡人》唱片封面，其黑白相片就是黃永熹在陳百強麥當勞道家中門前所拍攝；1991年，張國榮在《號外》雜誌反串花旦的封面照片，同樣出自他之手。還有1994年張學友《餓狼傳說》的唱片封套、1996年電影《金枝玉葉2》的梅艷芳劇照等，均是由他操刀拍攝。
1979年，黃永熹(Sam Wong)在加州藝術中心設計學院 (ArtCenter College of Design)接受商業攝影訓練，1984年回港發展後，獲劉天蘭邀請首次操刀拍攝葉德嫻《千個太陽》唱片封面照，隨即奪得該年「最佳唱片封面獎」。之後他先後拍攝張國榮、張曼玉、梅艷芳、陳百強、陳奕迅等巨星，可謂見證廣東歌的黃金時代。
1987年，他參與成立香港專業攝影師公會，是香港首個專業攝影師團體。黃永熹的作品橫跨廣告、唱片封面、電影海報及雜誌等範疇，入行40年，他最近才舉辦首次攝影展，展覽從一句雙關語開始，《It’s about Time》既「關於時間」，也有「是時候了」的意思，藉此回望黃永熹過去拍攝的時、地、人。
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日期：2024年7月15日至9月15日
時間：9am-6pm (星期一至日)
地址：調景嶺(HKDI)香港知專設計學院C003展館
After honing his commercial photography skills at the ArtCenter College of Design in California, Sam Wong returned to Hong Kong in 1984 to embark on a photography career. He photographed Deanie Ip, Danny Chan, Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung, and Jacky Cheung’s album covers and witnessed the golden age of Cantopop.
Sam Wong’s photographic works span advertising, album covers, movie posters, and magazine shootings. In his 40-year career, Sam recently held his first photography exhibition, titled It’s About Time. The exhibition showcased numerous portraits, leaving an indelible mark on Cantopop culture.
Scroll down for English. 著名新聞及紀實攝影師Thomas Hoepker日前逝世，享年88歲。身為Magnum Photos攝影師，他自1959年開始已踏足世界各地拍攝重要事件。2022年，德國Ernst Leitz Museum Wetzlar曾舉辦大型回顧攝影展《Thomas Hoepker – Image Maker》，展出他逾半世紀的攝影作品，分為早期作品、公路旅行、拳王阿里、東德攝影記者、重遊美國等主題，系統地勾勒出他一生豐富而精采的影像。
1956_Italy_Love-birds in Rome_copyright Thomas Hoepker and Magnum Photos
他將當年拍攝的黑白影像與這次旅程用徠卡SL2相機拍攝的彩色照片，集結成攝影集 《The Way it was. Road Trips USA》，從黑白的當年到彩色的當下，透過兩系列相片對比這個國家的過去與現在，可見美國發生的巨大變化，某程度也見證著攝影師的歲月與演變。在展覽現場，全新的彩色照片將與當年的黑白照片並排展出，讓人深刻感受到一趟跨越時空的美國公路之旅。
USA. Chicago 1966. MUHAMMAD ALI, boxing world heavy weight champion showing off his right fist.
Modern concrete-slab buildings and a picture of General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party Erich HONECKER. EAST GERMANY. Halle-Neustadt, Saxony-Anhalt.1975.
USA, New York, NY, September 11, 2001. View from Brooklyn/Williamsburg towards Brooklyn Bridge and downtown Manhattan during aftermath of World Trade Center bombing.
Magnum photographer Thomas Hoepker (1936-2024.7.10) recently passed away at 88. Since 1959, he has traveled the world photographing important events, including Muhammad Ali in the 1960s, East Germany in the 1970s, and the 9.11 attacks in 2001.
Hoepker’s images are a testament to his humanistic care and ability to capture both the ordinary and the dramatic with a calm, unsensational eye, bringing out the artistry in seemingly everyday scenes. His expressive photos were highly regarded by the renowned news agency Magnum Photos, which began distributing his work in 1964. Hoepker later became a formal member in 1989 and served as the news agency’s chairman from 2003 to 2006, leaving an essential role in the industry.
Despite his lofty status in news and documentary photography, he always modestly calls himself an “Image Maker.” This may not sound as lofty as an artist or a master photographer, yet his works endowed these outstanding images with an artistry that transcends the background of the times.
《Hong Kong Photographers Five-Mak Fung》，2010年出版，184頁， 收錄多幅1940至1990年代舊香港照片，HKD350。「顯影堂」有售。
至於2010年出版的精裝版攝影集《Hong Kong Photographers Five-Mak Fung》，可見有最早在1940年代中從山頂俯瞰中環的影像、1960年代雲咸街街景、1970年代的中半山景觀，中環遮打大廈的前身於仁行（Union Building）等殖民地時期建築，更令人懷念。 此外，攝影集也收錄麥烽在1950及1960年代拍攝的電影明星，如林黛、夏夢、苗金鳳、白茵、江雪、張瑛、江毅及李清等。
PS：今年是麥烽(1918-2009)逝世15周年，推介兩本攝影集：《香港曾經是這樣的》，1997年出版，108頁，收錄逾百幅1940中至1990年代舊香港照片，HKD 250。《Hong Kong Photographers Five-Mak Fung》，2010年出版，184頁，收錄多幅1940至1990年代舊香港照片，HKD350。「顯影堂」有售。
Hong Kong Photographer Mak Fung (1918-2009) began photographing in the mid-1940s and documented Hong Kong’s street views and grassroots for over half a century.
Hong Kong was a small fishing village. In Mak Fung‘s photos, images of fishing boats in Castle Peak Bay, Aberdeen Tanka boat people, and Tai Po fishing port remind us of its past. As a colonial city, Hong Kong’s architecture, such as the Union Building(now Chater House) and the third-generation General Post Office in Central, is reminiscent of history. Mak‘s lens also captures the street scene of Hong Kong and the daily life of ordinary people, such as the Graham Street market, the water wells in Kowloon City, and the children playing on the streets.
”Hong Kong Photographer Five-Mak Fung,“ published in 2010, is an exquisite collection of photographs of old Hong Kong taken by Mak Fung from the 1940s to the 1990s. The photo album also includes movie stars in the 1950s and 1960s, such as Lin Dai, Xia Meng, etc., witnessing the golden age of the Hong Kong film industry.
