When I was in Hong Kong in the summer holidays we went up to the Peak tower where you get a wide view of the city. However all around you can still see the beautiful landscape and the rich green foliage. I got these three photos that show the differnet perspective and can completely change the way someone percieves hong kong.
These particular images show the huge contrast in Hong Kong between the city and the natural landscapes. I thought that these photos show the impact of the city and really stand out as they where all taken within the same few meters of each other.
New Topograpics was a term created by William Jenkins in 1975. It was used to describe a group of photographers who’s images where all similar, consisting of black and white prints of urban landscapes.
New Topographics was inspired by Albert Renger Patszch a German photographer, and the idea of new objectivity. The new objectivity movement, engaged with the world as clearly and precisely as possible.
Early photographers documented the natural landscape. The new topographic movement allows photographers to document parking lots, suburban housing and warehouses. Finding the beauty within the man made features.
The photos of man made structures, show how the natural landscape has been changed by industrial development.
Robert Adams
Robert Adams was born in Orange, New Jersey, 1937. He is best known for his photos that investigate the urban landscapes in the American West. He uses photography to show his love love for the landscape, and how urban and industrial growth has changed it.
Adams was raised in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado. In 1956, he moved to Southern California to attend the University of Redlands. He majored in English literature and carried on at the University of Southern California where he went on to earn a Ph.D in 1965.
When Adams returned to Colorado, he had a plan to start a career in teaching. However, the changes in the landscape shocked him, and so he taught himself the fundamentals of photography. He began capturing photos of his home state, showing his love for the geography and change in his home.
Adams’ photographs capture the physical traces of human life.
