Amazing photos of Hong Kong in the 1950s taken by a 13-year-old teenager
These stunning photographs of Hong Kong during the 1950s were taken by a boy named Ho Fan. The teenager came from Shanghai to Hong Kong in 1949. The streets, filled with street vendors, hard workers and rickshaws scurrying everywhere, literally fascinated Ho. At that time it was customary to shoot in the studio, but the young photographer was more interested in casual and relaxed shots of the cramped streets of the city and not always smiling strangers.
His passion for photography began in childhood when his father gave him a Rolleiflex camera. Ho Fan's talent was revealed when he moved from Shanghai, where he was born, to Hong Kong. Throughout his career, Ho has received a total of about 280 honorary titles, awards and prizes. He became an internationally renowned photographer, as well as a Hong Kong and Taiwanese actor and director. Unfortunately, he died in 2016 at the age of 78.
The reportage series is an excellent example of street photography and immerses us in the everyday life of Hong Kong in the 1950s.
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