Photography - 1
CHAK WAI LEUNG 翟偉良
Born in Dongguan, Guandong Province, China in 1942. He began studying art photography in 1964 with Master S. F. Dan who taught in an adult further education institute. In 1959, Mr. W. L. Chak joined the civil service of the Hong Kong Government. He retired from public service in 1993 for which he had served for over thirty-three years. Mr. Chak was awarded a Certificate of Long and Meritorious Service and a gold pin in 1990 as well as Long Service Travel Award in 1992. He has been an international salon judge, examination judge and honorable adviser for numerous photographic associations in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China. He was a contributor to photographic magazines and newspapers and a tutor for institutes of art photography.
Gallery representation : http://www.edge-gallery.com/html/artists/artists-chakwaileung.html |
|
LAU CHING PING 劉清平
Lives in Hong Kong. He studied design and photography in HK Polytechnic.He has held solo shows and participated in numerous group shows in Hong Kong, China, Taipei, Tokyo and New York. Lau was the co-editor of NuNaHeDuo (Dislocaation) journal of photography. His works have been acquired by Hong Kong Heritage Museum and Guangdong Museum of art, Guangzhou China.
http://www.hongkongartweb.com/hkaw/photo/lauchingping/LAUchingping-gallery1.html |
|
Victoria Tang
Victoria studied at London's Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. She is a photographer and graphic designer and lives in Hong Kong and London. Her projects range from magazine editorials to cinematography.
http://www.victoriatang.com/ |
|
Vincent Yu
Vincent Yu has been a photographer with the Associated Press in Hong Kong for 20 years. He has covered major local and international stories including the 2004,2008 Olympic Games, the Asian Tsunami disaster as well as numerous important news events in the Asia Pacific region.
Many of his photos have been recognized with awards from the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association. He was a recipient of the U.S. National Headliner Awards in 2004. His works have also been shown in exhibitions in Hong Kong, mainland China, Hawaii, and Berlin. He has acted as a guest lecturer on photojournalism at the University of Hong Kong http://www.vincentyu.net/ |
|
Paul Yeung
Born in 1978 in Hong Kong, Paul Yeung graduated from MA in Image and Communication (Photography) at Goldsmiths College, University of London in 2011. Yeung worked at different publications and agency such as Reuters as photojournalist for 10 years after graduated from BA in Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2000. He had received numerous awards presented by The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Press Photographers Association and was selected as one of the Fourteen “Hong Kong New Generation Photographers” at the Hong Kong Photography Festival 2010. In 2011, he participated in “Count to 12”, a part of “The Road to 2012” project commissioned by and exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Yeung currently lives and works in London and Hong Kong.
Gallery representation: http://www.blindspotgallery.com/ |
|
HO Siu Nam, South
Born in 1984, Ho graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and obtained his High Diploma in 2006. Ho has been actively participating in various photography exhibitions since 2007. He established his studio in 2008 and is a member of photography organization The Photocrafters. In 2009, Ho was awarded the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards 2009 with his Into Light series; and in 2010, he was selected as one of the nominees for the Société Générale Chinese Art Awards 2010 with the same series. His work is collected by the Burger Collection, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts in Japan. Ho currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
Gallery representation: http://www.blindspotgallery.com/ |
|
So Hing Keung
Obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Photographic Design from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was awarded a photographic fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council for a research trip in the USA in 1995. He was also winner of Judges and Gold Awards in 1997 and 1999. He was granted a one-year Fellowship for Artistic Development by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 1998. He has held numerous one-person shows and group shows since the late eighties in Paris, Berlin, New York, Halifax and Hong Kong. Currently he teaches photography part time at the Department of Fine Arts, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
http://finearts.hku.hk/hkaa/revamp2011/artist_view.php?artist_id=049 |
|
Gio Chung
Is a New Age Artist and Parapsychology Researcher. Through spiritual art, he hopes to remind people the purpose and beauty of human life, and have an awakening journey with all the audience.
"I’ve got nothing, but Love." is the art philosophy of Gio Chung. In recent works <Everybody Is An Angel>, human portraits of different races in peaceful moment are captured. He believes everyone is an angel, holy and pure. One just need to spend some time to discover from your inner yourself. http://giochung.tumblr.com/ |
|
Chun Wai
A freelance independent photographer based in Hong Kong, his motherland. Chun is a sculptor and was graduated in Mulhouse Arts College of France. His art piece of sculpture was collected by the buyer in France. The photographic perspective of Chun lies in his humanistic vision in interpreting the changing world. His work expresses solicitude for the human being and the society. As the winner of numerous news photo awards and human rights press awards, his profession is widely recognized.
http://www.chunwaiphoto.com/main.html |
|
Carol Kwok
Born and raised in the former Portuguese colony of Macau. She emigrated to San Francisco, California at the age of 16, where she continued her education and graduated in Fine Arts Photography.
Upon graduation Carol worked in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. Carol briefly worked as a portrait photographer in Beijing, China. She then returned to Hong Kong and started her own studio and worked with both international and local advertising agencies. Her work subsequently took her to London for some 8 years. Carol recently returned to Hong Kong and China to work on her fine-art photography. http://www.carolkwok.com/#/ |
|
KO Chi-keung, Alfred
Alfred Ko studied photography in the Banff School of Fine Arts where he was awarded Senior Diploma in 1977. He founded the Fotocine School of Photography and the Photo Centre in the 1980s, and took up teaching posts at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, First Institute of Art and Design as well
as Hong Kong Chingying Institute of Visual Arts over the years. As a president of the Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers from 1989 to 1992, Ko is also its Founding and Honorable Member. He was named Photographer of the Year by the Hong Kong Artists’ Guild in 1992. gallery representation : http://www.aovertical.com/index.php/alfred-ko |
|
Caroline Chiu
A leading art photographer based in Hong Kong, was born in 1967 and raised in Hong Kong.
