"Portrait of Hong Kong" takes you on a journey through the old streets, quaint corners and harbour views of Hong Kong in the 50s and 60s. These never-seen-before images were photographed and cropped by award-winning photographer Fan Ho. The book begins with a foreword by celebrated film director John Woo and also includes an essay by professor Joseph Fung and biographical notes compiled by Sarah Greene.

《念香港人的舊》由何藩再次帶你穿越五六十年代的香港古老街道、古樸角落和海港景色。這些未曾面市的影像是由何藩花費一年時間重新於舊底片挑選出 500 幅作品並重新掃描剪裁，最終精選 153 幅作品，收錄成冊。此書由著名導演吳宇森、知名攝影師、攝影研究者與策展人馮漢紀，以及 Blue Lotus Gallery 創辦人 Sarah Greene 撰序。

This is the latest book project by celebrated photographer and film director Fan Ho, compiled from so far never seen images that were derived from his own archive of old original negatives. The flow of images takes you on a journey that loosely travels from west to east of Hong Kong island, from the boat people through construction and modernisation and across the harbour to the Kowloon side, ending in the New Territories and the quiet waters of Hong Kong. The selection of this new body of work feels more natural and closer to documentary compared to his previous highly stylised approach on street photography. In his own manifesto “Thoughts on Street Photography” which he wrote at the age of 28, and of which carefully selected quotes can be found throughout the book, he mentions: ‘My realistic street photos are rarely selected. Pictorial aesthetics and images with a sense of humour are still the key for salon photos but I expect changes to happen soon. In the meantime, I will just keep trying." In 2015 Fan Ho’s last dream started to materialise. Fan Ho selected about 500 old negatives from his own collection which he cropped in his signature style. After the very unfortunate event of his passing, it took another year for the project to be completed with the help of his family and Sarah Greene. In addition to the images, the book begins with a touching foreword written by John Woo about his personal encounters with Fan Ho. The book also includes an essay by professor Joseph Fung. Fan Ho’s colourful life is summarised by Sarah Greene in the biographical notes at the hand of multiple conversations and recordings with the artist.

《念香港人的舊》一書是香港著名攝影家兼電影導演何藩繼《香港追憶》、《人生舞台》和《香港‧往日情懷》後的第四部攝影作品集。內容由迄今為止從未曝光的作品彙編而成，這些影像來自何藩親手從舊底片檔案重新選出。

書中影像的流動帶領你踏上一段從港島西向東的漫步旅程，從船民到現代化的大街，穿過海旁走到九龍一側，於新界的寧靜水域止步。本作與何藩為人熟悉的電影擺拍作品不同，這輯新發表的作品，當中所表達的攝影感覺更為自然，更接近記錄性質及純街頭攝影。本作更精心挑選的引述了何藩於28歲時撰寫的《街頭攝影叢談》，其中提及到自己的真實街拍作品很少被選中，反觀具有幽默感的圖案或圖像美學仍然是沙龍照的關鍵，但他卻相信這個現象很快就會改變。於2015年，何藩從自己的影像檔案中選出了大約500張舊負片，再精選出150張作品加以他其標誌性的風格剪裁，塑造出這個彌足珍貴的歷史紀錄，完成一個未了的舊夢。何藩離世後，在他的家人和 Sarah Greene 的幫助下，這個項目再花了一年時間終於完成。此書由著名導演吳宇森感人的前言開始，分享了他與何藩之間的遭遇；再由知名攝影師、攝影研究者與策展人馮漢紀以及 Blue Lotus Gallery 創辦人 Sarah Greene 撰序，總結出香港攝影大師何藩豐富多彩的一生。