Nothing cheers me up or makes me think as much as Bill Watterson.
Calvin and Hobbes forever.
My writing portfolio, musings, amusing(s - that a word? No? K.) and more. Photo-shoots over the years, behind the scenes anecdotes, some awesome celebrity encounters (some horrific ones too!). 16 years+ as a journalist in Hong Kong - that's a lot of verbal diarrh.. um discourse!
Monday, 31 August 2020
Dance Again: Australian dancer in Hong Kong: Kristopher Peter Long
Incredible photography by the gorgeous Yana, shot in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong .
Outtakes from a shoot for a feature on the amazing dancer/choreographer Kristopher Long.
Absolutely loved working with the two. Yana's one of my fav humans on the planet, so its always a joy to work with her. Kris just went beyond what was expected - nearly every shot was amazing.
Tuesday, 25 August 2020
When Aishwarya Rai Bachchan messaged back...
... and I lost my mind. OK, in all probability, the official Instagram account of the Indian actress is probably managed by a PR team. But for one shining moment, am indulging the thought she's aware I exist.
Follow the iconic Indian beauty at https://www.instagram.com/aishwaryaraibachchan_arb/?hl=en
Monday, 24 August 2020
BTS: Behind the Scenes of a cover shoot: Model, Photographer and a mini fashionable army
For the shot below, the crew above were on set. Three others not in pic.
It takes a village... for that one shot in print.
With some of my fav people above, photographer Olivier Yoan (a name that crops up frequently on this blog and my professional life) and model-icious Mia Kang. She's even more gorgeous in person.
Sunday, 23 August 2020
Calvin and Hobbes was/is EVERYTHING
The first thing I bought after my first major paycheck, the entire - and I do mean THE ENTIRE - Calvin and Hobbes collection of books. The box set prices were breathtaking... but best money I ever spent.
Saturday, 22 August 2020
The Bored Meetings... Then Dogue happened.
The long arduous week before print was made infinitely better when pets were allowed into office. Esp this pupper.
Would buy Hong Kong Dogue over Vogue any day! ;0)
Happy days.
Friday, 21 August 2020
Isn't she lovely? Rosemary Vandenbroucke
Sadly Kee club's gone, the mag's gone but Rosemary is still rockin'.
From an event for.. DVF? I think. The definitive yummy mummy, Rosemary.
Follow her on Instagram at
https://www.instagram.com/rosemary_vdb/?hl=en
Thursday, 20 August 2020
Hong Kong KOL: Kayla
Follow this hot Hong Kong gal at https://www.instagram.com/kayla.lau/?hl=en
Fitness influence-r and all-around cutie pie.
Wednesday, 19 August 2020
TBT: Jessica Jann
Not that I have a favourite person to work with... but.. Jessica Jann (now Mrs.King) is an eternal fav.
Outtakes from a shoot. One of many we've done together.
Working with David and Ruby
Shot by Ruby Law - fav female photographer in Hong Kong.
With model David Oshry aka David O at Model International GZ.
Thursday, 13 August 2020
TBT: Sridevi in South China Morning Post
Well, mine were. My lovely parents got me front-row seats to go see the show. At a whopping $1000 ticket - way back when!
Met her decades later for a Post magazine cover story. My heart was stilled.
She would have turned 57 today, if the stars hadn't so misaligned. Drowned in a Dubai bathtub at age 54... It still defies belief and logic.
I suppose its some consolation that "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale / Her infinite variety..." etc etc etc.
Wednesday, 12 August 2020
Magazines in Hong Kong, 2020
Well, these are unprecedented and challenging times - as anyone with a pulse and news app knows.
Working with a brand, they were looking for stats and numbers to help decide where to place their ads and investment (be it in print/online) and we had to settle on Instagram followers to gage the magazine's popularity and the arbitrary notion of its success.
Some look at ad sales, circulation and then newsstand sales, but in these trying times, it's the all-mighty scroll that lets people know what's up? And what's tragically down.
Clearly this is not a hard and fast rule.
With the print circulation of SCMP averaging around 347,000, Post magazine is probably seen and read more than its 269 followers on Instagram - far more than the titles in the list combined, but we aren't looking for nuance and analysis here. Just a quick eye over what's happening in magazine world in the 852 in an hour!
Style magazine comes out every month with the paper, and similarly has a far greater reach than its social media stats indicate.
Will be updating the list with other titles and updated numbers, but as of today, the figures are;
| Magazine Title | Followers | ||||
| Vogue Hong Kong | 101k | ||||
| https://www.instagram.com/voguehongkong/?hl=en | |||||
| Tatler Hong Kong | 61K | ||||
| https://www.instagram.com/tatlerhongkong/?hl=en | |||||
| Hashtag Legend | 49.8 | ||||
| https://www.instagram.com/hashtag_legend/?hl=en | |||||
| Prestige Hong Kong | 26.4 | ||||
| https://www.instagram.com/prestigehk/?hl=en | |||||
| Style magazine | 8073 | ||||
| https://www.instagram.com/scmp_style/?hl=en | |||||
| Asia Spa | 4556 | ||||
| https://www.instagram.com/asiaspa/ | |||||
| Gafencu | 2512 | ||||
| https://www.instagram.com/gafencu_magazine/?hl=en | |||||
| Post magazine * | 269 | ||||
| https://www.instagram.com/scmppostmagazine/?hl=en | |||||
| Monocle HK | 100 | ||||
| https://www.instagram.com/monocle.hk/?hl=en | |||||
* Post magazine isn't a glossy monthly like most of the other titles, but as it covers lifestyle, luxury, design and fashion, it was a must-have on the list.
PS: Do let me know of corrections, amendment, names to add to the list, in comments below. Esp as HK media, y'all know me and can Whatsapp me!
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
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