Origin, Waterfall Bay, Hong Kong

Waterfall Bay is the genesis of modern Hong Kong. Trading ships from Europe and America would come here in the early 1800's to replenish their water supplies; this put Hong Kong on the global map. "Hong Kong" means Fragrant Harbour in Cantonese and in this case local people were referring to the sweetness of the fresh water from the waterfall when naming this specific location. Westerners mistakenly went on to name the entire island Hong Kong, and the rest is history. This image was shot on one of the very last sheets of black and white Polaroid Type 55 film, in the winter of 2017, using a 5x4 large format camera. The bay faces south-west and as Hong Kong is tropical, the lower winter su...View all