Street Photography: Chinatown, Honolulu

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Written by Barrett Ishida
A man pushing a cart across the street in Chinatown, Honolulu

Chinatown in Honolulu, Hawaii, is not only a historical center of the city, it’s also arguably one of Hawaii’s best areas for street photography.

Around the Lunar New Year in 2023, I felt an urge to shoot some street photos. I decided to go to Chinatown with my camera and make a video showing where I was walking and what my perspectives were while taking these shots.

Here’s what I took that day:

A woman buying something at a store in Chinatown
A man using his smartphone at a flower shop in Chinatown, Honolulu
Fence shadows in an alley in Chinatown, Honolulu
A man stocks a store in Chinatown, Honolulu
Someone cleaning a store in Chinatown, Honolulu
A man closes a market gate in Chinatown, Honolulu
A man in a wheelchair smoking a cigarette in Chinatown, Honolulu
A street cat in Chinatown, Honolulu
Two people sitting outside a store in Chinatown
A woman carrying shopping bags in Chinatown, Honolulu
Window glass reflection in Chinatown, Honolulu
A man sits on a sidewalk in Chinatown, Honolulu
A woman rides a moped in Chinatown, Honolulu, in January 2023
A street in Chinatown, Honolulu, in January 2023
A woman packs baked goods in Chinatown, Honolulu, in January 2023

If you want to see how I shot these, please take a look:

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