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As taxes and prices on most goods is lower in Hongkong than on the Chinese Mainland side people walk back and forth across the border with boxes filled with everything from electronics to pampers. Hundreds of people loaded with cardboard boxes gather on both sides. An underground trade system is put in place. In the open.

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There are many ways to sell your body. This lady is not taking the recession laying down. I admire people who in good spirit do this kind of work. A living, walking temporary ad medium. 125th street, Harlem, New York City.

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What's truly wonderful with a walk through the street markets in HK is that it smells fresh. No old stinky fish smells from the seafood stalls. No rotten meat at the butchers. The strongest smells come from fresh herbs and dried mushrooms and other dried stuff. Fresh is truly fresh in Hongkong. I love food in Hongkong. Especially all things Chinese. But they also have some of the best western,

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Take a fridge and a chair and set up shop along the road. Much nicer than an automatic vending machine. On a road on Lamma Island, Hongkong. By the way, there are no private cars on Lamma. Just bicycles.

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Lantau seen from Lamma.

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If you get up early enough an usually packed street can be completely empty. Even in Hongkong. I find the experience almost surreal. And beautiful. I've always loved early mornings in cities.

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Wai Keung is a brilliant artist and designer. And a true mensch. He helped me out on a recent shoot in HK. I don't know exactly what he does here, other than taking close up photos of something. He explained it to me, of course I forgot, but it involves shots of rocks. Tourists shoot the view. Wai Keung shoots the rocks. And I shoot a guy shooting rocks.

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Lamma Island Hongkong. 20 minutes by ferry from the main island. 100 years apart .

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I find Hongkong one of the most interesting places on earth. A modern vibrant city and one of the busiest ports in the world. But also beautiful countryside with miles and miles of hiking trails, fantastic islands, dramatic mountains, hideaway beaches and small charming villages where time seems to have stood still. Plus the best food in the world. Nice people too by the way.

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On the ferry back to HK Island from Lamma Island.

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Peaking through a window.

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Somewhere in the Oranges, New Jersey.  An area unfortunately plagued by low employment  and a rather high level of crime. It was on its way up when the recession hit  like a sledge hammer. Once, long ago, it was a very vibrant area,  with lots of manufacturing jobs. It's less than 30 mintues from Manhattan by train or car. The area has plenty of old factory spaces that could

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Union Square

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Why do we have grave yards? To make life last longer than us? This image was taken from a bus in Hongkong. Traveling from Aberdeen to Wanchai. It's in Pok Fu Lam. One of many beautiful part so of Hongkong. Some apartment buildings are very close to the grave yard. You can see the tombstones from you bedroom window.

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Click on the image to view larger. Salvation Army v.2011. Loud rock'n roll blasting out of a small speaker cabinet. No acoustic guitars in sight.

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New York City. Crhistmas Eve. The streets filled with people. Families.Couples. Toursists. New Yorkers. Christmas trees and Menorahs. Lights everywhere. I walked past Saint Malachy's Roman Catholic Churchon 49th street near 8th avenue. It's also known as the "The Actor's Chapel". I've never been in. Wondered what a late Christmas Eve in a Catholic Church would be like. It was empty. Aside from a

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Stanley, HongKong. A mild winter afternoon.

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Chinese can be funny when you don't understand it.

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Hongkong is actually rather cold this time of year. Santas, Christmas trees and decorations are everywhere. Loudspeakers in every store and on every corner blast Christmas songs 28 hours a day. It's a merry overload making New York seem rather restrained. I even ran into a Scandinavian Lucia train in the soho area of Hongkong.

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A real French restaurant in Hongkong's Soho district.

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Sometimes you get that almost artifical light in New York. Like it doesn't fit. If it was a painting it wouldn't look right. A bad artist not knowing his light. The sky and ground not matching somehow.

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Last night, on my way home to my town in New Jersey, the train stopped at a station before mine and it was announced that we would be held up for up to an hour due to a fatality on the tracks.I shot this image at the station while waiting.

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Paus after the lunch rush. Back street, Chinatown NYC.

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I noticed this bag and its content, or what might be left of it, on the sidewalk in Chinatown one early morning. did someone just drop it and didn't notice? Or was the person attacked and had to flee without the bag? Or is it a bag someone snatched and threw away after having taken whatever valuables might have been in it? Or an accident, and this was left behind?

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. in SoHo the streets have those plates with glass circles in them. I don't know what they call those? Anyone? If you look closely they are rather like plates filled with colorful gemstones. This one's on Broadway.

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timeless town

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just because

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Question is if I should start the new year with a new blog or not. I'm testing Wordpress. What do you think? Meaning I might leave this one, and go for wordpress instead? Or is it just silly?  And calling it Topix. Instead of toreclaesson.  Is that any good? Or am I just getting itchy for no reason other than that change is nice sometimes.   http://topixdotwordpressdotcom.wordpress.com/

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The first computer I ever came in touch with was an Apple computer. (Aside from dedicated type setting computers.)  I was working as an art director at HLR/BBDO in Stockholm. Assigned to do campaigns for Apple. I loved the Macintosh from the first second. Although I didn't know exactly how to use it. It took a while quite honestly. I couldn't believe anybody would ever want to use any other

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You can shoot pictures out of nowhere. Pointing the camera in directions not so obvious. Sometimes the result is nothing, sometimes it's interesting.

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For some reason I've lately been taking a lot ofphotos of people walking by interesting walls and backgrounds. What's fascinates me about it that the same backdrop seems to have different meanings depending on the wprson walking by.

