dustin shum | photographer

Dustin Shum 岑允逸

Born in 1971 in Hong Kong. Dustin Shum is a Hong Kong based documentary photographer. After receiving his BA (Hons) Degree in Photographic Design from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, he became a photojournalist and now an independent photographer. He specializes in the aspect of "political landscapes", and through this he channels his concerns of the living habitat of Southern China and Hong Kong.

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions:

Alias: Xianggang
June 2003, Fringe Club, Hong Kong

Photogenic Olympians
Apr, 2009, Lumenvisum, Hong Kong

Blocks
Jun 2011 - Jul 2011, The Upper Station Gallery, Hong Kong


Group Exhibitions:

Our Life in West Kowloon
Mar-Apr 2007, 117-119 Kweilin Street, Shamshuipo

Live Alone A Life - People with mental illness
Apr 2007, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong

Performing a National Style
Jun 2007, Taikoo Place, Hong Kong

Pingyao International Photography Festival
Sep 2008, Pingyao, China

Imaging Hong Kong
Dec 2008 - Jan 2009, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong

Photography Now: China, Japan, Korea
Sep 2009 - Dec 2009, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial
May 2010 - Aug, 2010, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

“Hong Kong Photography Series” Exhibition 2
City Flâneur: Social Documentary Photography 
Jun 2010 - Jan 2011, Hong Kong Heritage Museum

North
Jun 2010 - Aug 2010, Upper Station Gallery, Hong Kong

Naturae
Sep 2010 - Oct 2010, Savignano SI Fest, Italy

It Isnae Disney
Aug, 2011, Asolo Art Film Festival, Italy

Bibliography

Monographs:

Our Life in West Kowloon
Published by Society for Community Organisation, Hong Kong (2007)

Live Alone A Life - People with mental illness (photographs by Dustin Shum)
Published by Society for Community Organisation, Hong Kong (2007)

Themeless Parks
Published by Hulu Concepts (self published), Hong Kong (2008)

Happy Tonite
Published by Archive of Modern Conflict (2010)
Featuring Liu YiQing, Cai Hongshuo, Chang He, Zeng Han, Yang Changhong, Bai Chuan, Dustin Shum, Chang Qing, Fang Er, Feng Li, Luo Dan and Jiang Yiming.

Naturae
Published by Urbanautica (2010)
Featuring Karin Borghouts, Alejandro Cartagena, Guido Castagnoli, Hin Chua, Michael De Kooter, Anne Lass, Aleix Plademunt, Dustin Shum


Independent Publishing:

Mahjong Vol.1 and Vol.2 (2009-2010)
Featuring Paul Yeung, Wong Kantai, Karl Chiu, Vincent Yu and Dustin Shum