Photojournalism nominee

Located in a luxury shopping district, Chung King Mansions is often considered the armpit of Hong Kong. The building has inspired dystopian mangas and mystified as a place of vice and crime via popular movies. Its interiors seem to be a mirror of markets in Calcutta feeding into mainstream biases.

Upon closer inspection, rather than being a «den of crime», the building is a major African-Chinese trading hub. A large proportion of Sub-Saharan goods passes through here via suitcase entrepreneurs and Pakistani whole-sellers who use the hostels and restaurants as a base to make deals.

Pictured here are people who live, work, and stay within the building:

Limbu
Ex-Ghurka, stuck in Hong Kong on a small pension. He makes a few extras with side trades.

Michael
Wholesale Trader from Tanzania and great fan of BVB Dortmund.

Farid
One of many cargo movers, working in shifts, sharing beds, and earning next to nothing. They work hard for months, then return with what they consider large sums of money.

Karun
Convenience store keeper.

Restaurant staff
Staff from different restaurants having a chat in downtime. Similar to cargo movers but of higher status.

Wolf Nitschke is a French-German photographer based in Paris whose fine art documentary work traverses dramatic landscapes, the human impact on nature, and the social impact of urbanism.

With a highly considered approach to his art practice, Wolf's work is recognisable for its clarity and distinct depth of emotion, documenting the complex relationship between humans and nature, urbanism and social fabrics, and architectural design practices.

Wolf's practice investigates the unique and complex bonds humans develop with natural environments. His work explores our impact on the world, and the world’s impact on us, by revering the sublime elements of nature and examining the human context therein. With concern for the fragility and sustainability of our planet, Wolf's work focuses on locations that hold significance within the global predicament of climate change, urbanism, equality, and social justice.