A week’s worth of street photographs and interviews from the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong—that most civil of civil disobedience movements.
Edited by Karolle Rabarison
Aaron Lam’s street photographs and interviews document the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong—participating in the most civil of civil disobedience movements.
Aaron Lam is a Canadian photographer and musician based in Hong Kong. Most of his camera work focuses on storytelling through black and white and includes portraits, landscapes, and street photography. In 2012, he started experimenting with music, first assembling EDM and hip hop-based mixes under the DJ name “Mr. Lam,” and more recently producing electronic music as “The Fiendish Dr. Wu.”
Lam graduated from the University of Victoria and currently teaches music at an international school in Hong Kong. His art and music portfolio can be viewed at GRAYSHADES.
“I am not afraid. I support today’s generation of students. It is their future, and I am here for them.”“Students have integrity and they’re innocent. They are holding the future. Support their fight for universal suffrage and democracy. All civilians should stand up and fight against the Communist Party for their dictatorship and suppression.”Students, fatigued and sweaty, stay composed and bleakly optimistic inside one of the Occupation sites in Admiralty.This double-decker bus was transformed into a medical center by medical school volunteers in Admiralty. Earlier in the afternoon, the owner of the bus wanted the bus back. According to the bus driver’s Facebook page, the bus was cleaned inside and out and returned back to the driver within 10 minutes.The preferred dress of dissent includes goggles, gas masks, ice packs, and iPhones.Protesters camp on a bridge in Central.“Fresh apples! Take as many as you’d like!”A lone cyclist jumps over a barricade and strolls through an empty traffic tunnel. A single figure is rare to see during the revolution.“Here, take this! I made it! I’ve made so many! Take more!”“If you record me, I will kill you!”“Are you press? No? Then get back! Go away!”An assemblage of umbrellas sits quietly in Admiralty in the middle of a roundabout. The name “Umbrella Revolution” seems quite fitting. Umbrellas have many uses in Hong Kong, including shielding yourself from the sun, the rain, the tear gas, and from other people carrying umbrellas.Cantopop classics echoed across Hong Kong Island in half-hearted choruses and jingles. Though the organization and logistics of the occupy movement has been stellar, the chants definitely need more work or they should just get U2 or something.
