Introduction to Cultural Landscape Photography: Ruins and Old Districts
Cultural landscape photography differs from general landscape photography in that it explores the relationship between people and their environment. This course aims to understand certain social phenomena through photography, proposing different questions and answers through images. The tutor will guide students to various locations for practical sessions, focusing on ruins and old districts that are typically difficult to access. Following the shoots, there will be discussions and analyses of the photographic works. The final class will see students compiling all captured images into a more cohesive body of work.
The first session will cover important aspects to consider when shooting outdoors and methods for framing shots, followed by an outdoor shoot. Students will present their images in the next class, engaging in a group discussion where the tutor will provide feedback and insights. The goal is to facilitate sharing and discussion of each other’s work. The tutor will also share their own photographic works from the outdoor sessions, allowing students to learn various perspectives and shooting techniques.
This course is suitable for students who have basic understanding of photography and wish to further enhance their skills as well as those who are interested in cultural landscape.
Students are required to bring their own film or digital cameras, with the option to bring large format cameras and tripods.
Outdoor sections will be arranged at every Sunday afternoon, students will be informed of the details before lesson. Dates and times of outdoor sections are for reference only and may change depending on the weather conditions.
Tutor
So Hing Keung
So graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in Photographic Design from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has worked as lecturer in Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Hong Kong Art School, and he is currently a part-time lecturer in the Department of Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
He has held numerous solo and group exhibitions around the globe since 19850s including Paris, Berlin, New York, Toronto, Russia, Vienna, Mainland China and Hong Kong, to name a few. His most recent solo exhibitions are The Hue of Hong Kong (2022) and Hello! How are you? (2019) and group exhibitions are Desire to Fly (2023) and ACC 60th Anniversary Exhibition (2022). Among his many accolades, he was awarded Photographic Fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council in 1995, one-year Fellowship for Artistic Development and Award Visual Artist of the Year by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 1998 and 2023. He won the Prize of Excellence at the Hong Kong Art Biennial 2001 and the Judges and seven Gold Awards by the Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers in 1997 and 1999.
So’s works are collected by public and private collectors including Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Heritage Museum and City University Hong Kong, and have been auctioned successfully at Sotheby’s. He has involved in art and photography projects with international brands, such as Louis Vuitton, United Colours of Benetton, Fujifilm and Olympus.
| Period | 21 February to 21 March 2025 (every Friday and Sunday) |
| Time | 7:00-10:00pm (Friday) 2:30-5:30pm (Sunday: Outdoor section) *Dates and times of outdoor sections are for reference only, and may change depending on the weather conditions. |
| No. of Lesson | 9 (Total of 27 hours) |
| Fee | HK$4,390 |
| Level | Beginner |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Course Code | ASSC-1158B-F |
| Age | 16+ |
| Entry Requirement | N/A |
| Venue | 10/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre |
