During the pandemic, a fountain pen repairman, with a surgical mask on, looked like a surgeon, still dedicatedly working at his small humble stall in an empty street.
As time passes, technology has evolved, and typewriters, fax machines, and telephones with dials have disappeared. The pencil was substituted by a fountain pen, then by a ball pen. In this era, the keyboard and mouse dominate the tools of writing.
By the time this old skillful technician leaves this world, his repair craftsmanship will probably have gone with him. He could save fountain pens, but not their heritage.
Kirby Ma is a passionate Chinese Canadian photographer based in Hong Kong, practicing street photography, portraits, landscape, cityscape, nature, and snaps.
Due to the nature of previous employment engagements, he was stationed in different countries such as Egypt, the Philippines, the USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, Taiwan, etc., and had close encounters and a better understanding of the local culture and people to extensively perform portraits and street photography.
His vision is to share the joy of photography and bring more happiness to the people.
Awards Year 2023
BIFA: 1 Bronze Award and 2 Honorable Mentions;
PX3: 1 Honorable Mention;
IPA: 1 Honorable Mention.
