Hong Kong-based photographer focuses on city’s beloved ‘ding dings’
Television cameraman who has covered major world news stories switches to photography at his first exhibition at Cyberport, with trams very much in the spotlight
A television cameraman who has travelled the world covering major international news events is making his first serious foray into the photography world with an exhibition about Hong Kong’s iconic trams.
Simon Fuller, from Melbourne, Australia, this week launched his exhibition “Ding Ding” at Cyberport 3 in Telegraph Bay.
The television colourist and production specialist, who has worked for the likes of Sky News, Al Jazeera and the BBC in countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq, aimed to capture the vibrant colours of what is perhaps the city’s most famous form of public transport.
He said he felt inspired to stage an exhibition after looking back on the photos he had taken since moving to Hong Kong three years ago and reflecting on the uniqueness of its trams.
“The first thing I knew about Hong Kong was that it was on the water and the second thing I knew was that it has trams,” he said.
“They are quite iconic; they are part of Hong Kong life. I’m not a tram watcher, but I commute to work by tram from Kennedy Town to Wan Chai. I would rather sit up on the top deck than ride the MTR. On the tram it is a very relaxing journey. You find that moment of silence that you rarely get in a big city.”