Neon lights
In the middle of the night shines a light Like a beacon signalling a distant oasis In the dim streets between Soho and Chinatown A safe haven, a cove or an alcove The dream belongs to the beholder Photo Hugh Ardoin The Night Shift Gallery
Night is the refuge for the wild at heart It has some dazzling places under bright neon lights And long cloaks of shadows to hide the wounds of life It is a lonely hive where bumbling bees learn to fly To soar blinded by the lights and shrouded by the night Yet their wings will […]
Music and lights on a hot Guangzhou monsoon night Silhouettes like Chinese shadow cutouts move away Bright neon lights befriend the traditional lanterns Billboards tout and shout the Orient Express American Dream Photo Hugh Ardoin The Galleries
Guangzhou comes to a new life during the night It becomes a rainbow of neon lights floating along the waterways Beyond the light-show, there is a forest of towers and concrete slabs Where the shadows of rare passerbys slip away like furtive foxes Photo Hugh Ardoin The Night Shift Gallery