During the pandemic, a fountain pen repairman, with a surgical mask on, looked like a surgeon, still dedicatedly working at his small humble stall in an empty street. As time passes, technology has evolved, and typewriters, fax machines, and telephones with dials have disappeared. The pencil was substituted by a fountain pen, then by a ball pen. In this era, the keyboard and mouse dominate the tools of writing. By the time this old skillful technician leaves this world, his repair craftsmanship will probably have gone with him. He could save fountain pens, but not their heritage.
Kirby Ma is an award-winning passionate Chinese Canadian photographer based in Hong Kong, practicing street photography, portraits, landscape, cityscape, nature, and snap. With the work nature of previous career engagements in corporate business development, he stationed and traveled to different countries, namely North Korea, Egypt, the Philippines, Brazil, the USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc., he developed a deep interest in its local culture and lifestyles. His vision is to share photography's joy and bring people happiness.
