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  • March 12, 2025

    Submerged UXO in Hong Kong

    Updated March 12, 2025—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…

    Hong Kong

  • April 7, 2024

    Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2024

    Here are some highlights from Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens. The images were shot from the stands with a Nikon D810 and processed with Digikam and darktable. They feature men’s and women’s teams from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Fiji, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, South Africa, Spain and the…

    Hong Kong, photography, rugby, sport

  • January 2, 2024

    New Year’s Day Rugby

    Here are some highlights from the 2024 New Year’s Day Rugby tournament in Hong Kong. This year’s tournament featured four matches: under-16 girls, under-16 boys, under-19 girls and under-19 boys. The New Year’s Day Rugby Tournament 2024 marks the 56th year the tournament, which is organized by the Hong Kong Rugby Union, has been held.…

    Hong Kong, photography, rugby, sport

  • February 19, 2023

    Sandy Bay Typhoons take Kowloon

    More girls rugby this weekend, as the Sandy Bay Typhoons beat Kowloon 20-15 in a closely fought match on February 18, 2023.

    girls rugby, Hong Kong, photography, rugby, sport

  • February 5, 2023

    Shooting girls rugby, again

    For the first time in more than a year, I had the pleasure of shooting HKU Sandy Bay girls rugby on Saturday.

    girls rugby, Hong Kong, rugby, sport

  • December 21, 2022

    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.

    Hong Kong, nature, Scuba diving, sport

  • July 12, 2021

    Commercial real estate in Hong Kong

    A photo essay about the effects of covid and social unrest on commercial real estate in Central, Wanchai and Causeway Bay in July 2021.

    Causeway Bay, Central, Hong Kong, Wanchai

  • April 1, 2020

    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.

    girls rugby, Hong Kong, sport

  • September 10, 2018

    Priced out of paradise

    Strategies for buying a home in hyper-expensive real estate markets, like Singapore, Vancouver and Hong Kong.

    bargain hunting, Hong Kong, inflation, New York, presentations, Singapore, Vancouver