Photos of Hong Kong as a skyscraper dystopia

The man who captured Hong Kong as a skyscraper dystopia Photo: Michael Wolf

When you think of Hong Kong, you probably imagine pictures of colorful buildings like this. Photo: Michael Wolf

And this. Photo: Michael Wolf

All these photographs were taken by one man: Photo: Michael Wolf

Wolf was born in Munich and grew up in the U.S. but moved to Hong Kong in the 1970s to photograph China for German magazines. Photo: Michael Wolf

In the early 2000s, he started working as an independent artist. Photo: Michael Wolf

He was particularly drawn to Hong Kong's tall buildings and their "never-ending repetitions of architectural patterns." Photo: Michael Wolf

His photographs captured a city so densely populated that its skyscrapers never seemed to touch the sky. Photo: Michael Wolf

But he didn't just photograph buildings. Photo: Michael Wolf

In 2006, Wolf profiled the residents of the city's oldest public housing complex, which was on the verge of demolition. Photo: Michael Wolf

He had an eye for the human aspects of city life, showcasing people crushed inside Tokyo's crowded subways. Photo: Michael Wolf

Despite spending his life documenting urban jungles, Wolf preferred living away from the city, in an outlying island in Hong Kong. Photo: Michael Wolf

One of the last pieces he released was a collection of tranquil sunset photos. Photo: Michael Wolf

Last week, he died in his home at the age of 65. Photo: Michael Wolf