The Story A child born of mainland China, Wong Kar-Wai escaped to British-ruled Hong Kong during the beginning of China’s Cultural Revolution. He spent his early youth in a new city, isolated from the culture around him. Voices resonate as incoherent speech. Words assembled from familiar yet indeterminable sounds. In a busy city where people […]
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Cinema in an Ad-World
Advertisements pervades every aspect of our lives. It’s the driving force behind all things entertainment, from the shorts ran between our favorite shows to the internal ads delicately or indelicately placed into films. Ads often fade into the background of our everyday, considered to be a nuisance that should be ignored and habituated to. For […]
Theatrics in Repose: Chaotic Beauty of Lucha Libre
From 2017-2019, I’ve had the good fortune to capture the beautiful chaos that is Lucha Vavoom. It felt surreal to bear witness to the high flying, testosterone fueled theatrics that used to be confined to the black box residing within the living room. Overtime I wanted to dive deeper into the world. I originally posted […]
Master Class: Hungry Eyes of a Stray Dog – Daido Moriyama
“Nothing is more deadly than a deserted,” wandering narrow alleyways of the metropolis. Hungry, seeking scraps left behind by humanity and consuming whatever is present before him. Observing with hungry eyes, each passing moment and turned corners might allow him to feed. Following people within the city where “an uncanny scent floats,” the beast observes his ever changing […]
Interview & Photoshoot: Permanence in Flux
Tattoo Culture in South Korea. Photography and Interview by: Hon Hoang He sits in the tattoo parlor telling me about how Korea is changing. In his unique accent, a mix of Korean and Australian, he tells me about a traditional culture that is moving from conservatism towards one of self-expression. Traditional Korean views dictate that having […]
A Never Ending Distance
I often go back to The GAP when I feel doubt in what I am pursuing. I often feel disparaged when I look at the work that inspires me. It’s difficult to persist because of the distance between where I want to be and where I am now. It’s helpful to know that being able to discern […]
Emotionality in Photography
Photography & Writing by: Hon Hoang Hon Hoang: Hong Kong Express, Mongkok, Hong Kong, 2017 Hon Hoang: A Lucid Dream for an Insomniac, Tokyo, Japan, 2016 Hon Hoang: Cherchez LA Femme, Los Angeles, California, 2015 The advent of digital photography and social media has given us the ability to capture and share photographs like never before. […]
Interview & Photoshoot: A Dance in Duality – Identity and Digital Media
An Interview and Photoshoot with Sara X Mills Interview and Photography by Hon Hoang SaraOnTheInternet, Sara X Mills, the boob twerker, or Sara Mills, whichever name you may know her as, became an internet sensation for her rendition of Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” back in 2014. The video now has over 41 million views for […]