Category Archives: portraits

Maternity and newborn baby portrait session

By ken | Published July 8, 2010

black and white photo of pregnant mother before and after birth

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).

pregnant mother at home with her family photos

Hong Kong father holding newborn baby laughing

Hong Kong father holding newborn baby boy

black and white photo of newborn baby boy and mother facing each other

black and white photo holding small baby feet

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Headshots with Jackson in Mid-levels Hong Kong

By ken | Published June 17, 2010

photo of Gary Jackson writing in a coffee shop, Hong Kong actor

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.

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.

color headshot of Gary Jackson, Hong Kong writer

B&W headshot of Gary Jackson, Hong Kong comedian

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Portrait session with DJ Gruv

By ken | Published May 24, 2010

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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family portraits with Venice and Wilson

By ken | Published January 25, 2010

On January 7th, 2009 Venice and Wilson celebrated their 4th anniversary with a family portrait session in Hong Kong Park. Their adorable 11 month old baby SikSik also came along for the shoot.

I had scouted a few locations in the park that I liked the day before, but beyond that we also revisited a few spots near the marriage registry office to reenact some shots and poses from their original wedding photos from four years ago. Awwww! great idea!

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Phoebe, Josh and Buzz

By ken | Published December 9, 2009

Phoebe and Josh wanted pictures with their Hong Kong Dog Rescue poodle to make the cover of their family’s Christmas cards this year. I headed to Pok Fu Lam to take some shots of them at sunset.

Phoebe and Josh play with their dog Buzz in Pok Fu Lam