Sammy Photo Studio is in an old walk-up buildling in Yau Ma Tei. Things haven't changed much there for half a century.
The current owner is master photographer Lam Kwok Shing who shoots only in film and touches up photos by hand. The process requires long hours of intense staring and is a possible cause of cataracts. Lam, now in his 60s, is stubbornly against adopting digital photography. It isn't because he's too old to learn. Lam is simply too in love with film.
"Retouching someone's portrait is like filling in the blemishes on the face of the moon," waxes Lam.read more
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