Hong Kong (2nd edition) Hardcover – July 12, 2012

I was hoping for an armchair adventure to Hong Kong. Instead I got a book with too many flaws to make it enjoyable. There is excessive whitespace (sorry, I don't care if this was for "artistic effect", I've never seen a photobook with so much whitespace). Worse, there are absolutely no captions, no context to guide the reader....which would have been really helpful in dealing with another of this book's glaring flaws: There are closeups of trombones, pipes/ropes, feet, etc. that could have been from anywhere in the world and in no way convey anything unique about Hong Kong. Furthermore, a total lack of organization made this book impossible to enjoy. Instead of being organized by neighborhood/district or theme/subject, the photos jump from a butcher shop on one page to a mountaintop on the next. In some ways, some of these flaws could be excusable if the price was cheap, but it wasn't. I feel this was a lazy, amateurish effort, especially from a pro who claims to have a penchant for the city. Save your money and simply watch the Hong Kong episode of The Layover with Tony Bourdain on Netflix instead. Not sure how or why it go so many 5-star reviews. I love good coffee table photobooks of cities, key word being good. If you want to see outstanding examples in this category, check out Tokyo Megacity by Donald Richie and Ben Simmons or Julius Shulman Los Angeles: The Birth of a Modern Metropolis. Both are informative and beautiful. I was hoping this effort by Alon Garty would be their peer, but it's not even close. It does not deserve a place in my collection or yours. I will keep searching for a good photobook on Hong Kong. If someone has a recommendation, please let me know. This book will be donated to either my local library or local landfill.

A great collection of photos from modern Hong Kong. Interesting in aspect and content.

I've been living in Hong Kong for 3 years, and have always found it hard to explain to my parents what I love about Hong Kong.Tall buildings, a harbour, mountains; Hong Kong has all these things.But Alon Garty's book captures the real Hong Kong.Bamboo scaffolding, a barbershop down a little allesy, hiking in Sai Wan; this is the real Hong Kong.Now I've bought my parents a copy of this book, and I think they understand me a bit better.

Alon's book is a well put together collection of his careful observations in Hong Kong.You will find in this book, a photograph of almost every possible aspect of what it is like to visit, live or experience Hong Kong.Highly recommended as a gift!

Book came no problems 14 days but ok just wish i could obtain more info on delivery time it kept say on way 28 days

Wir haben sechs Jahre in Hongkong gelebt und lieben diese Stadt. Deshalb sind wir immer auf der Jagd nach kleinen Erinnerungen. Dieses Buch hatte ich in einem Hotel in Hongkong entdeckt, leider war es käuflich nicht zu erwerben. Nun habe ich es bei Amazon gekauft und wir erfreuen uns an den schönen Bildern/Erinnerungen.