OK, I might not have made myself clear enough.
I'm looking for photos that describe the SPIRIT of Lamma, that encapsulate the relaxed, free-wheeling, live-and-let-live attitude or anything else that is TYPICAL of living here, Lamma-specific and DIFFERENT from living elsewhere, especially different from the rest of Hong Kong, good or bad.
Why do we love (and/or hate) living here?
Why do the first three photos qualify?
Fireworking the Policebox:
A prime example of the less restrictive rules of life on Lamma, activites that are punishable elsewhere thumbing your nose at authority, even challenging them by letting off firecrackers right at where law enforcement lives. An activity punishable by $25,000 in town and only done in secret is being done openly on Lamma. Similar to smoking pot in public, hawking on Main Street or putting up posters openly on every available surface, prosecuted activities that could cost you at least $1,500 in town, but here many businesses, the police and politicians do it without fear of the law.
Dragonboat ladies:
What could be more typical of the Lamma community than dragonboating? A great source of local pride (and amusement), a major bonding experience, a good reason for frequent parties during the season, sponsored & supported by many locals & businesses, a cross-section of the expat and local communities,... it all makes it into a major and important part of the Lamma community.
Historic dragonboat ladies:
It pokes fun at a local "institution" in an irreverent way, making light of an in-clique that takes itself sometimes a bit too seriously in an amusing, ironical way. Typically Lamma!
Who's posting the next photo, illustration, artwork, anything?
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