Chiu studied in the USA at Tufts University and New York University as well as photography workshops at Rockport College in Maine. Her work has been exhibited in Europe, Hong Kong, and America. Since 2001, she has been working on a long-term project called The Chinese Wünderkammer which recreates the European precursor of the museum, the "wonder rooms" full of far flung curiosities from around the world. Gallery representation: http://www.hanart.com/ |
|
Tang Kwok Hin
Was born and raised in Hong Kong. He studied Fine Art at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and received his Master of Fine Arts in 2008. Although a recent graduate Hin’s work is fast gaining recognition within the Hong Kong art scene. Hin’s work comprises photographs of intricate imaginary landscapes using ready-made elements appropriated from printed and electronic media and product labels. As well as working part-time as a visual arts teacher at the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Hong Kong, Hin is also forging a reputation in Hong Kong as an independent curator and writer. http://tangkwokhin.blogspot.hk/
|
|
Patrick Lee
An artist, MD and Co-Founder of Para-Site Art Space, born 1949 and is currently based in Hong Kong, has been one of the main influences in contemporary Hong Kong photographic art. Patrick has exhibited in Hong Kong on a regular basis and has had several exhibitions abroad since 1989. After his last series in 2000 (edited in the book Night Vigil), he decided to go back into the shadow and pursue his personal quest without witness. His major comeback took place in November 2004 at Art Statements Gallery with a solo exhibition titled 'Look!', where he exhibited his colour photography for the first time.
gallery representation: http://www.artstatements.com/artist_dtl.php?id=14 |
|
Mark Aldred
Mark Aldred is an Australian photographer
based in Hong Kong. He is of mixed descent, English, Irish, Scots Jew, Geordie and Australian Aborigine. He holds a BA with two majors, Behavioural Science and Intellectual History from James Cook University plus a Graduate Diploma in Education and an MA in Applied Linguistics from Flinders University. His original photographic background was photojournalism and he served as the founder and publisher of Brink Magazine for several years before going back into photography full time http://www.4corners.hk/ |
|
Jon Lau
Four corners’ most recent recruit is 28 year
old local wunderkind John Lau. Hong Kong born and educated in North America, Lau is no stranger to photographic history and this shows in his work. He takes a genre of photography like street photography, wedding photography or lanscape photography, studies it in all it’s incarnations then comes up with his own version. http://www.4corners.hk/ |
|
Wei Leng Tay
Wei Leng Tay, 1978, Singapore, is a photographer based in Hong Kong who explores how people live their lives within their homes. She gives the viewers a glimpse into the houses of her subjects. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and she has exhibited her photographs at several venues around the globe and extensively in Asia. http://www.weilengtay.com/#/news
|
|
Michael Wolf
Michael Wolf’s work examines life in the layered urban landscape, addressing juxtapositions of public and private space, anonymity and individuality, history and modern development. In a diverse array of photographic projects, from street views appropriated from Google Earth, to portraits capturing the crush of the Tokyo Subway, and dizzying architectural landscapes, Wolf explores the density of city life.
Wolf currently lives and works in Hong Kong and Paris.
http://www.photomichaelwolf.com/intro/index.html |
|
Tam Wai Ping
A conceptual artist from Hong Kong. Though he is well-known for his photography, he also works in a range of different media, including installation and environmental artwork. He is a Founder and Co-Chairman of Artmap, a Hong Kong art news blog, and he currently teaches studio art at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
http://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/~fadept/Eng/Staff/full%20time/TamWaiPing.html |
|
David Clarke
Born in Somerset, England, and studied in London. He has lived in Hong Kong since 1986. An art historian as well as a photographer, he is currently Professor in the Department of Fine Arts of the University of Hong Kong. Clarke has written about art in China, Europe and America, and has had a particular engagement with Hong Kong and its culture, expressed through both his writing and his photographic work. Clarke’s artworks have been widely exhibited, both in Hong Kong and overseas. http://www.saatchionline.com/profiles/portfolio/id/46876
|
|
Wai Kit Lam
Graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College, University of London, in 1996. In 2003, she received her MFA from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her media included photography, video art and sound. Her research topic included the construction of identity and the interrelationship between individuals and surrounding circumstances. From the representation and the notion of identification, she also studied the roles and influences of ideology where she construct our own selves. http://www.waikitlam.com/
|
|
Gavin Au Ka Yiu
A Hong Kong-based artist. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University in 2006. In 2007, he received the gold winner in Asia Photo Awards 07 of Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Ltd. His works have been chosen as the cover of China photographer magazine “Chinese Photography”. http://www.gavinau.com/
|
|
Almond chu
Born in Hong Kong. Started his career as a professional photographer and photographic artist after graduated from the Fine Art Photography Department of the Tokyo College of Photography in 1986. He has been invited to exhibit his work in various countries such as Germany, Italy, Denmark, Canada, Japan, China, Hong Kong and New Zealand.
http://www.almondchu.com/main.html |
|
Stephen Lam
Is an artist based in Hong Kong. Stephen has been producing photo-related works, which often challenge the boundaries of the medium. "Stephen's work is compelling because of its complexity. It is multifaceted daunting and tests the viewer's patience. It frustrates and challenges those who are willing to immerse themselves in his images and in the psychological and emotional space he creates." - Liesl Eisenbeiss, Curator, Sterilemind Gallery, NYC
http://www.lamscape.com/index.htm |
|
Zoran Poposki
His work is transdisciplinary, combining digital prints, performance and video, and deals with issues of liminality and the constant shifting/production of identity, territory, public space and social change. http://www.poposki.info/
|
|
