Photographer's disability doesn't stop him from daring to dream
A photographer hasn’t let his condition get in the way of his art. His latest exhibition looks at the identity of the city’s young people
No dreamer is ever too small and no dream is ever too big to achieve - photographer Kevin Cheng Kai-man is living testimony to this popular quote.
Despite being physically stunted and confined to a wheelchair by a rare genetic disease, Cheng, 27, has fulfilled his dream of becoming a professional photographer.
Cheng spent much of his childhood going in and out of hospitals for surgeries and has to put up with curious stares from strangers on the streets, but he has remained cheerful and positive about life.
"I believe that everyone is here for a reason," he says.
"In life, you win some and you lose some. And you live with what you've got."
I believe that everyone is here for a reason. In life, you win some and you lose some. And you live with what you've got
Cheng was diagnosed with the disease when he was about six months old, after his family noticed that his growth was slower than that of most babies. By his teenage years, he had undergone three major surgeries.