Hong Kong: 100 people, 100 street jobs - Vanessa Li | Travel and Documentary Photographer

In a big city like Hong Kong, people are oftentimes neglectful of their surroundings as they clutter their minds with thoughts, or, they walk with a phone in their hands being occupied by whatever tasks.

After graduating from university in 2018, I started my first street photography project "Hong Kong: 100 people, 100 street jobs" by wandering the streets and captured people who often seem to be unnoticeable yet help shape this society.

Here I present some of the work from the collection.

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A owner of an aquarium fish shop in Mong Kok, Hong Kong

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A owner of an aquarium fish shop in Mong Kok, Hong Kong

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A couple who is clock repairers in Central, Hong Kong

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A couple who is clock repairers in Central, Hong Kong

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Vegetable stall holder in Wan Chai, Hong Kong

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Vegetable stall holder in Wan Chai, Hong Kong

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Fisherman in Sai Kung, Hong Kong

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Fisherman in Sai Kung, Hong Kong

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A staff of herbal tea shop in Mong Kok, Hong Kong

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A staff of herbal tea shop in Mong Kok, Hong Kong

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A man selling coconut water in Mong Kong, Hong Kong

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A man selling coconut water in Mong Kong, Hong Kong

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A Chinese threader in Sai Kung, Hong Kong. Traditional Chinese Threading is one of the rare traditions that survived thanks to the relentless pursuit of beauty by women. A thin threat is doubled, twisted and rolled over the unwanted hair, it can get rid of hair follicles, dead skin and cuticles. The logic behind this treatment is that as long as the blood circulation of the skin is maintained, it can cure itself.

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A Chinese threader in Sai Kung, Hong Kong. Traditional Chinese Threading is one of the rare traditions that survived thanks to the relentless pursuit of beauty by women. A thin threat is doubled, twisted and rolled over the unwanted hair, it can get rid of hair follicles, dead skin and cuticles. The logic behind this treatment is that as long as the blood circulation of the skin is maintained, it can cure itself.

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