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# Sze Tsung Leong

(1970)   Photographer

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Sze Tsung Leong is a photographer.

## Quick Facts About Sze Tsung Leong

Profession Photographer

## About Sze Tsung Leong

photographer (born 1970)... \| Sze Tsung Leong is an American and British photographer and artist interested in urban studies.

##  Quotes by Sze Tsung Leong

> [The paradox in China is that while some things change very rapidly, others don't. The appearance of its cities may be entirely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sze-tsung-leong/the-paradox-in-china-is-that-while-some-things-change-very-rapidly/)

[Sze Tsung Leong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sze-tsung-leong/)

[Appearance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appearance/)

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> [Every time I would arrive in China I would go through a few days of depression from being reminded of both short-term…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sze-tsung-leong/every-time-i-would-arrive-in-china-i-would-go-through-a-few-days-of/)

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[Building](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/building/)

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> [I don't think the possibility for beauty can be foreclosed, because beauty can take so many forms. There is beauty that arises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sze-tsung-leong/i-don-t-think-the-possibility-for-beauty-can-be-foreclosed-because/)

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[Absent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absent/)

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