Hong Kong’s fading beauty breaking the heart of Francis So

Francis So bagged four awards in the fourth Finisterra Arrabida Film Art and Tourism Festival in Portugal with his time-lapse video Seen By My Eyes. Photo: HKEJ
by Ella Cheung:
It wasn’t long after Francis So watched a time-lapse video of New Zealand’s breathtaking landscape that he became a convert to the art form.
“I was stunned,” he says of the spectacular scenery that unfolded before him one frame at a time.
Two years later, So is an award-winning time-lapse photographer, having bagged four awards in a recent international competition in Portugal.
He topped the mountain tourism category, took second place in the time-lapse and historical places sections and third in nature and wildlife photography.
So took up photography in 2004 when his father bought him a camera to take pictures of his sister’s graduation.
But his award-winning run did not begin until he read about time-lapse photography on the internet.
He decided to give it a try by shooting the Hong Kong scenery, a 13-month effort that produced a five-minute clip which he titled Seen By My Eyes...Continue reading, photos... [link]