https://www.scmp.com/rss/133609/feed Harry Harrison, an award-winning cartoonist, has been the Post’s political cartoonist since 2001. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com I started drawing as soon as I could hold a pencil and didn’t stop. When I was 15, my art teacher told my parents I could have a career in serious art if I applied myself and stopped drawing silly pictures to make my mates laugh. But I worked in a supermarket and in interior design until deciding, at 26, that I wanted to be an illustrator. I found work in Sydney and Hong Kong before returning to London. Cartooning was a sideline at that time. I first came to Hong Kong because I was running out... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3239228/being-south-china-morning-post-cartoonist-possibly-more-challenging-ever?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3239228/being-south-china-morning-post-cartoonist-possibly-more-challenging-ever?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Nov 2023 04:30:07 +0000 It’s that time of year again, when Hong Kong plays host to thousands of rugby fans from around the globe for the Sevens, one of the highlights of the city’s sporting year. In a daily feature, SCMP cartoonist Harry Harrison looks at some of the culture clashes in store (click on the images to see full-size): SUNDAY SATURDAY FRIDAY THURSDAY WEDNESDAY TUESDAY MONDAY SUNDAY SATURDAY https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/sevens/article/1933699/harrys-guide-hong-kong-sevens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/sevens/article/1933699/harrys-guide-hong-kong-sevens?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Apr 2016 06:30:15 +0000 Weeks before the Occupy Central protests formally kicked off on September 28, there had already been much talk about how the Hong Kong government and the city's residents would react to the civil disobedience movement. We've collected our cartoonist Harry Harrison's musings on the movement over the last months. Friday, August 17 Saturday, August 18 Tuesday, September 2 Wednesday, September 3 Friday, September... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1616107/cartoon-timeline-harrys-view-occupy-central?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1616107/cartoon-timeline-harrys-view-occupy-central?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:00:30 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/sevens/article/1458609/hong-kong-stadium-spotters-guide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/sevens/article/1458609/hong-kong-stadium-spotters-guide?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Mar 2014 05:15:00 +0000 Harry Harrison is a British born political cartoonist who has been drawing for various publications around the world while based in Hong Kong for the past 19 years. Since 2001, he has been producing Harry's View on a daily basis for the South China Morning Post to the delight of many. Check out 20 of his never-before-seen sketches exclusively on SCMP Tablet edition. https://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1321254/exclusive-harry-loose-cartoons-only-available-scmps-tablet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1321254/exclusive-harry-loose-cartoons-only-available-scmps-tablet?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:00:00 +0000 It is one of the oldest maxims in show business: death is the ultimate career move. With a thriving sightseeing company in the heart of Hollywood, Scott Michaels is busy trying to prove that the saying is equally applicable to the tourist trade. Begun this year, Michaels' rubbernecking 'Dearly Departed: The Tragical History Tour' around Los Angeles is a must for anyone interested in the seedy side of the entertainment world's spiritual capital. 'It's a tour for people who like reading... https://www.scmp.com/article/514715/gutter-snooping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/514715/gutter-snooping?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Sep 2005 16:00:00 +0000 Evolutionary nirvana is still very much on mankind's to-do list. We might be giving ourselves congratulatory backslaps with our wireless internet and microscopic mobile phones, but in the big scheme of things we know only three things: our planet is one of many; we're little more than hairless apes; and we consist of DNA. The people who managed to make these discoveries achieved personal glory, their names etched into the annals of human history forever. In the 16th century, Copernicus ... https://www.scmp.com/article/492535/age-invention?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/492535/age-invention?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Mar 2005 16:00:00 +0000