
Mind-boggling: Photographer Michael Wolf's
incredible shots capture the extreme scale of skyscrapers in one of the
world's most densely populated places; Hong Kong

Close-quarters: Washing can be seen hanging from the seemingly countless balconies of this towering Hong Kong apartment block

City dwellers: Hong Kong is home to a population
of more than seven million people, squeezed into an area measuring just
424 square miles

Scale: Michael Wolf's photographs make the
number of living spaces piled one on top of the other in this Hong Kong
skyscraper seem never-ending

Neighbours: Despite being one of the world's
richest cities, the high cost of renting in Hong Kong means many of its
residents are forced to set up home in incredibly cramped living spaces

Tableau: This giant patchwork is made up of individual shots of soaring tower blocks joined to form a giant tableau

Perspective: This photograph may appear baffling
at first glance, but closer inspection reveals it is a shot of dozens
of windows and balconies in another Hong Kong apartment block

Dilapidated: The photographer documents some
less than idyllic living quarters in Hong Kong, where charities have
highlighted the plight of underprivileged residents trying to afford a
home in a place where space is at a premium

Hong Kong: Laundry hangs from the barred windows of this tower block, the walls of which are painted pastel pink


Claustrophobic: A close up view of cramped flats
in a Hong Kong high rise, left, and right, a cluster of the densely
populated city's many tower blocks

Pile them high: Hong Kong is one of the world's
richest cities, but lurking beneath the prosperity is a housing problem
affecting hundreds of thousands of its underprivileged residents

Construction: The photographer has documented
more building work underway in Hong Kong as the city struggles to find
space for its already cramped population

Grid: Seemingly endless windows and balconies in a another close-up of a Hong Kong apartment building

Architecture of Destiny: This image of a pink
tower block soaring high into the skies above Hong Kong could almost be
mistaken for a piece of abstract art

Night-life: Rent in Hong Kong costs around
HKD$90 (£8) per square foot a month, and the waiting list for public
housing is so long that urban slums have sprung up around the city

Over-population: These photographs of Hong Kong's apartment buildings appear to reflect a city bursting at the seams

Shoulder to shoulder: The thousands of residents
of these Hong Kong apartment buildings go about their daily lives in
extremely close proximity to their neighbours

Crowded: Earlier this year the Hong Kong-based
Society for Community Organisation highlighted the plight of the city's
poorest families, many of whom are forced to live in almost
inconceivably small spaces


All lit up: The Society for Community
Organisation was formed in 1971, as Hong Kong embarked upon a period of
unprecedented economic boom

Prosperous: Charities in Hong Kong have warned
of the growing divide between the area's rich elite and the increasing
numbers living in poverty

Higgledy-piggledy: More cramped living quarters
piled several stories high in this close-up shot of a high rise
apartment building in Hong Kong

Inspiration: German photographer Michael Wolf
documents the extreme nature of Hong Kong's urban developments in his
series Architecture of Density
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