Francis Wu Scoops Salons
The following item appeared in “Hong Kong Sunday Herald:
Francis Wu, well-known local photographer, has been awarded the only gold medal in the Amsterdam (Netherlands) 8th International Salon.
Mr. Wu submitted 4 prints for the exhibition. All won awards – a grand prize, a first, a second and a fifth prize. This is the first time in photographic history that one entrant gained such a high honor. The photos were published in “Focus” magazine and are now in a traveling exhibition in all part of the Netherlands
“Old Butt Delicious” is the picture that captured the grand prize. It is a character study of a coolie enjoying a cigarette butt of a foreign brand, which he picked up.
Old Butt Delicious by Francis Wu
The first prize award is “Sunset”, a picture taken at Aberdeen Harbor of a fishing junk returning at twilight. The soft glow of sunset is fully emphasized with sparkling highlights
Aberdeen Sunset by Francis W
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