The Election Soapbox | The Initium
Lam Yik Fei––The Initium
The election of 23-year-old Nathan Law, a member of the 2014 Umbrella protests who fought for a more independent Hong Kong, was one of the bigger surprises of the September elections in that semi-autonomous territory. Photographer Lam Yik Fei, a staffer at Hong Kong-based The Initium, covered the election. His black and white images and use of direct flash single out the key players and moments. The strong highlights and harsh shadows suggest how politics the world over are conducted both in public and in private.
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The election of 23-year-old Nathan Law, a member of the 2014 Umbrella protests who fought for a more independent Hong Kong, was one of the bigger surprises of the September elections in that semi-autonomous territory. Photographer Lam Yik Fei, a staffer at Hong Kong-based The Initium, covered the election. His black and white images and use of direct flash single out the key players and moments. The strong highlights and harsh shadows suggest how politics the world over are conducted both in public and in private.