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9 September, 2024
“Dim Sum Squad” members Har Gow, Siu Mai, and Char Siu Bao are part of The Peak’s “It’s Different Up Here” campaign that celebrates all things Hong Kong. It is one of our pick of events in the city to check out between December 13 and 15. Photo: The Peak
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, Dec 13-15

Try truffle bread and a gong bath, see some selfie art, watch an award-winning, if tragic, film and more in Hong Kong this weekend.

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Hong Kong

Pics or it didn’t happen: the evolution of travel photography in Hong Kong

Art

Photographer’s images of daily life in post-war Hong Kong on show

SCMP Highlights

Recap | Explore Fan Ho’s iconic Portrait of Hong Kong photos from his final book

Discover captivating images by renowned photographer Fan Ho, who was known as the ‘Cartier-Bresson of the East’, showcasing Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s.

“In Deep Thought”. Photo: Fan Ho / Blue Lotus Gallery
Beauty

Beauty filters also make us look more intelligent, study finds

Software-modified faces were viewed more favourably than untouched ones in a Spanish study. This may not be a good thing, psychologist says.

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Recap | Explore 1970s Hong Kong through a gallery of works by photographer Ho Kwok-pun

Step back in time and witness the city through the lens of the renowned photographer and his captivating photobook ‘Hong Kong 70s From Struggle to Success’.

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Fashion

Street photographers thrive in this African city’s centre

Street photographers make a living snapping the fashionably dressed, while dancers create videos for social media in Kenyan capital’s centre.

A recent graduate poses in her graduation gown for a street photographer in Nairobi’s central business district. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

She escaped death in Malaysia’s seas. Now she’s a warrior for the world’s oceans

With every dive, acclaimed Malaysian underwater photographer Ipah Uid Lynn aims to turn her work into a rallying cry for ocean health.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Tyra Banks’ ex and baby daddy, Norwegian photographer Erik Asla?

Banks and Asla share 8-year-old York Banks Asla, who was conceived via gestational surrogacy; the photographer has 3 daughters from previous relationships, including Kim Shui model Tatjana Asla.

US-China relations

Forgotten friendship between US and China on display in WWII photo exhibition

An exhibition of photos from the China-Burma-India theatre in WWII shows Chinese and American soldiers fighting side by side.

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An exhibition of photos taken during WWII of Chinese and US soldiers serving side by side - including this image of US soldier Edward McNamara being taught to use chopsticks - has opened in Beijing. Photo: Zou Dehuai
Art

Francis Bacon and Tom Wesselmann shows are on in London and Paris from October

Bacon’s show focuses on his portraits and includes photos of the artist by the likes of Cecil Beaton, while 150 of Wesselmann’s works appear alongside others by Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol

Twentieth century greats Francis Bacon and Tom Wesselmann feature in a pair of must-see exhibitions starting in October at London’s National Portrait Gallery and Paris’ Fondation Louis Vuitton. Photos: Handout
Hong Kong

This new book spotlights the untold lives of Hong Kong’s shift workers

Ever wondered what the night shifts of a newspaper printing-press operator or a convenience store cashier look like?

Fame and celebrity

After that Emmys speech, who is Jodie Foster’s wife Alexandra Hedison?

A photographer and director, Hedison has a new short documentary about the non-binary author and performer Alok Vaid-Menon; she’s been with Foster since 2013 and previously dated Ellen DeGeneres.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 music and arts events in Hong Kong this weekend September 6-8

A double treat awaits K-pop fans in Hong Kong this weekend, weather permitting. There’s Gypsy and Celtic music to enjoy, and a spooky play.

Choi Young-jae, aka Youngjae, will hold a concert in Hong Kong as part of a music-centric weekend also featuring performances from K-pop groups Treasure and Kiss of Life among others. Photo: JYP Entertainment
Art

Captivating photos of Macau highlight its ‘strange blend of extremes’

Adam Lampton took thousands of photos of Macau between 2006 and 2019, from half-built casinos to local people, that show the crossroads of its gaming industry and Chinese-Portuguese history.

