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K  U  M  I  K  O
MATSUSHIMA
Photography, 3D, Painting, Collage, Mixed Medium
Penang Colors, Digital Photograph, 2016

Penang Rainbow
Digital Photograph, 2016

Rainbow
New York Colors
Manila Colors
Hong Kong Colours

Arrival of Series, "Hong Kong Colours"

I spent 5 months in Singapore in 2020.  I was extremely busy studying and art making at Lasalle College of the Arts Graduate Program.  I couldn't go out even to a tourist spot in Singapore.  That was when I missed Hong Kong so much and started realizing how colorful and beautiful Hong Kong is.  I started this series, "Hong Kong Colours."  There was another coincidence.  I lived all through 10 and a half years in Mid Levels which is a place for expats.  My husband and I were supposed to move to Singapore initially so that we moved out of our 4-bedroom-apartment in August 2020.  I had to go back to Hong Kong in January 2021 due to my family issue.  My new home was a serviced apartment in Wan chai where my husband was living alone since we moved out of our large apartment.  For the first time ever, I started seeing fabulous local culture and people's lives in Wan Chai.  I was really fascinated by this.  The real and deep Hong Kong was there.  I used i-phone as a camera, since as you know, the i-phone camera went through such an amazing advancement in recent years.  By using iphone as a camera, I was able not to miss "shutter chance." Format wise, I had most pictures in this series, square rather than rectangular, because I posted these photos first on Instagram and then on Facebook by connecting Instagram and Facebook.  I posted one picture a day in the period starting on February the 5th right after the completion of the 3-week-quarantine till April the 23rd, right before departure to Singapore.  It was my first time to make a post everyday either on Instagram or Facebook.  And I ended up posting as many as 51 pictures without any breaks, which was quite an achievement if I say so myself.  I also appreciate that quite a few people gave me positive comments and suggestions about my photographs. 

Postcard, "Hong Kong Colours 2021" Available
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I chose 12 photos out of this series, designed a postcard in A5 size, had them printed out.  If you are interested, please send me an email on Contact page.

Photography Tours In and Around Hong Kong

In 2 and a half months since I came back to Hong Kong until I finally moved to Singapore, I had more experiences taking serious digital SLR photographs using Sony alpha7III and was able to deepen my knowledge about digital photography and photo editing using Lightroom Classic.  I appreciate my photography friends for inviting me to this group and enjoyed outings with those talented ladies. 

Symphony of Lights Series

Timeless Square

Night City Series

"Timeless Square" in "Nightcity Series'" taken at Times Square, New York won "City Scapes" 2018 Art Exhibition Award in the Special Merit Category in February 2018!

Hong Kong Night
New York Night
London Night
Tokyo Night
Portraits 2014
Textures
Leftside Right
Manhattan 2013
Manhattan Colors
Manhattan B/W
Tokyo Cool
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