Portuguese photojournalist Gonçalo Lobo Pinheiro has sought to capture the changing face of Macau,çalo the city he has called home for 12 years, through his latest documentary project: “What once was, will be no more…” Culminating in a book of the same name, Gonçalo spent a little over a year collecting images of the former Portuguese colony – now best known as a Chinese gambling destination – taken from the 1930s to the 1990s. Gonçalo took each of the original photographs he collected back to where it was taken and aligned it with the contemporary environment, juxtaposing historical and current scenes within the frame. Subscribe to HKFP's twice-weekly newsletter for a concise round-up of local news and our best coverage. Unsubscribe at any time - we will not pass on your data to third parties. Processing… Success! You're on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.“This book and an exhibition represent an encounter between the past and the present,” he said. “Macau has changed a lot in the last 50 years. My intention is also to show these changes from a different narrative, putting old photos in new places.” |
Inside the headChina launches 504Channel 4 is set to make major change to Gogglebox 11 years after the show beganStudent antiIraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a social media influencerA closer look at China's economic steadiness, vitality and potentialZendaya's racy Challengers threeThe REAL Evangelos Marinakis: The explosive hire'Controlling' husband who stabbed his 19NZ wins toss, opts to bowl in 5th and final T20 against Pakistan