https://www.scmp.com/rss/330493/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com On September 21, 1946, German-born photographer Hedwig Marie “Hedda” Morrison arrived with her husband in Hong Kong, aboard the Hanyang, after spending 13 years in Beijing, where she had found an affinity with the Chinese. The couple would remain in the colony for only six months, but Morrison would leave behind a unique and wide-ranging photographic record. Morrison was known for her lifelong gritty resolve, much like that mirrored in a stoic shopkeeper she had photographed in Hong Kong, a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3176771/photos-hong-kong-aftermath-world-war-ii-capture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3176771/photos-hong-kong-aftermath-world-war-ii-capture?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 May 2022 00:15:13 +0000 Hong Kong’s neon-drenched streets were just one aspect of his home that Justin Wong missed while studying in Canada. A lover of cinema, he would become nostalgic for the city whose urban landscape has been beautifully evoked and captured in films such as Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) and Wong Kar-wai’s Chungking Express (1994). But when he returned home in 2016, after eight years away, Hong Kong was not as he remembered it from childhood. Gentrification and a shift in manufacturing methods... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3164898/bygone-hong-kong-lit-photographers-neon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3164898/bygone-hong-kong-lit-photographers-neon?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:15:10 +0000 The Cathay Camera Club prides itself on uniting Hong Kong-based photographers of all skill levels and nationalities. And considering its membership is only around 40, the international make-up is impressive. “We have members from Russia, Namibia, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, South Africa and the United Kingdom,” the club’s chairperson, Ivanna Vivcharyk, says. “I’m from the Ukraine and Mary, our club secretary, is from Greece. The vice-chairperson is from the US and the treasurer is from Hong... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3156896/photos-hong-kong-city-scenes-skylines-night?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3156896/photos-hong-kong-city-scenes-skylines-night?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:15:09 +0000 The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. As people in Hong Kong once again feast on mooncakes and look forward to gathering under the full moon with colourful lanterns, we look back at how the city has celebrated the festivals in the past, as seen through the lens of South China Morning Post photographers. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3149081/history-mid-autumn-festival-hong-kong-pictures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3149081/history-mid-autumn-festival-hong-kong-pictures?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Sep 2021 04:45:08 +0000 As steamy summer temperatures put an end to another busy hiking season, Hongkongers, with few options to escape the city because of coronavirus restrictions, have been forced to curtail their favourite outdoor activity or adapt. Bright-eyed early birds opt for short canopied trails at dawn and are done and dusted before 9am, while others lace up their boots and head out in the relative cool of late afternoon. Lugging their trusty tripods, members of the latter group include the sunset... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3137491/how-photograph-stunning-sunsets-hong-kong-summer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3137491/how-photograph-stunning-sunsets-hong-kong-summer?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Jun 2021 05:15:00 +0000 An exhibition of the winning entries in the 2020 World Press Photo Contest – including five shots taken during Hong Kong’s 2019 anti-government protests – opened its doors to the public on Sunday, a month after Baptist University abruptly backed out of hosting the prestigious annual show. The Amsterdam-based World Press Photo Foundation and its local partner, the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association, will be presenting a total of 157 photographs by 44 photojournalists from around the world... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3127350/world-press-photo-contest-exhibition-featuring-shots-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3127350/world-press-photo-contest-exhibition-featuring-shots-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Mar 2021 12:38:38 +0000 Photographer Liu Heung Shing was at Tiananmen Square when “all hell broke loose” on June 4, 1989, the day the Chinese government sent tanks and soldiers into Beijing to quell a pro-democracy protest. At the time, Liu was working for the Associated Press in the Chinese capital. He had been covering the protest at Tiananmen since its start in May, when students had erected a wall with posters and banners advocating political change. In addition to capturing the aftermath of the protest, he also... https://www.scmp.com/culture/chinese-witness-tiananmen/article/3004305?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/chinese-witness-tiananmen/article/3004305?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:12:07 +0000 Hong Kong is a goldmine for street photographers. Every corner, angle and street is ripely photogenic. A new exhibition at the city’s Bamboo Scenes gallery, titled “Made in Home Kong,” displays the work of 21 photographers, both local and international, who have found something special in the city. A portion of sales of the artwork will go towards ImpactHK, a charity which works to support Hong Kong’s homeless. Check out our gallery, above, to see more. In Hong Kong? The exhibition launches on... https://www.scmp.com/arts/made-home-kong-photo-exhibition-hong-kongs-bamboo-scenes-gallery/article/3001462?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/arts/made-home-kong-photo-exhibition-hong-kongs-bamboo-scenes-gallery/article/3001462?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Mar 2019 09:23:08 +0000 Through his lens, Wing Shya captured the essence of Hong Kong cinema’s golden years. He photographed some of the industry’s biggest stars and worked closely with Wong Kar-wai on several films. His moody, saturated colors, whimsical compositions, and blur effects have found many imitators. Wing started out as a graphic designer but became a photographer after shooting CD covers for friends of friends. He moved into film after Wong asked him to join the crew in Argentina in 1997 for the filming... https://www.scmp.com/culture/meet-man-who-photographed-wong-kar-wai/article/3000203?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/meet-man-who-photographed-wong-kar-wai/article/3000203?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:05:34 +0000 Sixty years ago, in a factory in Kowloon Bay, a product came into being that would revolutionize photography. Not that anyone thought so at the time: the Diana was a cheap plastic toy camera that didn't work very well and was designed to be more or less disposable. Yet it has become a classic precisely because of its deficiencies. The Diana was really basic: made entirely from plastic, including the lens, it had tons of faults. The housing didn't fit properly and usually had to be taped to... https://www.scmp.com/culture/tracing-original-1950s-diana-camera-back-hong-kong/article/2158042?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/tracing-original-1950s-diana-camera-back-hong-kong/article/2158042?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:02:20 +0000