Streetsnap Hong Kong

Baldwin Pui, 34, fashion designer
Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong
What do you do?
I founded Fungus Workshop with my wife two years ago. We are dedicated to fashion, handbags and accessory design.
Right now we are busy with the promotion of our new handbag and accessory series “Rain or Shine”, which will be in an exhibition in [...]

Jonathan Fong
Drawn by the artwork and imagery of rock records, his musical love affair was set in stone early in li fe. Apart from paying pilgrimage to major music festivals across the world, Jonathan is half of the indie electro-pop duo The Karl Maka.
What is indie?
Indie is an attitude, a belief. It is part of [...]

Gulou (Drum Tower) is located at the northern end of the central axis in Beijing, where ancient Beijing residents told time and arranged life according to its sounds. Hundreds of years later, Gulou no longer sounds, but the streets along its eastward red wall have become the central artery of the Beijing indie music scene.

MANILA STREET CLASH

There really is no easy way to describe Manila street style. Like the city itself, the sartorial affections of Manila’s indie kids reveal a hodgepodge of global and regional influences, injected with a personality that is distinctly our own. The only real trend in town is to do your own thing.

Name: Erik Strong
Age: 24
From: Swedenx
Occupation: Student for life!
Favorite music style: Rock
How would your friends describe your style: Lazy business
Your most frequented shopping destination: Malmo, Sweden
Your first Converse: I bought my first two pairs when I was 10. Red and Yellow
Favorite Converse: Black, Black and Black
What does your style say about you: Classic with a touch [...]

Sai Yeung Choi Street, Mong Kok, has one of the largest pedestrian flows in Hong Kong. An indie show held downtown is rare. Indie shows are usually considered to be underground parties for a minority, but today it’s moved to a busy street. Strong rhythms and sensitive musical themes have attracted many of the people passing through to stop and watch, to see what the young people are doing. On a hot summer evening watching the performers dancing, the audience begins to move along to the music.

The Making of a My Little Airport Music Video

My Little Airport is the impossibly cute Hong Kong indie band, founded by songwriter Ah P and vocalist Nicole. Their music is twee, their aesthetic coy, and their live shows are happy, clappy affairs. Quaint keyboards and lightweight call-and-response ditties about “toddling” in the zoo and forbidden romances are their calling cards. Since 2004 they have released 3 albums to much acclaim from the comfort and privacy of their own homes. The elusive, anti-tech My Little Airport seldom play live, but every time they do it is a wondrous full band affair.

TANG TING 27
Shanghai
Photographer
∎ As a photographer, what kind of work do you do?
I take some photos for magazines and commercials. I’ve also been covering indie music in China.
∎ Where does you photo inspiration come from?
My inspiration mainly comes from movies, novels and other artists. Only by communicating more with other artists can I open my [...]