Life in megacities: Michael Wolf’s photography
27 January 2019 |
7:20 am
Dense and compressed: Life in Hong Kong or Tokyo is challenging for its inhabitants. German photographer Michael Wolf has explored their reality through his award-winning works, now on show in Hamburg.
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