2016年，他帶著疑問，踏足中國西部的十個省份，前後用一年時間在廣西、雲南、四川、青海、甘肅、新疆等地拍攝第一部曲《In search of Nirvana》，試圖尋找一個答案，然而卻令他感到迷失。在中國無法覓見「極樂世界」，他轉而前往英國尋找所謂的天堂，繼而創造出第二部曲《夢迴 Another day in Paradise》，這也是最近在土瓜灣1a space新空間的展覽。
香港人對英國的印象，往往是大笨鐘、雙層巴士、高帽御林軍或紅色電話亭，李展翹的照片卻呈現截然不同的一面，是冷清的景觀及當地人的家園。「很多香港人對英國一知半解，我們不是很認識又未至於完全陌生，而這種模糊的狀態，某程度上就是我們的身分。」在當地拍攝的過程，經常有人好奇問他「where are you originally from?」，這也令他深刻意識到，即使你有英國護照，在當地人眼中仍是外國人。「拍攝完第二部曲後，我很肯定自己不是英國人，同時為香港人的身分感到自豪。」
經歷過2019年的社會事件後，他更加強烈地想留在香港，嘗試梳理創傷性的記憶如何重塑我們的身分，作為第三部曲的內容。近年很多港人移民到英國，他覺得傷感之餘，同時也質疑離開是否能解決所有問題，移民可能並非想像中那麼理想化。作品名稱《夢迴 Another day in Paradise》別有意味，他將照片印製在鋁板上，觀看時畫面有些許反光，似乎也反射出不少人心中對英國的fantasy。
《夢迴 Another day in Paradise》 日期：即日至11月14日 時間：11am-7pm（週二至日） 地址：土瓜灣道122號地下1a space｜
張諾文——《Megalopolis Nebula: Post 2019 – Hong Kong》
移民或留低、悲觀或希望，表面上是一道選擇題，其實也是觀點與角度的問題。當你身處最黑暗的環境，才能看見最亮的星星，這也是看完張諾文（Ike）展覽《Megalopolis Nebula Post 2019 – Hong Kong》後最直接的感受。
展區與展區之間的角落寫有狄更斯《雙城記》的名句「We had EVERYTHING before us, We had NOTHING before us.」，前路是光明還是黑暗，每個人都有不同解讀。當你身處一片光明時，是無法看見星光的；只有置身最黑暗的環境，才能見到滿天星星，一切視乎你站在甚麼角度去思考。張諾文雖然沒有直接道出感受，但那片夢幻的「星雲」，是令人感到樂觀及有希望的。
好多人以為森山大道、荒木經惟就代表日本攝影，其實在日本國內有舉足輕重地位的攝影家，同期還有杉本博司、中平卓馬、篠山紀信，稍微前期的也有奈良原一高、細江英公、土門拳、東松照明及現代攝影之父木村伊兵衛等。1957年，奈良原一高與東松照明、細江英公、川田喜久治等人參加名為《The Eyes of Ten》展覽，之後成立攝影團體Vivo， 代表日本新一代攝影家。這個團隊影響很多熱愛攝影的年輕人，1961年，當時23歲的森山大道慕名前往東京想加入Vivo，碰巧團體解散，最後輾轉成為細江英公助手，所以按輩分，他應稱呼奈良原一高為師叔。
經歷四年Vivo生涯後，他前往法國、西班牙、意大利等歐洲國家遊歷拍攝，後來在1970年代初期跟隨美國傳奇女攝影師Diane Arbus學習，這段時期他拍攝出最廣為人知的《Where Time Has Vanished》系列作品，包括汽車旅館、賭場、廣闊風景、印地安人居住地等，代表作是攝於1972年的《Two garbage cans, Indian village, New Mexico》。
1997年8月31日零時23分，一架載有戴安娜王妃的汽車在巴黎阿爾瑪橋（Pont de l’Alma）行車隧道的入口失控撞向石牆，戴安娜經搶救後證實不治，終年36歲。阿爾瑪橋原本只是巴黎塞納河的眾多橋樑之一，卻因這件交通意外獲得全球的關注，1999年，德國藝術家Thomas Demand以此為靈感，創作出影片作品《Tunnel》。
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani human rights activist for female education. In 2012, she was shot by the Taliban on her school bus because she opposed the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education. The terrorist attack has attracted global attention, and luckily she recovered in the following year. In 2014, the 17-year-old Malala became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her fight for education rights for Pakistani women.
In 2018, the National Portrait Gallery commissioned Iranian visual artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat to create portraits for Malala. In the first photo, Malala sitting at the desk, is holding an open book in her hand, with text in the background. In the other picture, Shirin Neshat writes a poem on Malala’s image. Both photos highlight Malala’s contribution to fighting for women’s education rights with the text.
