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The perspective from the tram’s upper deck gets you off the ground and lets you look down at the city while staying close.
I am a South African photographer based in Hong Kong. I moved here 3 years ago and live in Happy Valley now. I take the tram almost every day to Causeway Bay or to Admiralty, where I then take the MTR if I have to go far.
In South Africa there are no trams, it’s mostly private vehicles. Here on the other hand one of the first things I read about Hong Kong before moving here was the tram! There are not many places where for about $2, you can have one of the best introductions to a city.
I like the pace of the tram, you see many photographers taking the tram, it gives you space to visualize the city in another way. As a street photographer specifically, the perspective from the upper deck of the tram, from being up; gives you a different perspective. That elevation gets you off the ground and lets you look down at the city while staying close. It adds so much character to the city.
In South Africa there are no trams, it’s mostly private vehicles. Here on the other hand one of the first things I read about Hong Kong before moving here was the tram! There are not many places where for about $2, you can have one of the best introductions to a city.
I like the pace of the tram, you see many photographers taking the tram, it gives you space to visualize the city in another way. As a street photographer specifically, the perspective from the upper deck of the tram, from being up; gives you a different perspective. That elevation gets you off the ground and lets you look down at the city while staying close. It adds so much character to the city.
