HONG KONG & ELSEWHERE

Winston, on film.

Some of my favourite photographs.
Mostly on film.

A glass tower framed between older Hong Kong buildings and a vertical shop sign. — Between buildings

Two people clear water from a green outdoor court. — The green court

A STARTING POINT

It starts in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is home in more ways than one. I like photographing moments that won’t happen quite the same way twice. Having a camera makes me pay attention while I’m there.

SAPPORO, JAPAN

After
the snow.

We went to Sapporo after a ski trip. After dinner, my friends and I kept wandering the streets. The cold blues and warm streetlights take me straight back to that evening.

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Warm streetlights and neon signs above a snowy street in Sapporo at night. — Sapporo, Japan

Selected photographs

A glowing red restaurant sign above pedestrians on a Hong Kong street. — Under the restaurant sign

Small wooden boats float on sunlit water beside a line of mooring buoys. — Boats in the afternoon

A tram and traffic viewed from above at night. — Along the tram tracks

A vendor stands beneath a large umbrella at a colourful street kiosk. — At the kiosk

A pedestrian passes an older shopfront beneath a row of air conditioners, in black and white. — Under the air conditioners

A dark interior frames a sunlit view of buildings and a construction crane. — A window on the city

A person moves through a city street at night, with soft movement and glowing lights. — Passing by

A small market stall glows with red and green lights after dark. — The market at night

A small Japanese shopfront, a bicycle, and a pedestrian, in black and white. — The small shop

An observation wheel glows orange against a muted night sky. — The wheel after dark

A person looks out across the water beside a white post on a ferry deck. — On the ferry deck

A cyclist crosses a broad street, with Tokyo Tower in the distance. — Across the street

A taxi enters a crossing beneath railway tracks, photographed in black and white. — Taxi at the crossing

A pink building and street lights at a curving Hong Kong junction after dark. — The pink corner

A person stands outside a brightly stocked shop, photographed in black and white. — A moment at the shop

A working boat with tyre fenders passes through green harbour water. — Working on the water

A tall building rises in a pattern of dark vertical lines against a pale sky. — Lines against the sky

A warm sunset fades over distant hills and small boats on the water. — The last light

FILM, FOR ME

That
rewind sound.

Film takes me back to family holidays. Finishing a roll, loading the next one, and that clack-clack-clack of the rewind. It felt like the memories were safely tucked away inside, ready to be developed.

My Rollei 35 was my first fully mechanical camera. Such a small, beautiful thing. It taught me to work out the focus, aperture and shutter speed for myself. It’s the camera that got me into film.

These are a few favourites. The colours, who I was with, how it felt to be there.

Winston, on film.

It starts in Hong Kong.

Afterthe snow.

Selected photographs

Thatrewind sound.

After
the snow.

That
rewind sound.