Hong Kong: The City of Dreams. Nury Vittachi

wonderful shot captures the elemental nature of Hong Kong—surging sea, soaring mountains, and glittering human infrastructure which mixes Chinese and Western influences.

      A nebula of fallen stars. It’s hard to believe that glassy, glittering Hong Kong was described by its first British masters as “a barren rock.” Most harbour-side buildings stand on reclaimed land, alongside a harbour that today is half its original width.

      From the plane’s portholes, you could see the traffic lights on the road and could not help but wonder whether the pilot would stop for them.