Social Distancing
One Sunday afternoon during the pandemic year of 2020, multiple groups of Hongkongers sitting in alone or pairs were captured in frame, who were spending their weekend time under the skylight of a shopping mall atrium.
To tackle COVID-19, the Hong Kong government has enforced by law to prohibit on group gatherings of more than four persons in public places, therefore every group of people were all maintaining a minimum 1.5 meter Social Distance from another groups of people. The walking person is an officer performing his duty to make sure the public comply with such legislation.
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Biography
Jason Au (b. 1994) is an award-winning photographer based in Hong Kong. Jason is interested in street and fine art photography, with black and white being his preferred medium of expression. His high-aesthetic works often incorporate creative, geometric and balanced compositions.
Jason’s works have been exhibited in London, New York, Athens, Ghent and many other places. His works have been featured in the South China Morning Post, the Guardian and the Observer. Jason is an artist at Blue Lotus Gallery of Hong Kong and a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain (FRPS).
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Awards
Jason has won numerous international photography awards, including Shortlisted in the “Sony World Photography Awards” (Architectural & Design Category, Professional Competition) in 2022, 2nd Place and Finalist in “LensCulture Street Photography Awards” (Single Image) in 2021 and 2021 respectively, 1st Place in “International Photography Awards (IPA)” (Street Photography Category) in 2021, 1st Place in “IPA - One Shot: Our Times - Pandemic Perspectives” (Isolation Category) in 2021, 1st Place in “ND Awards” (Street Photography Category) in 2021, 1st Place in “Paris Street Photo Awards” (Street & Architecture Category) in 2021, 2nd Place in “Fine Art Photography Awards” (Street Photography Category) in 2021, Silver Prize in “Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3)” (Street Photography Category) in 2021, Silver Prize in “Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA)" (Portfolio - Fine Art), and Best 50 Photographers in “BNW Minimalist Photography Prize” in 2021 etc., as well as many other Honorable Mentions.
