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Directed by Shirley Han Ying, this series of seven videos reveal the stories behind each finalist of the WYNG MASTERS AWARD (WMA) 2012. In the final video, Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham explain how the combination of texts, photos and architectural drawings offer a unique perspective into Hong Kong's rooftop communities. Their project - 'Portraits from Above' - was selected as one of the seven finalists of the WMA 2012 and ultimately won the award jointly with another finalist. Rufina Wu is an architect based in Vancouver, while Hamburg-based Stefan Canham has been working freelance on documentary photo and television projects. From December 2007 to February 2008, they were both artists-in-residence at Hong Kong’s Art and Culture Outreach, collaborating together on 'Portraits from Above'. The project won the 5th International Bauhaus Award 2008 and was published by Peperoni Books, Berlin, and MCCM Creations, Hong Kong. It has been exhibited in Asia, Europe, and North America. Over the last decade, Hong Kong’s rapidly widening wealth gap has resulted in an economically unbalanced and socially unequal city. The high level of economic disparity outstrips that of other eminent world cities. Amidst great affluence, 18.1% of Hong Kong’s population lives at subsistence levels. Failure of policy leaves many struggling to achieve a living wage and to maintain their dignity. The WYNG MASTERS AWARD (WMA) for Photography is a non-profit project initiated to spark public awarene...

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