theme tone on tone - … · chau ka wa winner’ssharing the photo was taken at western district...

Gold AwardTo Chi Fung

Winner’s SharingWhen I first read the title “Tone on Tone”,the famous painting “White on White” bythe well-known Russian painter KazimirMalevich came to my mind. Immediately Iknew that I need to find two objects withsimilar color while having their owncharacteristics, and they must blend in witheach other. But that’s not enough, itwould be great if they can create contrast atthe same time. With this concept in mind, Iwas still not sure what I was looking for. Ikept looking for objects until I saw themand I knew immediately...I have found them.To me, they don't just represent two objects,they also represent how I feel about the city.

ChallengeTheme：Tone on Tone

Silver AwardChau Ka Wa

Winner’s SharingThe photo was taken at WesternDistrict PCWA. When I knew the theme“Tone on Tone”, the first thing cameto my mind was the unique culturalcharacteristics of people of differentnationalities.

The women in this photo are dressedaccording to their personal styles thatwere expressed from their clothes,makeup, and accessories. All theseelements are mixed with the tone ofsunset and pallet, which enable theiroverall tone to stand out in the crowd.


BronzeHo Chun Kit

Winner’s Sharing"The Decisive Moment" is mydescription for this photograph.

That evening when I was on a ferryreturning to the exhibition centre withmy friends, I was still trying to decidewhich photo to submit for thecompetition. Just at that split second,the lights from a ferry approaching thepier caught my eye, and the theme"Tone On Tone" crossed my mind. It isat that decisive moment that I pickedup my camera and pressed the shutter.


MeritChan Luk Pui

Winner’s SharingThe three primary color at the upperright corner represents a single "Tone",while the image of the Buddhist Sutrasdefines another "Tone".

This resonates with abstractness of thetheme “Tone on Tone”, where theideas of “Colour is no other thantone, tone is no other than colour”and “Form is no other thanemptiness, emptiness is no other thanform” from the Heart of Sutra canstimulate endless imaginations. This iswhy I created this work.


MeritChan Yu Hin

Winner’s SharingLooking at the traditional Hong Kongstyle residential buildings, there areclothes hanging next to the window.The colourful t-shirts and the brightorange wall created an eye catchingtone-on-tone scene! I cannot helpmyself to press the shutter.


MeritWong Wai Man

Winner’s SharingWhen I stroll along a narrow streetsurrounding by old buildings, I saw anantique vehicle parking on thepavement. I found the scenery veryrelevant to the theme “Tone onTone”. I picked up my camera with afew adjustments and created thephoto.


Gold Award & Best of Show AwardChow Ho Man

Winner’s SharingThere are moments in life when we findourselves at a crossroad, it is the verychoices we make at these intersectionsthat define who we are.

I reminisce my past as a student inuniversity, recollecting the myriad ofopportunities available and the freedomto seize each and every one of them,transforming them into endlesspossibilities. I am grateful to my almamater, where my passion in photographywas kindled. It granted me a unique wayof telling my own story, and to capturethis beautiful world through my lenses.

ChallengeTheme：Intersection

Silver AwardTsang Kin Yan

Winner’s SharingIntersection may refer to the ups anddowns in life. We may only recall thebright side of life (colored photos). Butare you willing to recall the failure inlife?


Bronze AwardRomain Barthe

Winner’s SharingHuman crossFew years ago, I started a project called“Urban Thoughts”: considering how urbanstructures are monitoring and affectinghuman’s city life. I have tried to show thealienation of individuals who do not mingleinto the stream of people. At last, I took theopposite approach to emphasizing the hustlein the city and how it weaken the existence ofindividuals.

The theme given immediately inspires me thatIntersection is literally a place where twothings meet and cross. I took this pictures at abusy crossroad. It is a spot where every humanbeing has ever stayed and waited once. Theywill look at neighbours and drivers, andeventually will have a chat with strangers butultimately being submerged in the bustle ofthe city.


MeritYiu Wing Yan

Winner’s SharingThe theme “Intersection” made methink of a person who was perplexedwhen making choices at thecrossroads of life and thus looked forguidance. I intended to take a picturethat would contain these elements, Itherefore decided to shoot the sceneof “Fortune-telling” at Temple Streetto express this idea through the image.


MeritLee Yin Cheung

Winner’s SharingI like street photography as I can havemy camera in hand and roam innarrow streets to feel the city, and Ifound that geometric patterns couldusually be found in the buildings. Byholding the camera and waiting for thedecisive moment, an interestingpicture of intersection between peopleand the building was taken.


MeritYiu Ka Man

Winner’s SharingIntersection is the point where peoplemeets. In the shopping mall, at theintersection, people met, and parted ina second.

The streams of people are frozen intime with the use of high shutterspeed. The photo is shot with a cooltone to reproduce the indifferencebetween people. Through the Canonlenses, I can get a clear and sharpimage although the indoor lighting isnot strong enough.


Gold AwardChan Man Fung

Winner’s SharingBefore taking this picture, my teammatesand I were walking through the bustlingstreets in Causeway Bay and looking for thesubject for the theme. I stood near thewindow of a department store and foundthe window glass reflected the colorfullighting of the neon lights of shops onopposite side of the street. The image ofthe portrait in the display window wassurrounded by the colorful lighting. Theforeground lighting, background portraitand created an illusion that eyes of thewoman was looking at radiant view. Then, Ipressed the shutter and captured thisamazing moment.

ChallengeTheme：Radiance / Resplendent

Silver AwardKwan Kwok Fung

Winner’s SharingIlluminations has made Hong Kongone of the world’s resplendent cities.The HKCEC and the buildings aroundcreated a unique composition. I haveused the double exposure techniquewhen shooting this picture. I first shootthe clear night scene and then using atelephoto zoom lens with a maximumaperture to blur the image. In addition,the street lights, traffic lights andvehicles’ lights were captured tomake the sky and the buildingsbecome more colourful and radiant.


Bronze AwardYam Chung

Winner’s SharingThis photo was taken from Garden Hill.The resplendent lights reminds me ofthe fascinating streets during the dayand night in our great city. Up at thesummit, you can enjoy the shimmeringview of Kowloon in the midst ofsilence. The multiple exposure ofbright spots perfectly created thisresplendent picture.


MeritLai Chi Kin Benjamin

Winner’s SharingOn the Old Street in Wan Chai, thereare still a handful of radiant neon signsleft on the buildings.

The gleaming colours of the signsshine in the old streets, and seem totell a glorious story of the Pawnshop,which will never happen again.

Pawnshop is a wonderful place thatyou can borrow money using yourpersonal valuables. There are manypeople in the past used their brightgems as collateral for loans to getthrough the hard times.


MeritLeung Wai Yum

Winner’s SharingWhen the lights were just switched onat dusk, a man is walking through thegloomy corridor. The hustle and bustleof the public housing estate as thebackdrop actually gives a sense ofharmony and makes people think of“home”, creating a radiantatmosphere in this ordinary scene. Thisis Wah Fu Estate, the vintage localpublic housing in Hong Kong.


MeritChu Oi Fong

Winner’s Sharing“Little City Big Moment"I can still remember those days whenHong Kong were glorious andresplendent and it was a place full ofdreams. Today she is going throughrehabilitation, would she return as adream? The long exposure and doubleexposure techniques were applied onthis shot to express such complicatedtransition and feelings. Let this photoremind us this moment.


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