Samples of writing by Christopher Dillon.
Editorial—includes articles from The Financial Times (London), and the South China Morning Post and The Correspondent (Hong Kong).
Commercial—features assignments for Airport Authority Hong Kong and The Economist Group. Topics include technology, finance, management, real estate and more.
Also see the Landed books.
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A family photo archive on Permanent.org
December 13, 2024—This post describes the creation of a family photo archive hosted on Permanent.org. The photo archive comprises nearly 1,600 files. It includes shots from a copy stand, scans of 35mm negatives and slides, native digital images, video and documents. Images were processed with the open source program darktable and renamed with digiKam, running…
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Review: Declutter Your Photo Life
November 26, 2024—I discovered Declutter Your Photo Life while preparing to assemble a family photo archive. Written by Adam Pratt, a former Adobe employee who runs a photo digitization business, the 200-page book is a good starting point for anyone thinking of building a photo archive. Strengths… Photo Life includes step-by-step instructions for gathering, preserving,…
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Review: The BlackBox 135 film scanner
November 21, 2024—I ordered the BlackBox 135 film scanner to digitize about 180 rolls of 35mm slide and negative film for a family photo archive. The choice of the BlackBox 135 was based on a review of its big brother, the BlackBox 120, on PetaPixel. The scanner arrived on time and as advertised. What’s in…
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Submerged UXO in Hong Kong
October 13, 2024—Scuba diving in Hong Kong, you’ll see numerous nudibranches, poisonous pufferfish and the odd octopus. On September 14, 2024, my buddy Edmund Lee and I spotted something different, a submerged UXO (unexploded ordnance), that turned out to be a World War II bomb. At lunchtime the next day, I posted a photo of…
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Discovering Hong Kong’s underwater gems
Scuba diving in Hong Kong is better than you might expect. The city offers a surprising array of marine life, year-round diving and dramatic seascapes.
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Covid spells trouble for small landlords
From eviction bans and delinquent tenants to quarantines and social distancing rules, this article from the South China Morning Post looks at how covid made life hard for small landlords.
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Girls rugby: More than a photo-opp
Girls rugby is popular in Hong Kong. The sport combines fitness and friendships with great community spirit among the players and parents.
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Loft conversions in Hong Kong
Turning old factories into homes is a common redevelopment strategy in many cities. This article, which was published in The Correspondent, looks at why loft conversions haven’t taken off in Hong Kong.
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Is open source software ready for your laptop?
Open source software has come a long way. But is it a viable alternative for those of us who don’t have a computer science degree?