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The founder of Splash Foundation, a Hong Kong charity that provides swimming lessons to people in low-income communities, reveals how the iconic 1961 photo ‘Muhammad Ali Boxing Underwater’ inspired her.
A photographer who is showing his photos of abandoned statues in an exhibition at the HKCACC Gallery travelled to temples and makeshift shrines across Hong Kong to snap them.
A peripatetic drone photographer has focused his passion on documenting China’s vast rail network from a bird’s-eye perspective.
Playing it Straight, at the Hong Kong Arts Collective, features photos of people of different sexual orientations posing awkwardly together to shine a light on society’s attitude toward sexual minorities.
The aesthetic created by Hong Kong’s toy cameras Holga and Diana inspired the most-in-vogue online styles of 2010s.
Shanghai-born artist Pixy Liao’s first Hong Kong solo exhibition features photos of her asserting power over her naked or scantily clad male partner.
Bengaluru, formerly Bangalore, has seen a boom in creativity in art, music, theatre and food, making India’s Silicon Valley a beacon of culture and the only Indian city to join the World Cities Culture Forum.
An exhibition in Hong Kong recalls the southern Chinese women, often forgotten today, who chose not to marry and instead became carers for the children of families in the city, in Singapore and elsewhere.
In his new photo book Abandoned Villages of Hong Kong, British urban explorer Stefan Irvine documents ‘eerie’ deserted buildings and furniture found inside them to preserve the memory of them.
With two periscope zoom lenses – a world first – and a big Sony sensor, the Oppo Find X7 Ultra’s camera hardware blows rivals out of the water, producing better zoom photos than even the top iPhone.
Sarah Greene, the Belgian founder of Hong Kong’s Blue Lotus Gallery, reveals how she went from being an in-demand shipbroker to opening one of Asia’s art hotspots showing photographers like Fan Ho.
The Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter is a photogenic reminder of Hong Kong’s early days, set against the backdrop of the city’s ever-changing present. Antony Dickson captures scenes from daily life there.
Hong Kong-born photographer Alexandra Leese’s striking ‘Year of the Dragon 2024’ calendar challenges harmful stereotypes of Asian women and celebrates the beauty of their differences.
We look back at some of the arts stories that struck a chord with Post readers in 2023, including Patricia Piccinini’s human-beast sculptures and Lousy and Matsushimaon’s sexually charged works.
Shot by Jamie Hawkesworth on Italy’s Isola Bella, the campaign bringing to life Nicolas Ghesquière’s vision also features Mica Argañaraz, Ida Heiner, Valentina Castro and Chu Wong
Once called the Marilyn Monroe of Hong Kong, actress Cherie Chung rose to fame during the 1980s and appeared in almost 50 films – before walking away from it all at the age of 31.
The plan, marketed as Adobe’s first app solution for individual users in China, faces competition from local rivals such as Meitu.
Bali’s Ngerebeg procession sees children painted in bright colours before they parade around town in a ritual that seeks protection from the resident spirits. We captured it all in photos.
The impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine, life in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and LGBTQ rights are among the issues spotlighted in the World Press Photo Contest 2023 winners show, currently in Hong Kong.
Famous photos taken by legendary 20th-century photographer Helmut Newton, including some produced with fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, will go on show in a large-scale exhibition in Spain.
The owner of a photography studio has said the photo was a ‘staged’ shot in a commercial event he organised.
The daughter of Beatle Paul used her connections to arrange intimate sit-downs with A-list pals including Gigi and Bella Hadid, Cate Blanchett and Jeff Koons – crafting a personalised dish for each celeb she met
The 2023 Hong Kong International Photo Festival features work by visual artists from the city and surrounding countries, with exhibitions on a range of themes in spaces across the city.
Non-binary Australian-Chinese artist Meng-Yu Yan explores Chinese culture through photos, videos and installations that often feature historic and supernatural themes.
Two anonymous Hong Kong graffiti artists who paint the bodies of young naked women are challenging the city’s conservative attitudes towards sex with their nude art and explicit messages.
Photographer Basil Pao was allowed unfettered access during the filming of The Last Emperor. Here is a selection of photos from his new book about the making of the epic movie.
‘Capturing Life: The Photography of Willy Ronis’, a Hong Kong exhibition, showcases the work of the late French humanist photographer, who was known for capturing the poetry of everyday life.
The move is part of the company’s attempt to create AI content while sidestepping thorny legal issues such as copyrights.
Played by Kate Winslet in the biopic that just premiered at TIFF, Miller was a Vogue model and surrealist muse – who posed in that iconic photo in Adolf Hitler’s bathtub