![FHHKYApproaching-shadow](http://www.modernbook.com/fanho/images/FHHKYApproaching-shadow.jpg)
Approaching Shadow
![FHHKYAfternoon-chat](http://www.modernbook.com/fanho/images/FHHKYAfternoon-chat.jpg)
Afternoon Chat
![FHHKYAs-evening-hurries-by](http://www.modernbook.com/fanho/images/FHHKYAs-evening-hurries-by.jpg)
Evening Hurries by
![FHHKYConstruction](http://www.modernbook.com/fanho/images/FHHKYConstruction.jpg)
Construction
![FHHKYFlare](http://www.modernbook.com/fanho/images/FHHKYFlare.jpg)
Flare
![FHHKYHER_STUD](http://www.modernbook.com/fanho/images/FHHKYHER_STUD.jpg)
Her Study
![FHHKYIn-a-Buddhst-Temple](http://www.modernbook.com/fanho/images/FHHKYIn-a-Buddhst-Temple.jpg)
In a Buddhist Temple
![FHHKYLonely-Stroll](http://www.modernbook.com/fanho/images/FHHKYLonely-Stroll.jpg)
Lonely Stroll
![FHHKYShadowy-life](http://www.modernbook.com/fanho/images/FHHKYShadowy-life.jpg)
Shadowy Life
![FHHKYOn-the-stage-of-life](http://www.modernbook.com/fanho/images/FHHKYOn-the-stage-of-life.jpg)
On the Stages of Life
![FHHKYSun-Rays](http://www.modernbook.com/fanho/images/FHHKYSun-Rays.jpg)
Sun Rays
My friend Marlene introduced me to photographer, Fan Ho who is currently represented by the Modernbook Gallery in Palo Alto, California. I was instantly inspired and excited by his work. He took these images over 50 years ago which I find incredibly intriguing since his work is so modern. He has received over 280 awards from international photography contests and exhibitions and also teaches as a "guest professor" at universities around the world.
Seeing Hong Kong through Ho's lens is like stepping into a fantasy world where light plays along the walls with a whimsical sense of humor . His perspective gives the impression of a well designed and thought out scene, but perhaps they were captured through chance? The title of his exhibition, The Living Theatre, lends itself to the former, although my child-like imagination prefers to think these moments existed in real time. His use of shadows to highlight shapes and figures mixed with a suspension of movement is breathtaking. I would love to step into Fan Ho's Hong Kong Yesterday for a weekend and watch the magic unfold.
Have a beautiful and magical weekend.
xoxo H