Hitting the heights: Mega city photographer dies

Award-winning Hong Kong-based photographer Michael Wolf has died at the age of 64.

Wolf, known for his work depicting mega-cities including this image entitled Architecture of Density #39, won first prize in the World Press Photo competition in 2005 and 2010.

His body of work included Tokyo, Chicago, Paris and Hong Kong, where Wolf moved in 1994. Born in Munich, Wolf was raised in the United States and Canada and returned to Germany to study photography. He spent most of his career in Asia.

Sarah Greene, director of the Blue Lotus Gallery, said: “His main muse was Hong Kong. Hong Kong was his favourite city, which kept inspiring him.”