Street Photography with Fuji XPro1

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NOTE:  All images shot on Fuji XPro1 and Fujinon 35mm 1.4 lens with autofocus only. We’ve had our hands on the Fuji XPro1 for about a week now, and starting to get used to it and its nuances. Yesterday myself and a few friends met up in Soho and headed over to Temple Street in Kowloon [...]

My first thoughts…Fuji XPro1

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(35mm lens, ISO 6400, 1/250th F1.4) I have been back in Hong Kong only a day, and I get a phone call from one of my suppliers….the Fuji XPro1 kit is here….come and collect it and take it for a test drive…of course, like the obedient little boy that I am….i quickly agreed and darted [...]

Cambodia – Me & my Leica M9

monk on bed

Note: This is not a technical review of the Leica M9 in any way shape or form, its purely my own view of the experience of using one in the field with the images I shot to support my views, I also comment here about some AMAZING Zeiss lenses that I have been using that [...]

No Photos allowed…..or are they? (VIDEO)

Cat Street market stall advertising 'NO PHOTOS'

In recent news here in Hong Kong there has been much controversy about photographers rights to shoot in public places (in particular in front of large branded designer stores, etc).  Security guards have been misinformed by their employers about what is ‘public space’ in front of a shop and therefore this has led to confusion, [...]

So Uk – The oldest government housing in Hong Kong

'Gursky like' view of So Uk

Sunday morning, and myself and good friend and fellow Leica photographer ‘Rocco’ met up for a traditional English breakfast in Soho before deciding where to head out for some street photography on this pleasantly sunny but chilly Sunday morning. We decided to visit ‘So Uk’ in Cheung Sha Wan, reported as the oldest government housing [...]

Street Photography Workshop with Eric Kim – 24th-26th Feb 2012

rainy days

So its finally happening!  Eric Kim is flying in from LA to host with F8 Photography a 2 day Street Photography Workshop. There are limited places, so sign up fast if you are interested, we expect this workshop to sell out quickly, as have all Eric’s workshops in Asia and over the world. The workshop [...]

How we shoot Street Photography in Hong Kong (VIDEO)

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A lot of people have been asking us how we get close up pictures of people out on the streets in Hong Kong, so we decided to make a short video to show exactly how we go about getting these images. We attached our little GOPRO video camera to the top of the Leica M9, [...]

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