“Prince”, Bellboy at The 13 Hotel, by Adam Lampton, taken on August 10, 2019. Photo: Adam Lampton
Art

Street photography veteran Greg Girard passes on his skills in Hong Kong

Since Canadian Greg Girard arrived in East Asia in 1974 he’s photographed its changing cityscapes. He’ll guide participants in an upcoming workshop to capture the essence of Hong Kong and Taipei.

What to do in Hong Kong

How Sam Wong photographed ‘golden age’ of Hong Kong cinema

Sam Wong’s photos of Cantopop and film and pop stars like Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung and Faye Wong helped immortalise them and other stars of the ‘golden age’ of Hong Kong film and music.

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Gen Z

Pentax 17, its first film camera in 21 years, rides ‘nostalgic’ photo wave

The success of the new Pentax 17 film camera is part of a retro revival that has also benefited the Fujifilm Instax, as a growing number of young people take an interest in analogue photography.

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The Pentax 17 is the Japanese brand’s first analogue camera in two decades, and taps into a growing trend of young people taking old-fashioned photos for social media. Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Ben Seed aka Pip, Daisy Edgar-Jones’ low-key photographer boyfriend

Seed has captured iconic images for high-profile brands like Chanel and Bulgari and portraits of celebrities like Priyanka Chopra and Sir Ian McKellen; he’s previously been linked to Anya Taylor-Joy

Hong Kong Jockey Club

‘It never gets old’ – why US horse racing photographer loves Hong Kong

American equine photographer Alex Evers talks about capturing moments from Hong Kong’s 2023/24 horse racing season for his Hong Kong Jockey Club exhibition, and why Happy Valley Racecourse is special.

Art

The ‘Zen spirit’ of Hiroshi Sugimoto’s monumental Seascapes

How the founder of one of Hong Kong’s top architecture and interior design firms found solace in the Japanese photographer’s monochrome portraits of the oceans

Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto is known for his Seascape series, begun in 1980 and displayed here at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on the National Mall in Washington, US, in 2018. Photo: Getty Images
Architecture and design

Inside Hong Kong’s historic Kowloon mosque – photo essay

Hong Kong’s largest mosque, the Kowloon Masjid, is a Tsim Sha Tsui landmark. Inside, Chinese Muslims pray shoulder to shoulder with others from across Asia and Africa, while children study the Koran.

Male attendees during Friday prayers at the Kowloon mosque. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Internet

Inside a click farm – exposé on how they thrive in Hong Kong and Vietnam

Photographer sees inside a click farm in Vietnam, where computers control thousands of devices to manipulate online content. Similar operations are present in Hong Kong.

Food and Drinks

Chinese photographer wins global contest with image of dim sum

A photographer based in Zhejiang, eastern China, Zhonghua Yang, follows up his three prizes in 2023’s Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year awards by winning the top prize this year.

Hong Kong culture

Work by ex-Post star photographer Chan Kiu goes on show at Hong Kong News-Expo

Exhibition to honour ex-Post chief photographer Chan Kiu, who covered some of the biggest events in Hong Kong history, including floods, an influx of refugees, typhoons and other disasters, opens.

An exhibition of work by veteran Post photographer Chan Kiu is on show at the Hong Kong News-Expo in Central. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Books and literature

How writing memoir of Chinese-American ‘hero’ dad healed a daughter’s grief

The death of Alexandra Chan’s father, a Chinese-American engineer for Kodak, so devastated her she began writing a memoir of him, and learned that her grief ran far deeper than the death of a parent.

After the loss of her father, Alexandra Chan set about writing her memoir, only to discover that her grief ran far deeper than his death. Photo: courtesy of Alexandra Chan
History

City of darkness: Kowloon Walled City reimagined by artist using AI

Hong Kong artist Bianca Tse has created whimsical AI images of the notorious Kowloon Walled City, a warren of slum buildings in the city demolished in 1993 and 1994. She talks about what inspired her project.

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Art

Elton John’s photos at V&A span fame, fashion, and 9/11’s Falling Man

Fragile Beauty at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum features 300 photos from Elton John and David Furnish’s collection that cover seven decades and span fashion, celebrity and photojournalism.

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