Hong Kong Then and Now®
$70.94
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
24 June 2016
Summary
Hong Kong: A Visual Journey Through Time
Hong Kong’s captivating story began in 1841 when British cameras first captured its “fragrant harbour.” Since then, photography has chronicled its remarkable evolution, from its rapid growth as a Crown Colony to its 1997 handover to China and its current standing as a global financial hub.
Hong Kong Then and Now presents a unique perspective, juxtaposing rare, previously unseen historical photographs with modern images taken …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910904084 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1910904082 |
| Series: | Then and Now |
| Author: | Vaughan Grylls |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | Pavilion |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2016 |
| Weight: | 970g |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 279mm x 17mm |
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About The Author
Vaughan Grylls
Vaughan Grylls is a photographer, author and artist. His photography has been shown in the Photographers’ Gallery, Whitechapel Art Gallery and the Arnolfini. He is represented in several public collections, including the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, the Contemporary Art Society, Pfizer, Unilever and the Arts Council of Wales. From 1996 to 2005 Grylls was Chief Executive of the Kent Institute of Art and Design. In 2005 he founded the University for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham and Rochester, and serves as Emeritus Professor. He is the author and photographer of Oxford Then and Now, Cambridge Then and Now, Hong Kong Then and Now and Singapore Then and Now.
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