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Anne and Jean-Marie’s Engagement Session in Hong Kong

By ken | Published January 25, 2012

Hong Kong Engagement Portrait Session Shoot Central Soho Stairs Old Street

One of the downsides of living in a vibrant, transient city like Hong Kong is that too often people come and go. Such was the case for Anne and Jean-Marie, who after only a short stint in Hong Kong were returning to France late last summer. Bittersweet as it is returning home, Anne wanted to capture a bit of the old and new to commemorate their time living here in Hong Kong. So we set out to wander around the Central area, and ended up shooting in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong Park and IFC among a few others.

Thank you to the talented Ka Lam for the makeup for this shoot.

Hong Kong Engagement Portrait Session Shoot Outdoor Admiralty Bridge

Hong Kong Engagement Portrait Session Shoot Outdoor Hong Kong Park Red Roof

Hong Kong Engagement Portrait Session Shoot Outdoor Central Couple Bank of China

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Julie and Jesse’s engagement session in Hong Kong

By ken | Published May 27, 2011

Engagement couple in front of blue wall in Central Mid-levels, Hong Kong

Like so many of us that have ex-patriated from the US to Asia, Jesse eventually landed in Hong Kong. He originally met his fiancé Julie in Washington DC and proposed to her in their prior city – Taipei. They have been living in HK for a few years now, so they already had some ideas for shots to take. We chatted over coffee and decided on a very casual engagement portrait session at a few locations they particularly liked – SoHo Mid-levels, Central and Shek O.

Julie and Jesse are getting married next year in Honduras!

Central
Pre-wedding photo in front of Legislative Council Building in Central, HK
Engagement photo kissing outside Legislative Council Building in Central, HK

Shek O Beach
Western-style engagement photos at Shek O Beach
Western-style pre-wedding photo at Shek O Beach

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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