HKFP’s trash point art shot wins Hong Kong Press Photographers Association prize

HKFP photojournalist Kyle Lam has won a Hong Kong Press Photographers Association prize for his shot of a refuse collection point in Kwai Chung, where cleaners had displayed art retrieved from bins.

A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate on March 6, 2023. Cleaners were banned from hanging decorations on the wall after the refuse collection point was featured by local media. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Lam’s shot won the top prize in the “Focus at the Frontline 2023” category on Saturday.

The refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate, Hong Kong, before and after paintings hung on the walls were removed – slide handle to view. Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

The paintings – which were collected by cleaners over several years – were taken down and thrown away per the Housing Department’s request last March.

The department was worried that too many people would visit the spot and obstruct the workers after reports of the make-shift gallery surfaced online, a worker told HKFP.

Category runners-up:

Runner-up. Photo: Tang Ka Huen/Ming Pao.

Runner-up. Photo: Yeung Pak Yin/Ming Pao.

Runner-up. Photo: Yung Chi Wai Derek/Yahoo.

Runner-up. Photo: Lee Yui Chit Eugene/AM730.

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