A Borrowed Day

01 / 14

9:21 am

First Look Down

From the hotel window, the first thing the city said was a red taxi.

from the hotel window · 23mm · ƒ/4.5 · 1/170 · ISO 80

A red taxi crossing the flyover below, harbour and piers beyond

02 / 14

10:14 am

10:14

The old clock still keeps the market's mornings, a few steps above the street.

Central Market
23mm · ƒ/2.8 · 1/60 · ISO 80

An old double-faced GENT clock over the market stairs reading 10:14

03 / 14

10:32 am

Uphill Street

A street that climbs, shopfronts for lease, thirty floors stacked on the incline.

Staunton Street · 23mm · ƒ/4 · 1/140 · ISO 100

A climbing SoHo street, old shophouses in front, towers behind

04 / 14

11:24 am

Toward Kowloon

Wet roads under the footbridge, and every taxi wearing its route in colour.

Central
23mm · ƒ/8 · 1/80 · ISO 100

Roads below a footbridge, red and yellow taxis, a sign pointing to Kowloon

05 / 14

11:37 am

The Garden Between Banks

A blue fountain holding its ground in the middle of the money.

Central · 23mm · ƒ/8 · 1/70 · ISO 100

A bright blue fountain and palms under the bank towers

06 / 14

1:50 pm

Crossing Under Glass

A man crossed the tram tracks, the glass towers minding their own reflections.

Des Voeux Road
23mm · ƒ/5.6 · 1/350 · ISO 160

A man crossing tram tracks below a footbridge and mirrored towers

07 / 14

2:24 pm

In Levels

The city runs in levels: walkway, road, water, and the ships beyond.

the harbourfront · 23mm · ƒ/6.4 · 1/1000 · ISO 160

Walkway, road, palms and harbour stacked in layers, ferries in the distance

08 / 14

4:03 pm

Wheel Before the Storm

The wheel kept turning while the sky decided against the afternoon.

the observation wheel · 23mm · ƒ/2.8 · 1/1700 · ISO 160

The white observation wheel and red cabins against a storm-dark sky

A girl at the ferry window, the island skyline filling the glass

10 / 14

5:13 pm

His Window

Everyone kept a window. He chose the wheel and the banks.

the ferry · 23mm · ƒ/3.2 · 1/600 · ISO 125

A man photographing the observation wheel through the ferry window

11 / 14

5:25 pm

Astern

We pulled away, and the island stepped back to its full height under the cloud.

West Kowloon
23mm · ƒ/3.2 · 1/2200 · ISO 125

The western district dense with towers, the Peak under low cloud

12 / 14

5:27 pm

Palms and Towers

Palms in the park on this side, the towers waiting across the water.

West Kowloon · 23mm · ƒ/3.2 · 1/1900 · ISO 125

Two palms on the lawn, the towers rising across the harbour

A man sitting alone on the seawall, the full skyline and clouded Peak beyond

14 / 14

6:02 pm

Into the Ink

By six the harbour had gone to ink, and we kept sailing into it, as if the day had more to write.

the Palace Museum, West Kowloon
23mm · ƒ/3.2 · 1/2400 · ISO 125

The harbour dark under storm cloud, a single ferry crossing

9:21 am

First Look Down

10:14 am

10:14

10:32 am

Uphill Street

11:24 am

Toward Kowloon

11:37 am

The Garden Between Banks

1:50 pm

Crossing Under Glass

2:24 pm

In Levels

4:03 pm

Wheel Before the Storm

5:09 pm

One Window Over

5:13 pm

His Window

5:25 pm

Astern

5:27 pm

Palms and Towers

5:27 pm

The Seawall

6:02 pm

Into the Ink