'ROUND HONG-KONG

Alleys and footbridges everywhere, infernal treasure hunt, so many improbable shops where the impossible is permitted, where the improbable sleeps, where the sky is not the limit, the essential has no limits. This is what Jean-Pierre Ruelle's photos show, this patient abundance which does not show everything. Beyond that, it is nature, never far away, which reclaims its rights, imposes its laws on the urban jungle. Hong Kong, for those who take the time to discover it, is a peaceful city which, if its beating heart never stops, sometimes takes the time to breathe. A nap on a bench in the sun, a romantic date, a stolen kiss borrowed from the passing of time, stray dogs staring at each other, so many intimate moments frozen by the photographer.

“This is a book of photographs gleaned from my travels to Hong Kong, from 2010 to 2016. It took a lot of back and forward to have complete material that could give birth to it. This book is like a travel diary. The photos there are so many curious, emotional looks at the bustling life of the Chinese metropolis. This is not a tourist guide but a personal vision of my travel explorations.” - Jean-Pierre Ruelle

Jean-Pierre Ruelle was born in 1965 in Bastogne. He graduated from Institut Saint Luc in Liège in 1986. He was in the class of Hubert Grooteclaes. He has been a professional photographer since 1988. He first worked in several laboratories and professional studios in Brussels, Kinshasa, Luxembourg. In 1966 he settles in his native area and moves to advertising and communication. He collaborates with companies located in Belgium and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. His clients ̶ spanning from natural heritage to institutions, architecture, industry, cooking photography ̶ are as diversified as the subjects and products he is supposed to promote. Along with that, he gets involved in more personal work, he develops portraits, street and landscape photography. Everything around him is potential matter, and his sensitivity leads him very naturally towards social reportage.