arrived and get around since about 3 days in Hong Kong. I am pretty amazed by its high standard of life right next to the basic standard of life, just around the corner of hugh modern skyscarpers. The gap between rich and poor is not really visible on the first seight but obviously there. They build the most modern buildings with bamboo canes and only one street beyond the most expensive jewellery shop you find Hong Kongs people eating on plastic chairs their rice and noodles with all different kind of ingredients and additives you can imagine paared with the smell of effluent and gorgeous kitchen smells. I love it. Its loud hectical and very touristy in many streets like Nathan RD in Kowloon where I am staying right now. But nevertheless its even as easier to find locals in front of their steel and tool shops, spices and medicine shops or restaurants and constructionsides as it would be in melbourne for instance. I looked forward to my trip through asia since half a year. And now, I am here, looking around and breath in the culture, the people and the emissions of course I can tell you that I get what I want. Real people in real life. So far after three days in Hong Kong and 82 pages of the book “Instructions for China” from Kai Strittmatter my life is beautiful as it was the last half year. Maybe a little more. My only doubt for the next half a year: Am I able to see all of the things and countries I want to see?! Maybe I never come back. (of course I will). But its going to be hard.

For my photography I’d like to tell you that I am getting deeper again and try to avoid language barriers for shooting people. Its hard, but its worth it and I love it.

For myself I love to learn all the languages of the countries I travel through which is nearly impossible. Even my inqusitiveness allowes me a lot to do, I can’t have it all. And after these wise senteces I like to wish all of you a happy lovley new Year and a beautfil life.

Florian, the man who understands more and more of the world and falls deeper and deeper in love with he never felt in love with anything else.