Event Details
Speaker: Billy H.C. Kwok, Eric Tsang Tsz Yeung
Location: Koon Man Space, Chuen Lung
Date: 31.08.2024 (Sat)
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Language: Cantonese
Fee: $50 (refundable after attending the event)
Please register before the event.
Photojournalism: Decisive Moments and Visual Storytelling
From the Trump shooting coverage, to the passing of German image-maker Thomas Hoepker, to the photo of the Olympic surfer mid-air, numerous images and issues have surfaced recenty that are reigniting public discourse on photojournalism. In an age of information-overload, we are surrounded by news and media around said news; how should we read the symbols in them? From the perspective of a photojournalist, what are important considerations in documenting and reporting the news? What considerations drive post-production and editorial decision-making?
In this upcoming Photography Salon, photographer Billy Kwok and former photojournalist, editor and current university lecturer Eric Tsang discuss the processes of preparing for an assignment and making editorial decisions, as well as the varying presentations available in changing news mediums, from which they explore ways of engaging in visual storytelling.
About the Speakers
Billy H.C. Kwok is a Hong Kong photographer who has moved back and forth between Hong Kong and Taiwan since 2015. The wealth of stories present in this region and its surrounding areas have greatly inspried Kwok and are reflected in his works. The images he makes reveal rapid shifts in the geopolitical relationships and various power structures present in Hong Kong and its neighboring regions. He was selected as the Foam Talent in 2021, W. Eugene Smith Grant Finalist in 2020, and Magnum Foundation fellow in 2018 in 2019 for his long-term project investigating Taiwan’s political taboos & hidden histories and memories.
Eric Tsang Tsz Yeung is a lecturer at the School of Journalism and Communication of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was formerly a photojournalist and production manager at different Hong Kong lmedia companies. His work won multiple local and international journalistic awards including World Press Photo Witness, Lumix Festival for Young Visual Journalism, New York Telly Awards and Human Rights Press Awards. His works were seen at various local and international media, also at galleries in Hong Kong, New York and Berlin.
About Photography Salon
Photography Salon is an initiative of the Hong Kong International Photo Festival (HKIPF). Hosted at the HKIPF’s new photography learning centre, Koon Man Space, this regular event aims to provide a platform for image creatives from different cultural backgrounds to engage in deep discussions with the public.