P H Yang Photography | Photo of the Day

Bruno Barbey's China Show

Renowned French Magnum photographer, Bruno Barbey, kicks off his exhibition
featuring images of 'China since 1973', when he joined the French President
George Pompidou’s official visit to China. Viewing by appointment
only at F11 Photographic Museum until 15 July, as part of French May.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Happy Valley · Hong Kong | 2015
31 May 2015

Dragon Boats

Dragon boats are stored on top of the roof before they are ready for the races
at Stanley Beach.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Stanley · Hong Kong | 2015
30 May 2015

Street Art by Bao

A mural painted by Bao, a self-taught artist who loves traveling with her unique
art, now based in Hong Kong, in Shheung Wan, a trendy district known for its
antique shops and art galleries.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Sheung Wan · Hong Kong | 2015
29 May 2015

Malaysia Rattled by Joshua Wong

Malaysia denies entry to 18 year-old Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong democracy activist
on Tuesday in what critics called an act of political censorship by the Malaysian
government, apparently with pressure from the Chinese government.

Wong is invited to speak at forums in cities across Malaysia from Tuesday to Friday,
hosted by activist groups including Malaysia Youth and Student Democratic Movement,
to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia | 2015
28 May 2015

Lennon Wall Continues

Lennon Wall in Hong Kong refers to the democratic mosaic wall created during the
Umbrella Movement with tens of thousands of post-it notes demanding democracy
and real suffrage. It is one of the major landmark at Admiralty Occupy zone
and now continues at Umbrella Festival.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Shek Kip Mei · Hong Kong | 2015
27 May 2015

Sad Songs on June 4

Over a hundred college students are committed to spreading the sad songs on
June 4 Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, in all 18 districts of Hong Kong
dressed in black, to express how our youth feels about the atrocity.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Causeway Bay · Hong Kong | 2015
26 May 2015

Foreign Forces

Singaporean artist Marla Bendini, dressed in the distinctive "Sarong Kebaya"
uniform worn by flight attendents of Singapore Airlines and holding a broken
yellow umbrella, in a performance art together with Benny Lim, representing
the so-called 'foreign influences' during the Umbrella Movement.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Shek Kip Mei · Hong Kong | 2015
25 May 2015

The End of the World

A drawing by French illustrator Nicolas Vial, named 'The End of the World as
Predicted by the Mayans', is part of a collaborative dialogue with the work
of several young Hong Kong artists on Climate Change at Hong Kong Art
Centre on 13 May - 10 June, a French May program.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Wanchai · Hong Kong | 2015
24 May 2015

Three-faced Ushnishavijaya

A wooden statue of Three-faced Ushnishavijaya, with eight arms, is on display at
the Exhibition of over 100 Buddhist Tangka Art and Tibetan Buddhist
Handicrafts at Hong Kong Art Centre on 20-25 May.

Tangka is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, or silk applique, usually
depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Wanchai · Hong Kong | 2015
23 May 2015

Tanya Stubbles Ignites

Award-winning Australian mixed media artist Tanya Stubbles shows off 'Ignite',
constructed using weathered old timbers and oxides sourced in rural areas
intricately woven into a lyrical interpretation of the landscape.

Thousands of artworks and artists from over 130 galleries worldwide showcase
their work at Affordable Art Fair at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre on 22-24 May.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Wanchai · Hong Kong | 2015
22 May 2015

Beach Fun

A young girl in a cute watermelon-design swimming costume is having fun
being buried in the sand by her family at Shek O beach. Voted one of
the best 10 beaches in Hong Kong, the girl and her family enjoy ample
space as periodic rain has kept people away.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Shek O · Hong Kong | 2015
21 May 2015

Beyond the Sound

Cécile Talec explores the perception of space in its sound dimension with
Panoramic Poliphonix at Beyond the Sound, a new media art exhibition,
at Comix Home Base from 8 May to 8 June. The works confront the viewers
with perceptual habits to open the field to new cognitive and sensory
spaces, and are part of the French May program.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Wanchai · Hong Kong | 2015
20 May 2015

I Want Real Universal Suffrage

3 year-old Danielle Leung writes on the Chalk Wall at Umbrella Festival, a
multidisciplinary art festival in response to Hong Kong's current societal
concerns, where citizens of Hong Kong continue to express the desires on
political reform, such as 'I Want Real Universal Suffrage' (in Chinese),
clearly visable on the right foregound.

15 images from this photographer are on display at the Umbrella Festival,
held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.

Shek Kip Mei · Hong Kong | 2015
19 May 2015

Umbrella Festival Opening

Numerous umbrellas are raised again at the opening of the Umbrella Festival, a
multidisciplinary art festival in response to Hong Kong's current societal
concerns, including visual art exhibitions, film and video screening,
performance art, drama, dance and more.

The Festival is held at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre (JCCAC) on 17-31 May.
15 images from this photographer have been entered and all are on display.

Shek Kip Mei · Hong Kong | 2015
18 May 2015

Antoine Rameau's Essence

French artist Antoine Rameau shows his favourite work 'House of Holy Spirits'
at his exhibition titled 'The Essence' displaying unique collage style of
evocative images of mixed origins, namely Western- and Asian-inspired
pop art, comics, street art and recycled art.

The exhibition at Karin Weber Gallery at 20 Aberdeen Street runs till 18 May
and is part of the French May program.

