In the West. Formerly in the East https://xitter.cf/t.co/fcCHtVXXRf
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined August 2009
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greg girard's (@gregforaday) american stopover #photography series captures his journey along the west coast in the 1970s
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In the late 80s and early 90s, Greg Girard captured the hidden depths of the infamous, ungoverned city within Hong Kong. trib.al/7vCVerL
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Today is the publication day for my book about Hong Kong. It's a labour of love that has taken me eight years to write, during which the city that I call home has changed irrevocably after the massive 2019 protest movement and the 2020 imposition of national security legislation
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Book Collection / Day 4
THE masterpiece from Greg Girad
Have you ever seen a pic of the old Hong Kong and the planes flying close over the houses? I bet 95% it was from @gregforaday
Greg Girard & Ian Lambot
City of Darkness: Life in Kowloon Walled City"
Revisited Edition
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A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has published @zlj517,photos taken by me in Idlib and claims that 'this is what the United States brought to the children in Afghanistan', but in fact, this is what the Syrian regime and Russian forces brought to the children in Idlib.
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Keanu Reeves, Patti Smith, Jason Isbell, and more to play Tibet House benefit concert bit.ly/3FO5h5H
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Bilal always said that foreign correspondents were gypsies; always coming and going. He chose to stay in Afghanistan when he could have worked anywhere. Now that choice was taken from him and his family.
“…I did my best to tell the story of the people of this country…”
You did, @bsarwary, you did — with so much heart, so much dedication, brother.
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"Before Expo 86, when the money moved in, Vancouver was a working-class port city of cheap hotels, greasy diners and neon..." 📷 by @gregforaday
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I've only seen this once, at the Ridge [RIP], as a festival offering. Never been sure it even got a theatrical release. I'd call it a fearlessly peculiar piece of work, and now I know where is, I'll watch it again. msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/…
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My piece for @guardian on the horror show that is Beijing's assault on Hong Kong. Put simply, within a month, Beijing has dismantled a partially free society and is trying to use its new law to enforce global censorship on speech regarding Hong Kong. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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How China-linked ships helped North Korea evade export sanctions wsj.com/articles/six-chinese…
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It's a curious experience, being the first man to enter the Women Only subway carriage on the stroke of 9.30am, when it becomes open to all. I know that I'm entitled to be here, but I feel like an interloper.
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I’m 6’3”. If Trump’s 6’3”, why have we never seen him discribed as “tall”? I’m used to journalists mentioning my height.
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Someone capable of publicly describing himself as a "very stable genius" is president of the United States. And you expect me to work with this material?
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Night Photography by @gregforaday
#nightlife #photography #streetphotography #neon #fubiz
Mention @fubiz if you wa… bit.ly/2wIhFp9
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.@gregforaday captures dramatic transformations w/ Richmond/Kowloon @RAG_Gallery_BC straight.com/arts/448281/gre… #yvrarts
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We so enjoyed hosting @gregforaday tonight for a talk on the Kowloon Walled City! Thank you @tong_lam & @uoftlibraries for helping host :)
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HK's Kowloon Walled City now a film on.wsj.com/1s1V2Rd with archive photos from @gregforaday and his project kck.st/1iHVu5l