The Concerned Photographer: Dustin Shum
By Billy Kung
Dustin Shum is a visual artist born and bred in Hong Kong. Having spent a number of years as a photojournalist for the South China Morning Post, he is now an independent photographer who devotes time to his own photographic and self-publishing projects. In January 2013, he co-founded The Salt Yard in Kowloon, an independent artist-run exhibition space dedicated to photography.
Among the various subjects that Shum has been photographing, perhaps the most personal theme has been his exploration of the relationship between individuals and urban spaces, in particular, the public housing projects in Hong Kong. In conjunction, Shum also sets out to explore the rapid transformation of Chinese cities and towns brought on by the speedy rise in the country’s economy, which culminated in a book Themeless Parks (2008).
