https://www.scmp.com/rss/309995/feed Veteran photojournalist Robert Ng is the Photo Director of the South China Morning Post. Robert began his career in 1986 and joined the Post three years later. During his 34-year career with the Post, Robert has covered many landmark events, including the Hong Kong handover, the Sars outbreak, the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, the Beijing Olympics and many other key stories in Greater China. He has won multiple awards for his work and has produced a rich collection of iconic photos. Robert rose... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com My love of photography started at school, in the 1980s, and led to an eventful career with the South China Morning Post, spanning 34 years. My first camera was a Nikon FM2. It cost me HK$1,800. In those days before the digital revolution, everything was done manually, from focusing to setting the aperture and shutter speed. We used 35mm film. After a spell with the Hong Kong Standard, first as a darkroom technician and then as a photographer, I was hired by the Post in 1989. I was delighted to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3240528/chasing-after-perfect-shot-post-photographer-34-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3240528/chasing-after-perfect-shot-post-photographer-34-years?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:30:13 +0000 Four years after much of Japan’s northeastern coast was devastated by a tsunami, a chain of cement sea walls stretching nearly 400km is under construction. Some of the walls will be five storeys high in places. South China Morning Post photographer Robert Ng visited the region, which is still littered with twisted debris, to record the progress of the HK$53 billion scheme to protect the coastline from future disasters.  The tsunami, triggered by an earthquake, destroyed the Fukushima nuclear... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1825508/pictures-great-wall-japan-forging-400km-tsunami-barrier?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1825508/pictures-great-wall-japan-forging-400km-tsunami-barrier?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:32:32 +0000