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The Henna Warriors :: photos from my first exhibit

78 x 126 cm, Limited Edition of 5, HK$10,000.
Henna by Sara Mush, photography by Kenneth Lim, Silent Strength 1, 2010, Edition 1 of 5, Henna and Photography, 78 x 126 cm

Last week was an exciting one for me. Friday was the opening reception for The Henna Warriors, my first exhibit! Whoa!

The exhibition featured four of my photos, the sale proceeds of which will be donated towards the flooding in Pakistan. Please contact MobArt via email or call +852 3488 1106 for details.

The exhibit will stay up at Philia HOME until December 3rd.

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Each of the below: 28 x 18.4 cm, Limited Edition of 10, HK$1,100.
Model: Joyce Yung, Henna Art: Sara Mush, MUA: Ka Lam.
Model: Joyce Yung Henna Art: Sara Mush Photographer: Kenneth Lim MUA: Karen ChuModel: Joyce Yung Henna Art: Sara Mush Photographer: Kenneth Lim MUA: Karen ChuModel: Joyce Yung Henna Art: Sara Mush Photographer: Kenneth Lim MUA: Karen Chu

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Here are some shots from the MobArt reception at Philia HOME in Central, Hong Kong (thank you Kristin W for these wonderful photos). A big thank you to everyone that came by, really really appreciate the support!
The Henna Warriors Exhibit, presented by MobArt @ Philia HOME
The Henna Warriors Exhibit, presented by MobArt @ Philia HOME
The Henna Warriors Exhibit, presented by MobArt @ Philia HOME
The Henna Warriors Exhibit, presented by MobArt @ Philia HOME
Our amazing team!
The Henna Warriors Exhibit, presented by MobArt @ Philia HOME

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4th Annual Hong Kong International Comedy Festival Finals

front of the TakeOut Comedy Club, 34 Elgin Street, Central Hong Kong

Last Saturday, the 4th Annual Hong Kong Comedy Festival concluded with American Christopher M winning the Chinese competition and hometown Hong Kong local Andrew Chu winning the English competition.

This was the third year in a row that I’ve covered the festival, and during that time its been a privilege not only to document the growing local comedy scene, but also to hang out with some of the funniest dudes in Hong Kong.

Congrats also to GB Labrador (from the Philippines), Chris Musni, Rifat Karlova (from Turkey) and Matina Leung for winning 2nd and 3rd place for the English and Chinese Finals respectively.

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Last minute notes scribbled backstage
 backstage notes at the TakeOut Comedy Club

The Godfather of Hong Kong standup, Jami Gong
Jami Gong performs at the TakeOut Comedy Club in Hong Kong

Shecky Wong, HK International Comedy Festival headliner
Shecky Wong performs at the TakeOut Comedy Club in Hong Kong

People’s Liberation Improv perform A Nightmare On Elgin Street
People's Liberation Improv performs at the TakeOut Comedy Club in Hong Kong

People's Liberation Improv perform a Nightmare on Elgin Street at the TakeOut Comedy Club in Hong Kong

Daniel Chong
chinese comedian performs at the TakeOut Comedy Club in Hong Kong

Smita Venkat
Smita Venkat performs at the TakeOut Comedy Club in Hong Kong

Steven Ng
Steven Ng performs at the TakeOut Comedy Club in Hong Kong

Tama Churchouse
Tama Churchouse performs at the TakeOut Comedy Club in Hong Kong

Ladies love Ryan Hynek
photo of Ryan Hynek performing at TakeOut Comedy Club in Hong Kong

GB Labrador
GB Labrador performs at the TakeOut Comedy Club in Hong Kong

15-year old phenom Connor Savage
Connor Savage performs at the TakeOut Comedy Club in Hong Kong

2010 Chinese competition winner Christopher M
Christopher M performs at the TakeOut Comedy Club in Hong Kong

2010 English competition winner Andrew Chu
Andrew Chu, 2010 English HK Comedy Festival Competition Winner

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The Henna Warriors Exhibition :: MobArt @ Philia HOME, Hong Kong

flyer for The Henna Warriors, presented by MobArt featuring the Henna Art of Sara Mush and photography of Joyce Yung and Kenneth Lim

This Friday night 6.30 – 8.30pm (22nd Oct 2010) will be the opening reception of The Henna Warriors, presented by MobArt @ Philia HOME, G/F, 5 U Lam Terrace, Central, Hong Kong.

The exhibition showcases the beautiful Henna Art of Sara Mush with proceeds from the sales of artworks to be donated towards the aid of the worst humanitarian crisis in Sara’s home country, the flooding in Pakistan.

I was humbled to have been asked to photograph one of the four models being showcased. This is the first time my work will be featured in an exhibition, please feel free to drop by and say hi!

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4th Annual HK International Comedy Festival Preliminaries

4th Annual Hong Kong Comedy Festival stage

The English preliminary rounds of the 4th Annual HK International Comedy Competition wrapped up last weekend at the TakeOut Comedy Club in the Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. I went to my first Hong Kong Comedy Festival event 2 years ago, and its been great to see the list of comedians grow and competition get stronger.

Before every round of the competition, there is always a sense of nerves in the green room as club owner Jami Gong goes over the rules and comics finish last minute prep. But they all brought their “A” game for the prelims. Good luck to all the remaining comedians for the finals this weekend!

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Noel Gascon just flew in from Manila (and boy are his arms tired)
Noel Gascon, comedian from Manila

Vivek Mahbubani’s one man show
American comedian Earl Young performs in Hong Kong

TakeOut veteran Kay Ross
TakeOut Comedy comic Kay Ross

Kiwi comedian (and musician) Nick Rado
New Zealand comic Nick Rado

Relative newcomer Tonia Yim
HK comedian Tonia Yim

Earl Young, USA
American comedian Earl Young performs in Hong Kong

Ambidextrous Chinese and English comic, Matina Leung
Hong Kong comedian Matina Leung

Shady Mahesh scopes out the competition
Mahesh Mansigani looks on to competition

Competition judges
4th Annual Hong Kong Comedy Festival judges

Canadian ventriloquist, Michael Harrison
Michael Harrison, ventriloquist, performs at Hong Kong's TakeOut Comedy Club

Bring on the finals!
Hong Kong comedy festival laughing at TakeOut Comedy Club

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Yvonne and Michael’s engagement – Central Park, New York

pre-wedding photo of Yvonne and Michael in New York's Central Park

Before heading to Montreal to shoot Yvonne and Michael’s wedding, I had a chance to grab both of them after work in New York on a Friday afternoon to take some engagement session photos. We decided to walk around what is probably one of the most photographed areas of the city, Central Park. But since I started my photography professionally after my move from New York, I never really had a chance to properly photograph it. So I was particularly excited to get some pre-wedding portraits with the green foliage background and various architecture that is much harder to find in Hong Kong.

We hung out around the Bethesda Fountain area, where Yvonne and Michael showed off their ballroom dance skills (I later found out that the waltz was rehearsal for their first dance)!

More to come from the wedding day shortly…

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engagement session photo taken on a Central Park bench in New York City

pre-wedding photo of couple under arches in Central Park

pre-wedding photo of a wedding couple dancing in front of Bethesda Fountain arches

Engagement session photo of a couple on Bethesda Fountain steps

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