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Slash Live in Hong Kong
Last week on July 29th, Slash, former lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses, performed live in Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo.
GnR has been my favorite rock band growing up. But since Axl went crazy years ago and with all that bad blood within the band, I was pretty sure that I’d never see them live ever. So you could imagine how giddy I was with anticipation when I heard Slash’s tour would be coming to Asia.
On to the show itself…absolutely unreal. Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) lead vocals on the older GnR and the more recent Velvet Revolver stuff was impressive. He didn’t quite have the reptilian dance moves of an Axl or a Scott Weiland but he did have a style all his own. Meeting Slash was a dream come true. Underneath his iconic sunglasses and top hat, he was a gentleman during the VIP meet and greet and a guitar god on stage.
My favorite songs from the night: Night Train, Slither, and Sweet Child O’ Mine. Gave me goosebumps. Here are some of the event’s photos from the night.
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Tagged AsiaWorld-Expo, concert, events, Guns N' Roses, HK, hong kong, Myles Kennedy, photoshoot, Slash
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Maternity and newborn baby portrait session
A few years ago, I met Stephanie in Hong Kong while photographing an event in Central. Like me, her and her husband Tom’s move to Hong Kong from the US marked a chapter in their developing careers. Earlier this year, Stephanie was 7-months pregnant and had asked me to help photograph a maternity portrait session in her home. We took our time to plan our shots which would eventually be slightly fine-art in nature and a little less photojournalistic than my other portraiture.
Last April, in the early hours of Sunday morning, Stephanie gave birth to beautiful baby Gabriel. Here are some of the pregnancy and newborn baby shots (taken at 8 weeks).
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Legend 2 Fight Night, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
Last week was all about Legend Fighting Championship, Hong Kong’s first professional mixed martial arts competition, leading up to Fight Night last Thursday June 24th at HITEC’s Star Hall in Kowloon Bay. Earlier in the week, I had the opportunity meet with some of the fighters who were still getting over jetlag and cutting weight. Among them were new and returning fighters that were in good spirits and overall were really nice dudes.
Last January, Legend 1 had the tall task of becoming the first MMA production in HK. This time around, I felt Legend 2 raised the bar even higher for fight promotion in Hong Kong, drawing what I thought was the biggest, most excited and most MMA-savvy crowd I’ve seen here. The fights did not disappoint either – showcasing brutal knockout power, advanced grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, paired with fair officiating and judging. As a huge fan of MMA anticipating big things for the sport in HK, I’m very excited =) And oh yeah, did I mention Legend 3 in September?
Here are shots of the excitement from the Legend 2 fight card.
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Vivek Mahbubani aka HK’s Bruce Buffer
Takuma flattens Wang Zhen for a rear naked choke
Jo Nam Jin eats a headkick from Kevin Belingon
China’s Zhang Tiequan guillotine submission over Daniel Digby, 0:30 in Round 1
Rob Hill lands a superman punch on the chin of Kwon A Sol
Taiwanese Justin Lee shocks the Hong Kong crowd with a first round KO of Kenny Yeung
Adrian Pang knees Yu Woo Sung on his way to the lightweight belt
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Tagged events, HITEC, HK, hong kong, Legend 2, Legend Fighting Championship, MMA, photography, photoshoot
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Headshots with Jackson in Mid-levels Hong Kong
Gary Jackson is a writer, comedian, public speaker, blogger, podcaster, DJ and all around gweilo of Hong Kong. Jackson performs regularly at the TakeOut Comedy Club in SoHo, but you can find his many web presences on letterstowindsor.com, gweilojackson.com and soulparking.com.
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Nothing beats natural light for headshot portraits, so we did a lot of the shooting on the balcony of his Mid-levels flat. We also walked around some of the local HK backstreets and finished up at the Pacific Coffee on Hollywood Road, his favorite writing spot.
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Portrait session with DJ Gruv
Recently I had been contacted by Hong Kong’s DJ Gruv for a portrait session. Gruv represents Maryland but he’s been out in Hong Kong for years and has done gigs all over Asia. He had been looking to get some images done for media and promotional purposes, so last Friday we spent a few hours in the studio along with his wife of 10 years, Bonnie. Here are some of my favorite shots.
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Tagged DJ Gruv, headshots, HK, hong kong, photoshoot, portraits, studio
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