Three Hours In Sheung Wan
I had a meeting in Hong Kong this past Saturday and had a few hours to walk around Sheung Wan and Central before catching the ferry back to the mainland. I’ve never managed to spend enough time in Hong Kong to really shoot all I want. I’d like to go back and actually have a [...]
The China Photographer Interview Series – Chan On Ki 陳安琪
When she was 15, Chan On Ki surprised her father by asking him for a camera… she’s never looked back. Nearly three years later she still has that Canon 40D, but her camera collection, not to mention her lens collection, has grown exponentially. That collection includes some classic vintage film gear with exotic names that [...]
The Derriere Affair – Drama on the MTR
Day 4 (continued): Hong Kong to Tai O to Hong Kong Our Hong Kong adventure continued on Sunday afternoon with an unplanned and subsequently not very well thought out trip to Tai O. Tai O is a small fishing village popular with tourists and photographers on the far western side of Lanatu Island. It’s an [...]
Hot Hong Kong
Day 4 : Hong Kong Sunday morning dawned and a very hot, humid day was developing in Hong Kong. Able to stay in our hotel room until noon, we pushed that envelope to the limit. We stayed at the Wharney Guangdong Hotel in Wanchai and I’d say that while it was not a stellar hotel [...]
Hong Kong Baby!
Day 3 – Shenzhen to Hong Kong The plan was to take the 11:30 ferry from Shekou to Hong Kong which would put us in the city around 12:30, more than enough time to get settled into the hotel before meeting friends for a three o’clock photo walk. Already hot and humid when we left [...]
Starbucks & Burritos
Day 2 – Shenzhen We’d arranged with Robert Lio and his lovely wife Xiao to stay at their apartment in the Nanshan section of Shenzhen for a few days. They are in Montreal for the summer and assured us that we were more than welcome to use their place . After the long ride we [...]
14 Hours – Riding The Train In China
Day 1 – Liuzhou to Shenzhen With summer fading fast and the new school term about to start, Lily and I decided to get out of town for a week. Much as I love Liuzhou, it can wear on you and bother I was worn proper. The only objectives… take photographs, see friends, and eat [...]
Planet Earth Daily Photo – Pop Stars
So… who’s tired of reading about how I am going to return to this blog on a more regular basis? Who doesn’t really care? Yeah that’s about what I thought. I get it, I’m a little underwhelmed with myself too. Totally understand. Regardless, looks like I am finally in a position to dig out and [...]
My Top 10 – China Portraits
For the past couple of months I have been talking with an LA based publisher about a book deal. Weeks of long-distance negotiation has resulted in a preliminary agreement and I have found an agent to help with finalizing the process. Now, one of the editors has asked me to begin “trimming the fat” from [...]
A Fun, Quirky Old Broad
My trip to the south China coast was enlightening. I got to see a different face of China in Shenzhen, in many ways it was like traveling to a different country. If Shenzhen is like a different country, then Hong Kong is like a different planet. Of course there were a lot of the same [...]
Planes, Trains, Automobiles (and a Sleeper Bus)
A couple of months ago I was able to spend a little time in the south China metropolises of Shenzhen and Hong Kong. One of the things I most regret about my time in China is that I haven’t really had much time to travel. China is vast, and similar to the US, in that [...]
