The back of an old residential building, showing wooden window frames, aged air conditioning units and color faded wall.


A typical back wall of residential block in Hong Kong, usually tugged away from the main streets where millions of tourists see every year. Behind the glamorous surface, majority of Hong Kong population still lives in buildings like this one from birth to death, before passing it onto the next generation.


Size: 4107px × 2767px
Location: Hong Kong
Photo credit: © Gu Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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