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A Is this a small laid back town in Australia or a New York City? Both actually. Ruby's on Mulberry at Spring Street. In the neighborhood we call NoLiTa. Lovely place for a burger and a beer. And the coffee is outstanding. The Aussies know their coffee.

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Some days things just look very different through the lens than they do with the bare eye. Like the lens was from some time long passed.

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. Nope, He's not sharing his wealth with the little guy. He's taking the last penny. That's a picture of today's America. the art piece is at the 14th street 8th Avenue on the subway Sculptures by Tom Otterness

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Nice Green Bo, on 66 Bayard Street in Chinatown, New York City. Great dumplings. Fresh food in general. A touch of Schezuan and a bit of Shanghai. Not the typical greasy stuff although the menu reads as most others. The room is just as ugly as most small China food joints most everywhere in the world. New York's unfriendliest waiters, which says a lot, consdering the stone faced, over

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nothing special, chinatown, new york city.

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I ran into him just south of Madison Square Park on Broadway. A very kind gentleman. A star. A legend. I believe he is over 70 now. He wasn't all too impressed by my puny digital Nikon D700. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/nyregion/03polaroid.html http://www.facebook.com/LOUIS.MENDES.PHOTOS

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New Jersey got its share of Irene's tears and breath.

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Coming out of the station at Canal Street and 6th Avenue. I like the almost Mondrian like quality to the colors. Modern art hidden in a place that looks like a run down part in the third world. New York is rather rough around the edges in many places. But you can always find the art in it if you look carefully.

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Pepsi trying to get some attention unseasonal attention.

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The best way to get around New York city is the subway. Taxis are generally a pain in the ass. Traffic jams, especially cross town. Their driving technique is designed to make you throw up whatever you had to drink or eat.

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26th street

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New York is a far more friendly place than its reputation says. But it's busy. And frantic. Especially during rush-to-work hour, and rush-home hour. There will be bumping and grinding.

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just a typical new york view.

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Valentino.

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Nrew York is a strange city when it comes to public toilets.They almost doesn't exist.You have to sneak into restartuants, stores, hotels etc.And what's worse, the public ones are in worse shape than inmany third world countries.This is the one in Washington Square Park.Right in the middle of NYU land and a place where many tourists visit.One of the finests parts of Manhattan.The upkeep seems to

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Over the years I have photographedthe Empire State Buildingin many different ways, angles and light conditions.But it's been a while since I sawanything new in it.The other day I did.it looks almost as if the CCTV building in Beijing,by Rem Koolhaas, is enveloping it.Symbolic?

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better dress warm

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jesper haynes gallery

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They've got a great sense of humor in Chinatown.

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This recession has starved fashion victims lining up for fancy garb, not soup.Sample sale on 5th Avenue, New York City.

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on a not so hip corner in new york citythis totally hip fashion addict walks down the street with his desigual shopping bag not one piece of his appearance a coincidence.

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Well, to be fair, I didn't try it.Maybe it's fantastic.The price certainly is.But really, how on earth can you sell a decent slice for a dollar in New York?What's in the dough?What cheese?The tomato sauce?How much is the rent?Prime location after all.Workers compensation?Part of me wish and hope it's just fine.But I'm clearly suspicious.MaybeI'm judgmental.But something gotta give, right.Even if

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I don't do paparazzi. So here's a close-up.Langley.Great grand daughter of Ernest. While waiting in line to get into an event at internet week new york.She's good friends with one of my office colleagues.

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somewhere on 8th avenue, or maybe 9th, manhattan, new york city.

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That was weeks ago now.Central Park, beginning of May.

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along broadway in soho.

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We have till Saturday apparently.So why don't you just deposit all your remaining money into my bank account?Just let me know and I'll send you the details.Talking about which, there seem to be ads all over town about the impending earthquake.Especially on the subway trains.One such ad promotes a book you can buy at Barnes & Noble.Buy?Do they really care about the money if the world is going

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This is right in the middle of one of New York's most bustling areas. The border of Chinatown and Tribeca.Courtlandt Alley I think the name is.

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One already world famous percussionist and one to come.Yonatan is my nephew.

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In New York you can get a haircut for less than $7.I've seen $6 haircuts being advertised in Chinatown.I'm sure there are $5 ones as well in the outer boroughs.But you can as easily spend $700 getting snipped.

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I walked pass Gansevoort Plaza opposite the Apple store in the hip meatpacking district in NY.A green container draw my attention.Inside they show 8 short films, by 8 directors.Apparently USA has partnered with RSA Films and Ridley & Tony Scott.It just for three days in NY.13-15 May.I love these kind of free events.New York always has a lot of cool things to experience for free.check out

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click image to enlarge

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Whenever the weather permits groups of Chinese men and women gather in the park in China Town, New York, playing games, listening to classic chinese music, hanging out, pick-nicking, and I assume, gossiping.I often take my lunch there too.

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The classic massive hotel next to Madison Square Garden.From an angle most tourists won't see it.Not even those who stay in it.Simply because there's really no reason to venture to the area from which I shot this image.If you don't live or work there.Not many, if any, bars or restaurants around.It isn't the prettiest part of New York.The south part of what is Hell's Kitchen.I't's not so much a

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I work and eat in Chinatown, New York City.This joint is on Canal Street, just across from the office.I think it's called Canal Best Food or something.In Chinatown they all have names impossible to remember.There's plenty of good Chinese, and Vietnamese, food in this part of town.This one has excellent duck and chicken.

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A quiet Mondrian moment in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York.

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