New Photo Book Release - Now and Then
攝影新書 - 今日昔日
Photo Book Description
A historic building is a legend of one’s own time. A trace of it is left and gets exposed on an instant photo. Each frame is a monument to be discovered and preserved. A photo in hand is a ticket to ride on a time machine. Travelling between different points along the timeline, we re-witness moments in history. When the past and present are juxtaposed, humans cannot help but respond with contemplations and a sense of nostalgia.
Now and Then is a personal documentary on occidental colonial-style buildings in Hong Kong. Each place, may it be a barracks, a court house or a church, exudes its own lasting charm. What if we slow down and listen to the stories of these timeless aesthetics.
攝影書簡介
殖民地古蹟在歲月中沉澱，於即時顯影照片留下足印，有待我們發掘、感受和保存。手執照片，霎時在時間軌跡裏穿梭往返，百年來幾多人事變遷，前麈片段頓現眼前。在一磚一瓦一樑一檐間，彌漫着建築的靈和美，感今懷昔，古今共賞。
《今日昔日》承載對香港舊西方建築的情懷和紀錄。從軍營、法院以至教堂，昔日的不朽美學，在今天急促的城市節奏中，留待你我駐足品嚐。
Photo Book Exhibition
2019 Sep & Oct - 2019 LACP Photo Book Exhibition (Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP), Hollywood, US)
2019 Sep - Exposure Weekend 2019 (Marina Del Rey, CA, US)
2019 Sep - Photobook show in NIDA International Photography Symposium (Amber Gallery-Museum, Lithuania)
2019 Jul - Arles book - The Rencontres d’Arles Book awards (Arles, France)
2019 Apr - Wonder Foto Day (Song Shan Cultural Park, Taipei, Taiwan)
2019 Apr - WFD X Pon Ding Book Fair (Pon Ding BookShop, Taipei, Taiwan)
2019 Mar - Hong Kong Photo-Book Fair (Hong Kong Art Centre)
Book Award
Tokyo International Foto Awards
Budapest International Foto Awards (bifa)
International Photography Award (IPA)
Interview
Hive Life Magazine (English) - https://hivelife.com/now-and-then/
Polaroid of the day (English) - http://polaroidoftheday.com/chris-wong-interview/
C- 41 Magazine (English) - https://www.c41magazine.it/chris-wong-photography/
顯影 (中文) - https://photogstory.com/2019/04/25/復古寶麗來-捕捉西式建築今昔/
Book Collection
Gabriela Cendoya Bergareche Collection of PhotoBooks (Spain)
Rencontres d’Arles library (France)
Tate Library - Tate Museum (UK)
Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) library (LA, US)
Reminders Photography Stronghold (Japan)
DECK’s Library (Singapore)
Lightbox (Taiwan)
Stockists
Hong Kong
Mint Camera
Kubrick
藝鵠ACO
Hotel Stage
Italia
Officine Fotografiche
Book information
Title: Now and Then
Authors / Photographer / Editors / Design: Chris Wong
Publisher / Publishing house: Self publishing
Release date /Publication date: April, 2019
Publication place: Hong Kong
Size: 21cm X 25.5cm
Language: Chinese and English
ISBN: 978-988-79603-0-0
Printing: Hong Kong
Edition: 400 copies
Number of pages: 56 pages
Number of images: 51 images
Format, binding: Hardcover case Bound book
Printing: Colour
Type of printing: offset
