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Brother Matt Atkin has sent in some more of his exotic photographs, this time of the markets of Hong Kong, where they sell some scary looking things that are supposed to be food – including shark’s fins.
I’ve very little idea what much this stuff is, but I’d guess it will have been caught by fishing boats – often wooden boats – similar to those we’ve seen in some of Matt’s earlier shots. Thanks for the pics Matt!
My photography enthusiast brother Matthew Atkin has been excelling himself lately – so here’s a new batch of his excellent shots of boats, this time from around Hong Kong.
It’s an amazing place. I have difficulty getting my head around the contrast between the anarchic and often ramshackle air of the fishing boats, traders and sampans on one hand, and the mind-numbing uniformity of the high rise blocks – to me it’s as if there are two completely different cultures, or even countries here. Thanks Matt!
My brother Matt Atkin and his family are greatly enjoying living in Hong Kong, and he continues to take many photographs of the island itself and the Far East destinations he visits for work and on holiday.
He’s recently sent me an armful of photos of the boats of Thailand that I’ll put up shortly; in the meantime, here are some recent shots from Hong Kong.
See some earlier posts of Matts photos:
More of Matt Atkin’s photos of the boats and ships of Hong Kong’s harbours
Spectacular photos of working boats and houseboats in Hong Kong’s harbours
The boats of Hanoi, part 2
The boats of Hanoi, Vietnam