Daily Archives: February 1, 2013


PHOTOGRAPHY – Cages, Hookers, Tattoos: HK’s Grim Underbelly

Today, John Tsang announced a ‘surprise’ budget surplus of HK$40billion – suspiciously far from the predicted HK$3.4billion deficit predicted. As the government gormlessly ponders how to squander it, we take a timely look at New Zealand photographer Jonathan Van Smit. His first set below is entitled ‘Real Lives’, documenting the grim conditions of the ‘cage dwelling’ poor […]