In the West. Formerly in the East https://nitter.cf/t.co/fcCHtVXXRf
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Port town scenes. 1974-1981. From “Under Vancouver” and out-takes.
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1. Grand Union Hotel, 1975.
2. Hong Kong Cafe, Chinatown. 1975.
3. Parked car, 1981.
4. L. Blue Eagle Cafe. 1974. R. Ship on waterfront, 1981.
My first Hokkaido snow. Winter of 2023/2024 (after nearly 50 years of visiting or living in Japan).
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1. Furano, early evening.
2. Furano, before first light.
3. Sapporo, Susukino.
4. Muroran, Snack Sakura.
Killing time at the movies. From Bhutan to Yokohama. 2005-2018.
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1. Lagar Cinema, Thimphu, Bhutan. 2014.
2. Shwe Gon Cinema, Yangon, Myanmar. 2005.
3. Kōnza Adult Cinema, Yokohama. 2018.
4. Scala Cinema, Bangkok, 2005.
Join me in Hong Kong and Shanghai in late November and early December for an eight-day workshop: “Photographing the Here and Now in Shanghai and Hong Kong”.
Nov 27-Dec 4, 2026.
Two cities. Eight days. Infinite possibilities.
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1. Chow Yun Fat and Conan Lee. HK. 1987.
2. Two Dragons Bar. HK. 1975.
3. Pearl Tower, Shanghai, 2001.
4. Artificial beach, Shanghai, 2002.
Snack bars from Okinawa to Hokkaido. Interiors, exteriors, travels. 2018-2025.
From “Snack Sakura”. 276 pages of looking for bars named “Sakura”.
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1. Bars and “snacks”, Urasoe, Okinawa.
2. Snack Sakura, Ibaraki.
3. Snack Sakura, Osaka.
4. Snack Sakura, Sado, Niigata.
Honolulu, 1976. Stopover on the way to Tokyo. From “American Stopover”.
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1. Downtown Honolulu. Rendezvous Theatre.
2. Tin Tin Chop Suey.
3. Jukebox, Hotel Street.
4. Club Hubba Hubba.
October in Berlin, 1989.
Last moments of the wall. At the time it was like going to visit the pyramids. Something that will be there forever.
Seven unpublished (but unpredictably disseminated) pictures.
1. Twilight with Brandenburg Gate.
2. Wall with illuminated kill zone.
3. Aircraft light trail approaching Tegel.
4. You are Leaving the American Sector.
Last two days of my retrospective at The Polygon. Over 120 photographs. Plus glass cases with magazines and maps from the Magazine Years.
Saturday Oct 24 and Sunday Oct 25, 10am to 5pm. The Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver.
1. Jaguar and Neon, Hong Kong, 1974.
2. American Marine, Shore Patrol, HK, 1985.
3. Top: Steams Cafe, 1975.
Bottom: Silver Grill Cafe, 1975.
4. Top: Pool Hall, Honolulu, 1976.
Bottom: Man with Cigarette, SF, 1974.
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Hotels in the provinces. Thailand 2011-2013.
1. First Hotel, Nakhon Phanom.
2. Hotel outdoor corridor, Nong Khai.
3. From desk, Nakhon Phanom.
4. Hotel room, Nong Khai.
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Travels in Japan while making “Snack Sakura”. 2018-2025.
1. Friday night in Kurume.
2. Snack Sakura, Miyazaki.
3. Evening in Miyazaki.
4. Snack Sakura, Oki Island, Shimane.
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Unpublished and published from “Under Vancouver 1974-1981”. When ads for chainsaws were part of the landscape.
1. East Hastings Street, 1975.
2. Steams Cafe, 1975.
3. Pool hall interior, 1974.
4. Tracks near waterfront, 1981.
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Join me for a few days in the biggest city in the world, Shanghai. Followed by a few days in Hong Kong. Nov 27-Dec 4, 2026.
HERE and NOW in SHANGHAI and HONG KONG. Photography Workshop. Eight days of picture making in two of the region’s, and the world’s, greatest cities. And where I lived for nearly three decades. When you walk the streets and photograph a place you end up making it your own. Join me and see.
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1. View of Pudong from the south Bund, Shanghai. 2006.
2. End of Summer party at artificial beach, Shanghai, 2002.
3. Hotel entrance, Shanghai, 2006.
4. Disney morning, Shanghai. 2003.
Hanoi scenes, 2009-2010. From “Hanoi Calling” and out-takes.
1. Daily goods shop.
2. Bar interior.
3. Bedroom in old quarter.
4. Sunglasses at night.
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Okinawa days, Okinawa nights. 2009-2018.
1. Naha, game arcade. 2018.
2. Audrey, snack interior, Sakurazaka, 2016.
3. Ford under cover, Yomitan, 2016.
4. Ginowan twilight view, 2009.
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American Stopover. 1974-1982.
Pictures from the West Coast, Las Vegas and Honolulu, while heading to Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok. Greyhound bus trips, motels and all-night coffee shops.
Book available via link in bio. Hard cover. 160 pages. Signed on request. Shipping worldwide. Published by Kominek, Berlin.
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1. Paradise Lounge, San Francisco, 1982.
2. Tin Tin Chop Suey, Honolulu, 1976.
3. Terry’s Coffee, Greyhound to SF. 1976.
4. Greyhound passenger, Texas, 1978.
Hotel room views, streets and bars. Miyazaki, Maebashi, Sapporo, Otaru. 2019-2024. From “Snack Sakura”.
1. Hotel room view, Miyazaki, 2019.
2. Maebashi twilight, 2024.
3. Snack interior, Mizusawa, Iwate. 2023.
4. Sapporo twilight, 2019.
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Shanghai interiors, 2002-2005.
1. Bedroom with partial privacy. 2002.
2. Bedroom with three light sources. 2005.
3. Bedroom/Living room/Dining Room, 2004.
4. Kitchen scene, 2005.
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Hainan and Shenzhen scenes, 1993-1998.
1. Sanya, street cafe. Hainan, 1994.
2. House Disco, Shenzhen, 1997.
3. Shenzhen/Dongguan, 1993/1998.
4. Haikou construction site, Hainan. 1994.
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Shanghai interiors. 2001-2002.
Early 20th century buildings all over the city were being demolished during this period (late 90s, early 2000s). Entire neighborhoods even. And you couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss about it. But at the same time you knew it was all an accident that the early 20th century city had been preserved as long as it had. When China removed itself from the capitalistic grid following Mao’s victory in 1949, in the decades that followed the surface of Shanghai looked pretty much as it did in 1949, apart from the renamed streets and the odd Soviet inspired addition to the low-rise cityscape. When I moved to Shanghai in 1998 at first I photographed the exteriors but soon started trying to get inside buildings and homes to show what it was like to live in a place built for one family but shared between 5 or 10 households or more. This multi year exercise turned into the book “Phantom Shanghai”, first published in 2007. The project really took off when I started working with Emily Chen to help me get inside the homes of her fellow Shanghainese. Thanks Emily! @emilyleechen
1. Apartment on Xinle Lu, 2001.
2. Bedroom on Xinle Lu, 2002.
3. Bathroom on Julu Lu, 2002.
4. Shared kitchen and bathroom door. 2001.
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Hong Kong interiors, 1974-1989.
From “HK:PM” and “City of Darkness Revisited”.
1. Hotel room, Wanchai, 1982.
2. Cafe scene, Kowloon Walled City. 1989.
3. Walled City resident with red television. 1988.
4. Sailor in tattoo parlour, Wanchai, 1974.
Books available via link in bio.
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