SOHO · Hong Kong | 2015
17 May 2015

Hong Kong Phooey Resurrected

The mosaic of 1970s American cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey — a mask-wearing dog
who is an expert in kung fu — is resurrected by high-profile French street artist Invader,
after being removed from a city wall last year by the Hong Kong authority.

A ceramic mosaic re-made has fetched US$307,000 at a Sotheby's auction in January,
a new record for its French creator. Invader is having an exhibition of his work
titled 'Wipe Out' at PMQ until 17 May as part of the French May program and a
sweet revenge against the local authority.

Happy Valley · Hong Kong | 2015
16 May 2015

Keukenhorf Gardens

About 7 million flower bulbs of a great variety are planted annually in Keukenhof
(Kitchen garden), in Lisse, the Netherlands. It is one of the largest flower
gardens in the world.

Lisse · Netherlands | 2015
15 May 2015

Frolicking Mandarin Ducks

A pair of manadarin ducks frolick at a pond in Keukenhof (Kitchen garden), also
known as the Garden of Europe and one of the world's largest flower gardens,
in the small town of Lisse, the Netherlands.

Lisse · Netherlands | 2015
14 May 2015

Stadhuis at Burg

The exquisite Gothic facade of the historical 1420 Stadhuis (City Hall) with
replica statues of counts and countesses of Flanders, the originals having
been destroyed by French soldiers in 1792, stands in the enchanting
Burg, the administrative hub of Bruges for centuries.

Bruges · Belgium | 2015
13 May 2015

Ingbert at Ghent's Waterfront

Ingbert likes to bike to the waterfront of Ghent and hangs out with his friends
in front of the facades of old warehouses and townhouses, which look
amazing at dusk.

Ghent · Belgium | 2015
12 May 2015

Grand Place of Brussels

The medieval grandeur of Brussels' fabulous Grand Place never fails to impress.
The fanciful neo-Gothic Maison du Roi, rebuilt in 1873, is actually 200 years
younger than the surrounding guildhouses.

Brussels · Belgium | 2015
11 May 2015

Antwerp Centraal Station

The magnificent Antwerp Centraal train station with its neo-Gothic facade and
vast main hall, was named one of the five most beautiful stations in the
world by Newsweek.

Antwerp · Belgium | 2015
10 May 2015

Ghent's Waterfront at Dusk

The waterfront facades of Ghent's old warehouses and townhouses with the little
Grasbrug bridge at the background, are at their most photogenic at dusk.

Ghent · Belgium | 2015
9 May 2015

Markt Square of Bruges

The open market square is the historical centre of Bruges, the most attractive
medieval town of Belgium, with the towering 83m-tall 13th Century Belfort, the
neo-Gothic Historium which was built in 1435 and the statue of Jan Breydel
and Pieter De Conick, the leaders of the Bruges Matins.

Bruges · Belgium | 2015
8 May 2015

Windmills of Kinderdijk

Kinderdijk is situated in a polder (low-lying plain) at the confluence of River Lek
and Noord. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built around 1740.
This group of mills is the largest concentration of old windmills in the
Netherlands. They have been named a UNESCO World Heritage since 1997.

Kinderdijk · Netherlands | 2015
7 May 2015

Cube Houses of Rotterdam

Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in
Rotterdam, Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the
concept of "living as an urban treetop": high density housing with
sufficient space on the ground level.

Rotterdam · Netherlands | 2015
6 May 2015

Tulips at Keukenhorf Gardens

Keukenhof (Kitchen garden), also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world's
largest flower gardens. It is in the small town of Lisse, the Netherlands. About
7 million flower bulbs are planted annually in an area of 32 hectares (79 acres).

Keukenhof is open annually from mid-March to mid-May.

Lisse · Netherlands | 2015
5 May 2015

Tulips Tulips Everywhere

Bright bunches of tulips may be the definitive symbol of the Netherlands and
as soon as you step out of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, you are greeted
with picturesque circles of the blooming flower with the 'I Amsterdam'
art installation as the background.

Tulips originally came from the Ottoman Empire, and their name literally means
turban. Tulips first gained popularity in Holland in 1593 when Carolus Clusius
became the Head Botanist at the University of Leiden.

Amsterdam · Netherlands | 2015
4 May 2015

Nepali Wedding Entourage

The wedding entourage of Ren and Sanjib Lohala, two Nepali grooms in the car, is led
by men carrying the wedding presents for the brides, while cheered by on-lookers
and well-wishers.

Please help and donate to #NepalQuakeRelief efforts generously.

Bhaktapur · Nepal | 2013
3 May 2015

All Seeing Eyes at Swayambhunath

The mysterious eyes on stupas face the four cardinal directions, plus the third eye
above symbolizing the all-seeing wisdom of the Buddha. The iconic Swayambhunath
Temple (aka Monkey Temple owing to the many holy monkeys living there) complex
on a hill west of Kathmandu has been badly hit.

This stupa remains standing while many World Heritage monuments have collapsed
during the recent 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Nepal. Please help and
donate to #NepalQuakeRelief efforts generously.

Swayambhunath · Nepal | 2013
2 May 2015

Gateway to Mul Chowk in Patan

South of the former palace of the Malal kings, the current Patan Museum, a gateway
opens into the stately Mul Chowk (square), the largest and oldest of the palace's
three main squares, which was built in 1665 by Srinivasa Malla.

It is believed to have collapsed together with many World Heritage monuments
during the recent 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Nepal. Please help and
donate to #NepalQuakeRelief efforts generously.

Patan · Nepal | 2013
1 May 2015

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