The overpowering repetition of brick, glass and stone suggests digital trickery, but only the perspective of the shots has been corrected to make the buildings appear face-on.

His vision is illuminating: laundry and hanging plants invest the massive structures with human character; colour interrupts their uniformity; no two blocks are the same. "Hong Kong is almost like a plant,'' he says. "It grows organically, making space for itself wherever possible." Elaine Hake