

Little Miss Languid | The Old Quarter, Hanoi, Vietnam | 2009.

My Shanghai Workshop | Located in a derelict 1925 mansion | 2012.

Flash On Magazine | A double-page feature in a Hong Kong arts magazine, focusing on my work in Shanghai | 2013.

Hongkou Tapestry | 100 street photographs taken in the northern Shanghai district of Hongkou. Each picture measured 10cm x 10cm and mounted on archival board. The 130cm x 130cm tapestry installation was displayed for six months in Bund 30 Bar & Bistro l 2011.

Wonderland | A 45-second bracketed photograph of the Shanghai skyline at midnight, taken with a 17mm lens | 2011.

The A to Z of Hanoi | A commissioned feature on Hanoi, which I wrote and photographed in 2009.

The Eternal Typewriter | The front cover of my book on typewriter restoration | 2021.

1974 Brother De Luxe | One of my restored typewriters | 2021.

379 Huimin Lu | The derelict 1920s mansion that was home to my workshop in Shanghai | 2012.

Spirit in the Sky | A long-exposure photograph of the Shanghai skyline, taken from The Bund | 2013.

Hong Kong Whispers | Acrylic on canvas | 55cm x 45 cm | 2019.

Commissioned Photography | In 2012 I was commissioned by Cathay Pacific Airways to photograph the Shanghai skyline for OneWorld advertising (the finished product seen here in Hong Kong airport departure lounge).

Midnight in the Garden | The partially demolished ruins of a 1927 lane in Shanghai. Neon and LED lights from advertisements atop nearby high-rise office blocks illuminate the lane with striations of ruby and amber and emerald and sapphire. It is hauntingly beautiful and tragically ephemeral. A month later, the ruins have vanished without trace, replaced by a car park | 2015.

Home | A photograph mounted in a Shanghai Frame – returned to the remains of the lane from which both were taken | 2015.

The Lives Of Others | Residents of a 1925 shikumen lane – unique to Shanghai – two weeks before the residents were relocated and the lane demolished. Photographed with a 90mm tilt-shift lens | 2013.

Vice Street | One of my Shanghai Frames series, photographed in the notorious, all-night lane, Zhapu Lu. In the beginning, I found it difficult to pronounce the street name in Chinese, so I called it ‘Vice Street’. Later, when the buildings were demolished, I rescued window frames from the rubble and mounted photographs of the street – prior to demolition – within the frames | 80cm x 35cm | 2015.

The Dreamer | Acrylic on primed hardboard | 60cm x 45cm | 2020.

An Hour Before Sunrise in Hong Kong | Acrylic on primed hardboard | 50cm x 40cm | 2019.

1924 Remington #1 Portable Typewriter | It took me a month to repair and restore this mechanical work of art.