Hong Kong (Jan 06)

Hong Kong Dec 2005-Jan 2006.


©2006 John F Rash
This is quite a large set of images for this blog. Usually, I like to only have 3 or 4 daily images at the most, but I wanted to share some photos here that may have been skipped over in my Hong Kong photo show in Greensboro earlier this year. If you have seen any of my Hong Kong photos you have probably seen at least a few of these images. I am hopeful that there is something new here even for the people that know me. I have so many great photos from this trip that I may do another Hong Kong Jan 2006 set in the future. Of course, it would be more ideal to return to Hong Kong for another week or two of shooting for a set of totally new images. Maybe I can find a project or a grant to fund it? I have no experience in such matters, but certainly would learn if I could get a free photo vacation out of it.

I'm currently learning Mandarin, and I am very interested in travelling to mainland China sometime next year for photography and language experiences. However, I would be happy spending the next year or three in Hong Kong again, as it is the most photogentic city I've visited thus far.

Speaking of travel... This weekend I am travelling to New York and plan on spending at least one full day gathering images. I've been to the city many times in the past, but have rarely had the time or the equipment to dedicate any part of my trip to photos. Hopefully I will be able to share some nice NYC images here next week.

John Rash

John Rash is a filmmaker, photographer, and visual artist based in Oxford, Mississippi. John earned his M.F.A. in Documentary and Experimental Art from Duke University and B.F.A. in Art Education from UNC-Greensboro, and now works as Assistant Professor of Film Production and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi. His documentary films and photographs often focus on topics of identity, counter-culture communities, social justice, and environment and have been shown in festivals and museums around the world. John has received multiple awards for his documentary works including the Soul of Southern Film Award from Indie Memphis Film Festival for Negro Terror, History+ Best Documentary Award from the North Carolina Museum of History for Our Movement Starts Here, and an Emmy nomination for his film about South Carolina-based photographer Sam Wang. John is also the founder of the Southern Punk Archive which aims to preserve the stories of DIY punk communities in the American South. In 2025, John was an Artist in Residence at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai and a resident artist at Crosstown Arts in Memphis, TN in 2022.

https://www.johnrash.com
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