Something about the audacity of that light has always seemed uniquely urban. It’s glow big or go home in the neon wilderness. In 1898, the Scottish chemist William Ramsay was collaborating with ...

The art of neon lights is still alive and well. You can call them glowing, ... They are very trendy right now, but they make a beautiful photo," Jordan Mauldin, of Propsect Park, said.

Linden Gledhill created visual images depicting what sound waves look like. He placed a tank of water on a speaker hooked up to an amp that connected to sine wave generating software.

But taking photos of neon lights isn’t that straightforward. You need to know how to work in low light, and have the patience for post-processing, not to mention a great deal of creativity.

In his 2002 photo book, Neon City, photographer Keith Macgregor said: "It is neon above all else that seems to set Hong Kong apart from other international cities." But now the government is ...