Honorable Mention TIFA 2024 People / Life Style

Noodle Vitaliser

  • Photographer
    Kirby Ma
  • Technical Info
    1/80, Iso 640, F/1.7, Full Frame
  • Photo Date
    Oct. 22, 2023

Noodles with the traditional taste and cooking methods are still constantly prevalent across generations. Each noodle shop has its secret recipe to make its signature dishes to maintain outstanding recognition in the industry. The young generation prefers to engage in higher social status careers, rather than spending years learning the mastery in hot kitchens, no more new devotees. The humble roadside noodle stall in this photo which had been in business for 70 years, was driven to close down under rapid city development at the end of October 2023.

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 advantage of various employment engagements, he was stationed in different countries such as Egypt, the Philippines, the USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, Taiwan, etc. to have close encounters and a better understanding of the local culture and people to perform portraits and street photography extensively. His vision is to share the joy of photography and bring more happiness to people.