A portrait of a generation.

I am proud to be who I am. I am proud of my look. I AM.

There is a phenomenon in Hong Kong where young tourists come to take photos and act like supermodels.

The vast majority are young women. From cool hip-hop style, to sweet girl-next-door style, people choose to dress up stylishly for the photos.  There are a few places in Hong Kong which are 'must-go photo spots'. People queue up to take pictures.

They respectfully wait until the previous ones have finished taking the photos before taking their place.

They strike poses, and act as professional models.

Here, the model directs the photo shoot. They have a very precise idea of the results they want to have.

The photographer is purely here to press the shutter button.  The model has full control of the images.

After a few poses, the model checks the results, gives their instructions to the photographer, and the process starts again.

It's an immutable ballet.

I invite them to pose for me, and to be models.

The session is very quick, around ten photos in a minute or two.

Cyril Delettre did 180 portraits on Peel Street, a selection of these photos will be presented. 

Cyril Delettre

Cyril Delettre specialises in photography and videography.

After studying economics at Paris University XII, Delettre changed his major to cinematography at ESEC and graduated in 1988. 

He worked on several movies, then he started photography and joined the agencies Imapress in 1989 and REA in 2002. His works were featured in important French magazines. 

He released a documentary, Objectifs de Campagne, about photojournalists that followed the 2007 electoral campaign. 

In 2012, he directed a short fiction film, Execution (26 minutes in duration), based on an original screenplay by Marie-Florence Gros. 

Delettre created a monumental work for Gares & Connexions, part of SNCF, that had been exhibited on the façade of Gare d’Austerlitz (Station of Austerlitz), (60 m x 7 m). It was covering the renovation works and displayed for several years.  

Hong Kong has inspired him in the following series: How To See The Light… Walk the dog, Eclosions HK, After Midnight, Afternoon, Rythmes, Walk Don't Walk, Wild City, Hope…

In 2014, Delettre moved to Hong Kong, where he is based now, opened an art gallery dedicated to photography with Marie-Florence Gros.

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