On May 6, 1985, Barbara visited a dog shelter at the Hong Kong Dog Race Track

"The Afterglow of a Fallen Star"

On the Monday before Barbara Yung’s sudden passing, we photographed her for a final series of images. That day, she was radiant, dressed in peach-red attire. Arranging this outdoor shoot had been fraught with setbacks—we scheduled it four times. The first was canceled due to rain; the second was interrupted by a sudden filming notice; the third was postponed when friends from Southeast Asia visited. At the time, she joked: “If I stand you up again next Monday, just kill me!”

Of course, she kept her promise that final time, allowing us to capture her last, luminous moments.

A Last Glimpse of the Fallen Star

Star, you made the night darker.
A fading glimmer—
you vanished abruptly into eternity,
before I could even lift my head to ask.

The night is deep,
yet not lonely.
Though you alone claim the sky,
I marvel at your brilliance,
though I seldom look up.
If you already shine brighter than ten thousand chariots—
why must you leave so soon?

Photographer: Cheung Man-wah
Acknowledgments: Hong Kong Dog Race Track

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1985年5月6日，翁美玲到香港狗场。张文华为她拍下一辑照片。

“翁美玲遽然离去前的那个星期一，我们为她拍了一辑照片，那天她精神奕奕，穿了一身桃红。这次约她外影，可谓波折重重，一共约了四次：先一次是天下雨取消，第二次是突然接到工作通告，第三次是她东南亚朋友到访，迫得改期。当时她说：‘如果下星期一我再失约，你们就杀了我吧！’当然，她没有再失约，使我们可以为她留下最后倩影！