Hong Kong Photographic is a portfolio of (mostly) Hong Kong images, from famous scenes to the seldom seen. I lean toward the details; bits of Hong Kong's culture and way of life often overwhelmed by the city's dynamism.
Images are available for licensed use, from publications to web sites. Need something specific? Just ask, as long as it's not weddings.
Like my brother Ray, also a photographer, I don't do weddings. Not ever.
My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic, used during a trip to Holland. I was 11, and took approximately 4 million photos, many at 45°, thinking they'd look cool.
They didn't.
Years later I bought Ray's Minolta X-700 SLR, spent a small fortune learning the fundamentals, and then gave the camera back when life got in the way.
But the photo bug never died. A Canon Elph APS point-and-shoot served me well before it mysteriously locked up. I never had it fixed.
After moving to Hong Kong, I bought a digital Olympus C-2100UZ, from which I created numerous galleries for BWG, my personal web site. The Oly was excellent, but I used it so much it began to fall apart.
Enter the Canon 20D digital SLR. I fell in love with it the moment I grabbed the grip. At last I'd come full circle.
To date, my biggest client is National Geographic, which purchased three images for its 2006 Hong Kong Guidebook. Currently I publish a monthly article and photos at PhotogHK magazine.
And if you're wondering why there are no photos of me on the site, it's because I prefer being behind the lens.
That, and no one has yet taken a portrait of me that I've liked.