1972年，蜷川実花（Ninagawa Mika）生於日本東京一個藝術世家，爸爸是戲劇及電影導演蜷川幸雄，媽媽真山知子是布藝設計師及演員，在他們的薰陶下，她自小立志要從事藝術創作。小時候的她希望成為一名演員，然而小學時受老師影響，轉而對攝影產生興趣，還用利是錢買來一部相機，無師自通自己學攝影。在桐朋女子高等學校畢業後，她進入多摩美術大學（Tama Art University）修讀設計時，才算正式學習攝影。
現年67歲的Pete Souza，1983至1989年間曾任列根總統的白宮攝影師，之後任職《芝加哥論壇報》，同時也為《國家地理》及《Life》雜誌拍攝，2001年九一一事件後，他是第一批前往拍攝阿富汗戰爭的攝影師。2005年，當奧巴馬仍是伊利諾州參議員時，Pete Souza已開始記錄他的參議員生涯，跟隨他出席各種大小活動，並在2008年將照片集結成《The Rise of Barack Obama》一書。當奧巴馬勝出2018年底的總統選舉後，隨即邀請Pete Souza擔任白宮攝影師，一直至2017年初奧巴馬任期完結。
據悉白宮攝影師團隊每星期要拍攝二萬張照片，除了Pete Souza，團隊還有David Lienemann(時任副總統拜登隨身攝影師)及Lawrence Jackson(現任副總統賀錦麗隨身攝影師)。八年白宮攝影師生涯中，Pete Souza拍攝所有奧巴馬出席的活動、會議以及與一般人的會面，最著名的照片包括2009年奧巴馬彎腰讓小朋友觸摸頭髮的《Hair Like Mine》、2011年追捕拉登行動的《Situation Room》等。
有趣的是，在2017年特朗普就職典禮當日，Pete Souza開始在Instagram發布奧巴馬的親民照片，與特朗普的霸道形象形成對比，一方面似乎在延續奧巴馬的魅力，某程度上也是對特朗普的批判。現在他的帳號有逾290萬followers。2020年，他的故事被拍攝成紀錄片《The Way I See It》。
Today is the 60th birthday of former U.S. President Barack Obama. He was never an arrogant and domineering politician because of his unique identity. The former White House photographer Pete Souza captured such a humorous and casual Obama, especially when he meets children, he always happily playing or taking selfies with them. One of the photographer’s favorite photos is Obama carrying the twin boys of The White House’s legislative director Katie Beirne Fallon after being discharged from the hospital. That image is so warm and with paternal love.
Interestingly, on the day of Trump’s inauguration in 2017, Pete Souza began to post Obama’s images on Instagram, which contrasted with Trump’s overbearing impression. On the one hand, it seemed to continue Obama’s charm, and to a certain extent, it was also a critical commentary on the new administration. Now his account has more than 2.9 million followers. In 2020, his story was filmed as a documentary, “The Way I See It.”
Japanese photographer Hayahisa Tomiyasu published his first photo book, TTP(Tischtennisplatte), in 2018, which means Ping-Pong table in German.
Hayahisa Tomiyasu met a fox when he was walking near the dormitory in Leipzig in 2011. He looked forward to the fox by the dormitory window every day, yet it never appeared again. Hayahisa Tomiyasu turned his attention to a table tennis table and photographed what happened around the ping-pong table from his window on the eighth floor.
He photographed the table and its surroundings for five years. People of different skin colors and ages in different seasons and weathers appear under the photographer’s lens because of the table. Some people were sunbathing on the table, some were exercising or drying clothes, and children climb on the table to play, but no one plays table tennis on the table. In the photo book’s last image, a crane slowly hoisted the table, and the TTP story came to an end.
American television sitcom “Friends” first aired in 1994, lasting ten seasons to 2004. It brings us a lot of joy and laughter even today. Seventeen years later, the six friends recently gathered in a special episode, “Friends: The Reunion.” They talked about the past and revealed many behind-the-scenes stories, which bring back many fond memories.
Dutch graphic designer Ard Gelinck started the “Then & Now” series in 2017, creating celebrity side-by-side images by combining their old and recent photos with photoshop. It also includes the six prominent cast members of “Friends”: Jennifer Aniston (as Rachel Green), Courteney Cox (as Monica Geller), Lisa Kudrow (as Phoebe Buffay), Matt LeBlanc (as Joey Tribbiani), David Schwimmer (as Chandler Bing), and Matthew Perry (as Ross Geller). These images demonstrate how do they look at different ages. Which one is your favorite?
