Chongqing and Yangtze River scenes, 1995-2000.
1. River passenger ship, 1996.
2. Chongqing morning rush hour, 1995.
3. Public phone, Chongqing, 2000.
4. View of Wanzhou, 1995.
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Greg Girard
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Greg Girard
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In the West. Formerly in the East https://t.co/fcCHtVXXRf
Vancouver, British Columbia Katılım Ağustos 2009
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Port town scenes. 2013.
Vancouver waterfront and around town.
1. Star Life.
2. Balmoral Hotel.
3. Fox Cinema.
4. Patricia Hotel, first light.
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Wind and clouds, 1979-2020. Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai…
From various books and unpublished.
1. Apartment interior with fan, Peng Chau, Hong Kong 1983. From “HK:PM”.
2. Shanghai, 2005. From “Phantom Shanghai”.
3. Smoker, Koenji, Tokyo. 1979. From “JAL 76-88”.
4. Hotel room view, near Kawazu, Shizuoka. 2020.
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Coastal scenes in Japan, 2008-2025.
Shimane, Kanagawa, Okinawa…
From various books and unpublished.
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1. Sado Island, Niigata, 2019.
2. Oki Island, Shimane, 2025.
3. View from hotel room, Ginowan, Okinawa. 2023.
4. Yokosuka view, 2008.
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Photographs and Photography.
1962-2025.
1. Copy of John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing” in a box by the side of the road. 2013.
2. Sign in bookstore in Bellingham, WA. 2015.
3. The picture that made me want to go to Hong Kong. By Elliott Elisofon. And which I licensed for my book “HK:PM”. The folks at Getty, who bought the rights to the Life Magazine archive, in response to my request about this image actually searched the physical archive and found the original Kodachrome transparency, scanned it and uploaded it to their site, to allow me to license the photograph.
4. Paris Photo limousine, 2025.
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@conradquek Not sure, possibly Noritsu/Frontier scanner. Small files, done at commercial lab.
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A few rolls back from the lab. I used to do my own scanning but good grief it’s so much easier if somebody else does it. Too many processed but unscanned rolls of film laying around for months, years.
Tokyo and Okinawa, 2026.
1. Ginza.
2. Audrey, Oomori.
3. Naha, Okinawa.
4. Ōmori.
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Okayama scenes, 2022-2023.
From “Snack Sakura”.
Travels through 29 out of Japan’s 47 prefectures, looking for bars and snacks named “Sakura”. In towns along the coast, in the mountains, in big cities, in suburbs and rural areas. A journey through Japan’s unique “snack culture” and the places you find them. Which means pretty much everywhere.
1. Tamano, house and shipyard crane.
2. Snack Sakura, regular.
3. Okayama City, hotel room view.
4. Kurashiki, Snack Sakura.
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Shanghai bedrooms, 2001-2006. From “Phantom Shanghai”.
Currently out of print but next year is the 20th anniversary of the book and it seems a good time to consider reprinting. Please stay tuned!
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Driving around China. 2007-2010.
While working on a couple of stories for National Geographic back when.
1. Ordos, Inner Mongolia. Forest of high rises under construction, at twilight.
2. Shanxi, Gujiao. Trucks lined up to enter coal facility.
3. Ningxia, coal mountain.
4. Western girl in China. Henan.
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Street things and window displays. 1977-1989.
Hong Kong, San Francisco, Vancouver. From various books.
1. Bag of clocks, Hong Kong, 1983.
2. Jewellers window, Vancouver, 1977.
3. Kowloon Walled City, 1989.
4. China Airlines office, San Francisco. 1982.
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Airport scenes. Kabul, Pyongyang, Guangzhou etc. 1988-1999.
1. Kabul Airport, Afghanistan, 1988.
2. Pyongyang Airport, North Korea, 1995.
3. Near Bangkok Airport, 1988.
4. Approaching Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, 1999.
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1994 scenes. Hainan, Shanghai, Hong Kong.
1. Haikou construction site. 1994.
2. Shanghai, Pearl Tower. 1994.
3. Shanghai. Broadway Mansions. 1994.
4. Aircraft landing at Kai Tak. 1994.
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1983 in Shanghai, Guangzhou.
1. Department store shelves, Shanghai. 1983.
2. Nanjing Road, Shanghai 1983.
3. Guangzhou Airport, 1983.
4. Window displays, Shanghai, 1985/1983.
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Helicopter scenes. 1985-2015.
The first time I was on a helicopter was along the HK-China border, in 1985, in a British Army Scout (see second slide). Over the years helicopter flights became not exactly routine but definitely an option -depending where you were going, or who let you tag along, or who had the budget for it. In the mid 90s in Hong Kong it cost around USD 2000 an hour to hire a helicopter, a Bell Ranger (no idea what it costs now in HK or anywhere. This was long before drones were an option). Flying from the helipad on the harbour in Central you could see a lot of the territory in an hour. Out comes your credit card at the end of the flight and it goes on the expenses for the assignment, a dollar number which was vastly greater than your fee, and which kept you constantly juggling. On the helicopter it was usually just me and the pilot, but if there was time I’d invite a friend along for the ride. The door on the right side would be removed for an unobstructed view. Nice way to spend an hour above HK on a clear day.
1. “Slayer”. Camp Humphreys, Korea. 2015.
2. Shenzhen River separating Hong Kong and mainland China. 1985.
3. Exercises off Sattahip Thailand. 2008.
4. Andersen Air Base, Guam. 2008.
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Hotel rooms (China and Japan), and an airport. 2006-2026.
1. Hotel room facing the Yellow River, Shanxi. 2006.
2. Hotel room view, Shinjuku, 2009.
3. Hotel balcony view, Okinawa, 2008.
4. Amami Airport, 2026.
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Waitresses, stewardesses. 1974-2006.
1. Truck stop waitresses, Japan. 1988.
2. Waitresses in alleyway. Shanghai. 2006.
3. Waitress on break. Vancouver. 1974.
4. Vietnam Airlines cabin crew, HoChiMinhCity. 1993.
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Boats, trains, planes…
Vancouver, Hong Kong, Tokyo. 1974-2024.
1. Taxi on the Vancouver waterfront, 1981.
2. Hong Kong harbour, 1974.
3. Haneda Airport hotel room view. 2020.
4. Maebashi station, Gunma, Japan. 2024.
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If you need a roof over your head and you don’t have much money they were ok. These days things have changed though. In the city I live (Vancouver) many of these hotels are now run by social service organizations for people on social assistance. And in those it’s no longer possible to walk in off the street and rent a room for a night or a week. But some must still exist I imagine. And on the edge of the city there are motels, but it’s a different experience than staying in a cheap hotel.
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Hotel scenes around town. 1973-1980.
In high school on weekends I sometimes checked into a cheap hotel to photograph downtown. This was the early 1970s. Later I’d end up living at the Lotus Hotel and driving a taxi. In 1978 if you walked in off the street and asked for a room you could get one for $42 a week.
From “Under Vancouver 1972-1982”.
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1. Rialto Hotel and The Barn Cabaret. 1975.
2. Lotus Hotel with Japanese magazine. 1982.
3. Granville Hotel, 1974.
4. Gresham Hotel, 1973.
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