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EDITOR’S NOTE
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY!
13-15 FEBRUARY Hong Kong
Masters at AsiaWorld Expo.
mastersgrandslam.com
19-21 FEBRUARY Chinese
New Year, various venues.
discoverhongkong.com
20 FEBRUARY 8pm, Chinese New
Year fireworks.
UNTIL 22 FEBRUARY The Great
European Carnival, New Central
Harbourfront. tgec.asia
27 FEBRUARY – 29 MARCH 43rd
Hong Kong Arts Festival, various
locations. hk.artsfestival.org
12-15 MARCH Asia Contemporary
Art Show Conrad Hotel, Pacific Place.
asiacontemporaryart.com
15-17 MARCH Art Basel at HKCEC.
artbasel.com
27-29 MARCH Hong Kong Sevens
Hong Kong Stadium. hksevens.com
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By the time I left school, I still didn’t know
what I wanted to do. Dad had put me off
doing the one thing that really excited
me, which was being a vet – he said I’d
be too small to hold the animals down!
I’m not sure if that was the best answer, but it was probably
a good call at the time because I don’t think I could have
gone through all those years of studying.
Perhaps feeling guilty that he had culled my enthusiasm
for a career, Dad then suggested I do a two-year
photography diploma, at least until I had a better idea.
(He’d always been a keen photographer, and we owned
a cine-camera from as early as the 50s.) We were moving to Harare, Zimbabwe,
at the time and the Polytechnic there offered a British-certified photography
course. So off I went, and in the end that’s what got me into my first role with
video, and then into publishing with Expat Living. So it all worked out in the end.
Photography now is so different and so wonderfully easy, mobile and quick.
I’m not quite as old as the camera obscura, but taking photos was still a lot more
complicated in “my day” – we still used external light metres, for one thing. And,
of course, after taking the photos you had to wait all that time for them to develop
and print. It lacked the fun and spontaneity of today.
Although it’s pretty heavy, I love my digital SLR – it does everything for me,
even multiple exposures in one image! I didn’t take it with me on my recent trip
to New Zealand, and I kept seeing fantastic photo opps everywhere I looked,
from misty dawns to lovely sunsets. Thank goodness for smart phones.
Have you been gathering some great shots over the holiday period? If you
have a story about your travels or family life that you’d like to share, we’d love to
hear from you. Just send us a brief description of your idea and a few sample
photos to and you’ll go into the pot to be published – and
maybe find your own new career path!
Enjoy the issue — and Kung Hei Fat Choi to everyone!