Arthur Chan, Photographer
It seems like an oil painting, but there's something within the frame that doesn't seem quite right; your eyes seem to be playing tricks, the sky and the land change identities when you turn the photos upside down.
This is not illusion, it is exactly the way photographer, Arthur Chan Man, wants you to appreciate his photos - to capture the image beyond your very own eyes. Though he copped some flak when he first showed his creations to friends, the photos taken with multiple-exposures and motion have become his own, distinct style.
Chan is proud of being one of Hong Kong's pioneers in taking out-of-focus photos.
'A number of veteran photographers did not like my style; they said my photos lacked focus points and the messages brought across were not clear,' Chan said.
Undeterred, the amateur photographer proceeded to explore his style more deeply. His confidence returned when he was honoured as an Associate by the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain for his portfolio Motions of Lotus in 2003.
In the 15 photos he submitted, the liveliness and dynamism of the usually still lotus flowers were brought out.
