Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze documents life at the upper part of the Hong Kong-Halg architecture

In the midst of the devastating bustle that represents the life of the city, it may be difficult – and even dangerous – to stop and monitor what is happening above the street level. For the French photographer Roman Jacket LagiziAlthough looking at the upper floors of the residential buildings and commercial towers in Hong Kong has revealed an amazing ecosystem.

In his new book, Echo aboveJacquet-Lagrèze documents trees, birds and men who occupy the high dimension in the city. “The unique density of Hong Kong has made the city grow vertically, and it has been inspired by the various aspects that this density brings, from an architectural point of view and also how the relationship between men and nature in this city formed,” he says tremendous.

With the wrapped of the South China Sea three sides and vast lands dedicated to public parks, the area was largely fortified against the horizontal extension that characterized many urban areas. Instead, the local residents built and up, and their homes rose above the ground.

As mentioned in PetapixelJacquet-Lagrèze usually explores walking sites around Hong Kong, where he lived nearly a decade ago. Cologne – in the hidden legendary pocket home – is its preferred place to shoot as a vibrant architecture, hanging washing from windows, and signs of the effects of the beopy of people who left their mark on the city. It is especially attracted to workers who may hang from a facade or holes in bamboo scales, partly because they need patience and focus on discovery.

Pictures of Jacquet-Lagrèze Juxtapose and air conditioning units with normal life, including the opportunistic Chinese Banian that runs out of many surfaces. Small figs usually eat and seeds fall throughout the city, allowing solid trees to spread in a non -hospitable concrete. “They can flourish and reach very large sizes until it becomes dangerous to the building and must be lowered,” he says, noting that there seems to be always rooted.

Despite its spread everywhere, this course of growth and planting occurs so far, through the width of the street, can pass easily without anyone noticing it. “I find it nice to see how the presence of trees, men and birds alternate over our heads, like the echo in the concrete valley,” the photographer adds. His photos also take the shadow light reaction, as the entire sides of the buildings flow into the dark, and remind us of the lack of sunlight on the ground floor.

Echo above And other books available on Jacquet-LagrèzeSome series of photos will be shown this month this month Blue Lotus Showroom In Hong Kong. Find more on Instagram.