PHOTOGRAPHY | Twenty thirteen, oh what a night we had!

Things got a bit nostalgic as I peered through the many files stored on my laptop. Curiously, I rediscovered a batch of my old photos that I somehow forgot about. In a folder named "I <3 HK" (original name I know), I stumbled upon 4 gems that I thought deserved to be shown on Cut & Copy. Pity I only had so little... I suppose it's a prompt for me to continue with this photographic journey, if I can call it that.

Nevertheless, these 4 photographs capture some of my favourite moments in this crazy city. It's definitely one filled with many contrasts: East and West, modern versus traditional, noise versus solitude, and so forth. Together with Röyksopp's jukebox inspired single "Twenty Thirteen", I happily reminisce and love my city even more. 

FASHION | Behind the Scenes with Polina and Skene [Part 1]

I was given the chance to collaborate with two emerging fashion photographers Polina & Skene over the summer on a fun espionage inspired photoshoot. In a special 2 part series, this post will be a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into an editorial (blood, sweat and tears not included).

Sam, our fun and fierce model for the day, got vamped up with a sexy smoky eye for our espionage inspired photoshoot. It was definitely a good learning curve for me to try my hand at being a stylist. After all, it's not everyday that you get to do something interesting with your life...

ABANDONED | Photography Exhibition @ JCCAC

Coming across this invitation for a photography exhibition at the Rat's Cave, I was pleasantly surprised to see young emerging local photographers present their work at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre. As opposed to the glamorous portrayal of metropolitan life, these photographers capture the destructive nature of time and a paradise that once was but has now been left to decay. It's an interesting dichotomy that is constantly being explored and openly criticises the Utopian idealism that is associated with Modernism.

Taken by 冬妮

Photographer Phoebe Yeung centers on the relationship between humans and the buildings that we occupy in her stunning black and white series. Her unconventional "portraits" remind me of the work by one my favourite photographers Chen Jiagang that I saw 2 years ago at the Contemporary by Angela Li.

Other photographers in the exhibition include BLO, CM Lam, Egg Cheung, 冬妮 and another photographer that I can't type here since I have no idea how to input Chinese characters (how embarrassing...)

Catch the exhibition at the L1 Gallery of the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre before Friday 3 August!

Menswear Collections: Street Style

It's going to be a few more weeks until we see the fall collections for 2013. But meanwhile, let's indulge ourselves in Tommy Ton's street style shots during the menswear collections!

All images taken from style.com