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Buckets, letterboxes, pots and pans, a food stall – there’s nothing these men can’t fashion out of sheet metal using a hammer, cutters, a bending machine and their bare hands. It’s a dying art some are trying to pass on
Buckets, letterboxes, pots and pans, a food stall – there’s nothing these men can’t fashion out of sheet metal using a hammer, cutters, a bending machine and their bare hands. It’s a dying art some are trying to pass on
Mailboxes made from sheet metal can be found in every old residential building in Hong Kong. However, this will soon become a thing of the past, due to the city’s rapid development and the lack of apprentices in the trade.
Mailboxes made from sheet metal can be found in every old residential building in Hong Kong. However, this will soon become a thing of the past, due to the city’s rapid development and the lack of apprentices in the trade.
Who better than the man who tended to martial arts legend’s ingrown toenails to take care of your ingrowns, verrucas or warts? Lam Kwun-ching is one of a handful of Shanghai pedicure masters still wielding their scalpels in Hong Kong
Who better than the man who tended to martial arts legend’s ingrown toenails to take care of your ingrowns, verrucas or warts? Lam Kwun-ching is one of a handful of Shanghai pedicure masters still wielding their scalpels in Hong Kong
From traditional tea ceremonies to rituals such as the bride stepping over the threshold with her left foot first, the chaperone’s guidance ensures protocol is followed, with some friendly advice thrown in when family stress boils over
From traditional tea ceremonies to rituals such as the bride stepping over the threshold with her left foot first, the chaperone’s guidance ensures protocol is followed, with some friendly advice thrown in when family stress boils over
Cheung Shun-king, 63, one of Hong Kong’s few artisan mahjong tile carvers, can’t make a living from his trade in an age of electronic mahjong tables and multiple entertainment options, but he knows nothing else – so he carries on
Cheung Shun-king, 63, one of Hong Kong’s few artisan mahjong tile carvers, can’t make a living from his trade in an age of electronic mahjong tables and multiple entertainment options, but he knows nothing else – so he carries on
Tiny stores under Hong Kong’s staircases have provided essential services to customers for decades. But these “understairs shops” are now slowly disappearing due to low incomes and high rental prices.
Tiny stores under Hong Kong’s staircases have provided essential services to customers for decades. But these “understairs shops” are now slowly disappearing due to low incomes and high rental prices.
In the second of a series of portraits of the people still working in tiny spaces under the city’s staircases, we meet a cheongsam maker carving out a humble living surrounded by the swanky restaurants and bars of SoHo
In the second of a series of portraits of the people still working in tiny spaces under the city’s staircases, we meet a cheongsam maker carving out a humble living surrounded by the swanky restaurants and bars of SoHo
Tiny stores found under the city’s staircases are slowly disappearing as urban development progresses. In this new series of portraits, we meet the people behind these remaining stores who steadfastly provide their essential services
Tiny stores found under the city’s staircases are slowly disappearing as urban development progresses. In this new series of portraits, we meet the people behind these remaining stores who steadfastly provide their essential services
Face threading involves removing hair, dead skin cells and blackheads by rolling a twisted piece of cotton across the face. It was very popular in Hong Kong in the past, but few people still earn a living from it
Face threading involves removing hair, dead skin cells and blackheads by rolling a twisted piece of cotton across the face. It was very popular in Hong Kong in the past, but few people still earn a living from it
Pasu Ng followed his family into the embalming trade and now handles cadavers used by student doctors at one of city’s universities, where he’s helped end dissection of unclaimed bodies
Pasu Ng followed his family into the embalming trade and now handles cadavers used by student doctors at one of city’s universities, where he’s helped end dissection of unclaimed bodies
Designers, cyclists, artists and architects show people in run-down To Kwa Wan how to turn waste into things of value, and hope to help preserve community’s spirit as redevelopment looms
Designers, cyclists, artists and architects show people in run-down To Kwa Wan how to turn waste into things of value, and hope to help preserve community’s spirit as redevelopment looms