Lam Chun Tung
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Hong Kong Jockey Club organises National Day Raceday on October 1 2017, marking the 68th anniversary of the establishment of People’s Republic of China. Horse racing fans is waiting for the next race on Shatin Racecourse on that day.
Born in Hong Kong, Lam Chun Tung started his career as a photojournalist in 2000. He worked with a variety of news media including Ming Pao and HK01 and currently works as Director of Photography for Initium Media. He served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association between 2011 and 2012. Apart from his photojournalistic practice, Lam has collaborated with NGOs to produce photography projects on the underprivileged, including the elderly, ethnic minorities women and prisoners. He is now devoted in documenting social and political issues in Hong Kong whilst exploring personal photo projects.
Categories judged by Chun Tung: Spot News / Portraits / General News / Portrait Series / Cultural Practices / Photographer of the Year, Asia
Quick links to POY Asia 2024 Judges: Gülbin Özdamar Akarçay / Lam Chun Tung / Forough Alaei / Wan Chantavilasvong / Joshua Irwandi / Jessica Lim / Saiyna Bashir / Steven Lee / Yuki Tanaka / Shuchi Kapoor
Chinese young people enjoy a performance in a park in the city of Shenzhen on December 18, 2018.
"Time is a critical factor in photography and it takes time to find meanings and values in documentary photography. You probably do not see any value in your photos at the moment, but it will develop as time accumulates. Let's revisit them in ten years and see if we have captured something valuable. That is what we can do."
Lam Chun Tung
Hongkongers demonstrated and protested on New Year’s Day, calling for better governance and democratic reforms in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, on January 1, 2020, as the large-scale anti-government protests and unrests were nearing their end.
There are barbed wires near the waters of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong in 2021.
The University of Hong Kong orders staff to remove the Pillar of Shame, a statue created by Danish artist Jens Galschiot to mourn the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Crackdown Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in the night of December 23, 2021. Workers is moving part of the statue into a container.
