How to craft the perfect Instagram photo of Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s towering skyscrapers and rugged mountains make it one of the world’s most photogenic cities. We invite three top Instagrammers to share their shots and give tips on how and where to capture them
“We don’t have snow or cherry blossoms like Japan, no gorgeous autumn colours, but we do have great urban and natural photography and sometimes both together,” says Mullen, a Hong Kong-based journalist and avid Instagrammer with 805,000 followers. “There’s just so much going on, so many possibilities.”
Together, the three picked five Instagram shots that are uniquely Hong Kong, along with tips and tricks of the trade so you too can shoot the city like a pro.
1. HIGH-RISE LOOK-UPS
Just look up – that’s the advice these Instagrammers have for Hong Kong’s tribe of “smartphone zombies”. You might not see the stars, but the dense urban architecture creates cool, geometric cutouts against the sky.
“There are two ways you can go: you can totally replicate the shot by standing in the middle and looking straight up. I would always try to find a new angle,” says Barnieh, who suggests lying on the ground and putting a hand over the lens, or using props like toy planes or umbrellas to make the shot more interesting.