Jewellery Shoot: Behind the Scenes

One of my fav shoots ever; all you need is a good photographer, model, makeup artist and stylist. Smaller the team, the better it turns out. Almost always. 

Too many cooks and all that stuff otherwise.... 

Matters of the Art: Art Basel Hong Kong Postponed

This time last year, we were running around like headless chickens trying to sort out the controlled chaos of work behind the scenes at Art Basel Hong Kong. Such a pity the 2020 event has been postponed - not cancelled - till further notice.

I strongly believe in the resilience and strength of Hong Kong and its people. HK will be back to the new normal... soon.

"This too shall pass."

UPDATE: 

Quick Timeline:

• 2020 — Cancelled (like the other editions) due to COVID-19.
• 2021 — Held in May 2021 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (in a hybrid/reduced format due to ongoing pandemic restrictions).
• 2022 and onward — Back to its regular March schedule with full in-person editions. 

Five Ladies in Hong Kong

Five gorgeous ladies I worked with - and photographed for the magazine/paper; Beckaly Franks, Reanne Mo, Pirate (all by photographer Dino Busch), Alison Chan El Azar 曾昭亮  (by Ricky Lo) and supermodel August Zhang.

Always great chat and great pictures! I can pull a team together like ya won't believe (and then hog all the credit. I kid - its always because of the photographer, stylist and makeup artist + bone structure of the subject!).

Thank you ladies.

See earlier post: Five Guys in Hong Kong. 

Nicholas Hoult in Dior Homme

Dressed in Dior Men on the Oscars red carpet in February, Nicholas Hoult topped many a best-dressed list by taking an out-of-the-box approach to black tie in his wrap-around tuxedo.

Yet you could say that Hoult’s career has been defined by his bold choices. He shot to fame, aged 10, in About a Boy before taking a punt on Tom Ford’s directorial debut, A Single Man. And last year we saw him gleefully powdered, coiffed and camp in The Favourite. Before he hits the road to promote two more mega films to be released this year, the 29-year-old actor sat for our cover shoot in London. Unfailingly friendly and down-to-earth, Hoult arrived on time and even stayed late, on a Saturday no less, until we had the perfect shot.

See the cover shoot and feature at PrestigeOnline.com

Behind the Scenes: Orlando Ho x Hugo Boss

TBT: To this shoot with Orlando Ho in Hugo Boss. At the eve of launching a new game with his company, we had a long chat for a feature and shoot. You can read up on it at Prestige Online.com

Perennial fav photographer Dino Busch  took all the shots, while Megumi Sekine did the grooming.  Jeremy Wong helped art direct the shoot. Ovolo Southside provided us gorgeous location and options to take several shots around the venue. A very photogenic place and far from the madding crowd of Central. Felt like a mini vacation away from town.  

Five Guys in Hong Kong

No, not the burger joint in Wan Chai, but these five gents who I've interviewed in the past in Hong Kong have been brilliant chat - and as the photographs in the scroll below show, great on cam too.

Truth be told there have been some painful conversations with monosyllabic subjects that make life, well, certainly feature writing difficult. But (newly married) Jimmy Yu, Edwing Chuang, Peter Cheung, Nick Buckley Wood and Jonny Rees provided ample quotes, something to think about and a good laugh to keep the whole gambit interesting.

Take a bow gents.

PS: All portraits by either Olivier Yoan or Dino Busch.

TBT: Wilfred by Jeremy Wong

TBT: Location scouting with model Wilfred Wong - shot by Jeremy Wong (a successful model and TV personality in his own right).

For a very Hong Kong-centric shoot around popular spots in the city.

The shoot itself looked grand. One of the rare series where every image was a double-page spread in the final edit.

Fav shot; Wilfred in Hermes. For more, check out the official web site of Prestige.