1st place
gold star award
Doug Caplan
canada 
title
Hong Kong Brutal Compressions
Through my fine art photography, I capture the dynamic interplay of geometry, urban energy, and the unseen connections in our built environments. My lens focuses on the architecture and infrastructure of cities, uncovering the rhythmic patterns and hidden stories that define urban life. Each image invites the viewer to explore the tension between order and chaos, movement and stillness, seen and unseen.
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entry description
This portfolio explores the brutal compressions of Hong Kong architecture from a street level point of view. Hong Kong is one of the most population-dense cities in the world. The average apartment size is about 450 square feet but most live in apartments less than 200 square feet. The true feel for the living compression that most Hong Kongers exist in can only been seen and experienced from the ground where the architecture surrounds you.about the photographer
I am an artist born in Montreal (1965) and currently based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.Through my fine art photography, I capture the dynamic interplay of geometry, urban energy, and the unseen connections in our built environments. My lens focuses on the architecture and infrastructure of cities, uncovering the rhythmic patterns and hidden stories that define urban life. Each image invites the viewer to explore the tension between order and chaos, movement and stillness, seen and unseen.
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