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streetSNAP: The Funeral Street part 1

Ever wanted to buy kitchen ware? Go to Shanghai Street. What about toys? Go to Fuk Wing Street. Cheap electronic and camera accessories? Ap Liu Street. But what if you … Continue reading

January 22, 2015 · 3 Comments

streetSNAP: Lunchtime Dreamers part3!

Sleeping on the job, again? The lunchtime dreamers are back! If you missed them, here are Parts 1 and Part 2. Next time on streetSNAP, the streets! Cheers Sean

January 15, 2015 · 2 Comments

streetSNAP: South Africa

Happy New Year everyone! I’m back in Hong Kong after 2 weeks in South Africa visiting family and friends. Unfortunately, my trip did not involve much in the way of … Continue reading

January 8, 2015 · 7 Comments

impactHK: Event 8 Announcement!

Hey everyone!  It’s been too long!! I hope you all are having a great Christmas holidays. Last week, we helped hand out nearly 1000 presents to underprivileged children in Kowloon. … Continue reading

December 27, 2014 · 3 Comments

streetSNAP: Mai Po

Mai Po is a nature reserve, managed by the WWF, near Yuen Long. It has many different species of birds and inter-tidal mangroves.It’s a great place to see wildlife in … Continue reading

December 19, 2014 · 1 Comment

streetSNAP: People of Hong Kong Pt.4

The streets of Hong Kong make a wonderful backdrop for portraits of people. I especially like it at about 3pm, when it’s a bit overcast and the light is just … Continue reading

December 11, 2014 · 1 Comment

streetSNAP: Cockenflap!

Clockenflap 2014 was awesome! It was my 5th and my baby’s 1st! Even though we couldn’t stay for the headline acts it was still good fun to be out and … Continue reading

December 4, 2014 · 1 Comment

streetSNAP: Beach Camping

I love photography, camping and bodyboarding – It’s not often that i get to do all three! Last weekend i was lucky enough to join the Hong Kong Photography Club … Continue reading

November 27, 2014 · 1 Comment

myHK: Things NEVER said in Hong Kong

Wherever you go in Hong Kong, you’re most likely going to hear a lot of chatter going on.  But, I’m guessing you’ve never heard my top 10 of, “Things Never … Continue reading

November 26, 2014 · 2 Comments

New China Hand: We’ve Got You Covered!

Apart from food, what’s the one type of product you’d want to be completely safe before using? Things that are life-and-death, right? Maybe you picked aeroplanes or cars or roller … Continue reading

November 24, 2014 · Leave a comment

streetSNAP: The Black & White challenge

The 5 day black and white challenge has been doing the rounds on Facebook for the past month or so. The challenge is to take 1 photo a day, for … Continue reading

November 20, 2014 · 2 Comments

streetSNAP: The Lamma Fun Day

The yearly Lamma Fun day, held 2 Saturdays ago, is a charity event that raises money for poor children in  Nepal through the Child Welfare Scheme. This year there was … Continue reading

November 13, 2014 · 5 Comments

myHK: We Made It!!

It’s time to break out the champagne!  Our blog is officially 1 year old! And what a year it has been!  Our blog has adapted so much over the year, … Continue reading

November 12, 2014 · 6 Comments

New China Hand: Suicide is Painless

Steering away from the Occupy movement this week, the big political earthquake in Mainland China recently has been Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption movement. Encouragingly, the president is following through with his … Continue reading

November 3, 2014 · Leave a comment

streetSNAP: People of Hong Kong part 3!

Just a couple more portraits of strangers in Hong Kong. Most of these pictures were shot with permission, which is a helluva lot harder to do than you think it … Continue reading

October 30, 2014 · 4 Comments

myHK: I’m Going to do Something Crazy!

I’m writing this blog quickly now before last night’s alcohol leaves my system, causing me to change my mind…   Last night was a blast! I went to Drum Jam … Continue reading

October 29, 2014 · 2 Comments

New China Hand: Hong Kong! Take the Occupy Central Quiz !!!

We’ve been inundated with local and international media coverage about the civil disobedience movement in Hong Kong, including from this blog, which is supposedly about Mainland China! But how closely … Continue reading

October 27, 2014 · Leave a comment

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