The China Mail – Hong Kong – Friday, October 3, 1947

Francis Wu Gets High Honor
London

A high distinction has been won by a Chinese photographer, whose work has been selected by the Royal Photographic Society to be displayed at their 92nd Annual International Exhibition now being held in London.

To be thus chosen comprises one of he greatest honors in the world of photography, for the Royal Photographic Society is the oldest organization of its kind.

The photographer is Mr. Francis Wu of Hong Kong. His successful work appears in the pictorial section of the Exhibition, in which 188 photographs are displayed, these having been selected from 2,400 prints submitted by 642 entrants.

Old Butt Delicious By Francis Wu

“Old Butt Delicious” is the title of Mr. Wu’s contribution. An old man with a wrinkled face cranes forward his neck as he applies a lighted match to the stub end of a cigarette he’d between his lips. Detail of the subject’s face are thrown into relief by the lighter from the flame of the match, the curling tobacco smoke and fleeting expression captured by the camera being some of the o\points which make this a truly outstanding photograph.