Interview: Iain Masterton
The streets are packed with people and the air is filled with tear gas. A water cannon soaks everyone with a blue dye, impregnated with a pepper spray that stings your eyes and makes you cough. Amid all the chaos and confusion, photographers are trying to document what is happening. In autumn 2019, Iain Masterton was one of the many photographers covering the Hong Kong protests, “It was hot and humid and you were on your feet all day – it was very exhausting,” recalls Iain, “but I had to be there to record this event.” Iain never planned to be a photographer. He was… Read more
The streets are packed with people and the air is filled with tear gas. A water cannon soaks everyone with a blue dye, impregnated with a pepper spray that stings your eyes and makes you cough. Amid all the chaos and confusion, photographers are trying to document what is happening. In autumn 2019, Iain Masterton was one of the many photographers covering the Hong Kong protests, “It was hot and humid and you were on… Read more
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