What’s great about photography is the way it can offer viewers perspectives they wouldn’t be able to immediately see with their naked eye. And there’s also nothing more striking and immediate than an image to understand a situation— for example, the incredibly high urban density of a city like Hong Kong.
By pointing his camera straight up, photographer Dietrich Herlan changes point of view completely. Image courtesy of Dietrich Herlan
“Urban Density” is a new photographic series by Brazilian photographer Dietrich Herlan. Now based in Nottingham, England, Dietrich told Lonely Planet he travels extensively and frequently, backpacking mostly through Europe and Asia. And it’s his travels that have sparked his passion for photography, through which he produced his latest series.
This effect is achieved through a ultra wide-angle lens pointed straight upwards. Image courtesy of Dietrich Herlan
“I am fascinated by urban landscapes,” he told Lonely Planet. “I am always looking for geometry and symmetry obsessively in each composition and Hong Kong is a perfect place [to find them]”. Taking advantage of the symmetry of Hong Kong’s residential apartments, Dietrich can create “a unique looking shot with an ultra-wide angle lens by looking straight up”.
Hong Kong government housing is the perfect place to find symmetry, according to Dietrich. Image courtesy of Dietrich Herlan
That’s why the pictures in the series offer a whole new perspective on the government housing of Hong Kong and give a clear idea of just how much the city is populated. Like Dietrich himself said: “there are hundreds or even thousands of windows and behind each window, there is a family with so many stories”, and his unique point of view truly helps to translate those words into an image.
This shot shows both an old and a new apartment block , and one of Dietrich’s favorites. Image courtesy of Dietrich Herlan
If you’d like to see more of Dietrich Herlan’s work, you can check his website here and his Instagram account here.
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