We Gamble

Photographic essay by Stefano Leonardi

Street corner bookies and their runners have been a familiar sight in West of Scotland towns and cities for generations. But what struck Far East-based photographer, Stefano Leonardi, is an apparent Asian obsession with gambling . . . ‘apparent’, simply because it is so visible.

Wandering around the back streets of Hong Kong Island, or navigating the narrow alleyways of Tsim Sha Tsui on Kowloon side, this Glaswegian lensman witnesses the fading light of day as it turns to garishly-lit, bare-bulb night…