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 Moonrise at Sunset Moonrise during a colourful sunset at Tsimshatsui waterfront with a flag flying from a traditional Chinese junk. Tsimshatsui . Hong Kong | 2019 28 Feb 2019  Former North Kowloon Magistracy SCAD, Savannah College of Art and Design USA, was founded in 1978 and the Hong Kong campus is located at the revitalized historic North Kowloon Magistracy Building in Shamshuipo in 2009. While honoring the 1960 structure's historic cultural heritage, SCAD transformed the facility into a school of digital media. Shamshuipo . Hong Kong | 2019 27 Feb 2019  Parrot at Bird Garden A colourful parrot spreads its wing at the Yuen Po Bird Garden in Mongkok, which offers a glimpse of the traditional culture of songbird keeping in the surroundings of a traditional Chinese garden. Mongkok . Hong Kong | 2019 26 Feb 2019  Love at Lost City Lost City - Love is in the Air, an art installation by Vaan Ip at the Pulse Light Festival at the Central Habourfront. 19 light art installations are displayed between Central Pier and Tamar Park in Admiralty, created by international artists from Belgium, France, Israel, USA, Singapore, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, India, Hungary and Hong Kong, through 24 February. Admiralty . Hong Kong | 2019 25 Feb 2019  Peninsula Hotel Opened in 1928, The Peninsula Hong Kong, aka Grand Dame of the Far East, offers 5-star service and old world charm on the edge of Victoria Harbour in Tsimshatsui. A 30-storey modern tower of a similar architectural style was added in 1994. It is festooned with red lanterns for Chinese New Year. Tsimshatsui . Hong Kong | 2019 24 Feb 2019  Jonathan Lee on Symmetry Jonathan Jay Lee, an award-winning illustrator and Professor of Illustration at SCAD Hong Kong, shares his views on symmetry at Creative Mornings. Lurzers Archive included Lee in the '200 Best Illustrators Worldwide' where he was the only illustrator to represent Hong Kong. Lee's clients include Marvel Comics, Mercedes, Heavy Metal Magazine, San Miguel, Lamborghini, Honestbee, Lee Kum Kee, Ho Lee Fook, Urban Decay, Philip Morris and HSBC. Shamshuipo . Hong Kong | 2019 23 Feb 2019  Lucia Loves Fashion Chicly dressed Lucia from Grosetto, Italy, enjoys the catwalk fashion show at Novalis Gallery by LaMy Dragonfly. Being in the fashion industry, Lucia loves the range of unique clothings offered by the Italian designers. Wanchai . Hong Kong | 2019 22 Feb 2019  LaMy Dragonfly Fashion Show Catwalk fashion show at Novalis Gallery by LaMy Dragonfly, founded by 2 Italian designers Annalisa Schiavon and Lella Bernasconi. They create unique clothings with unique but imperfect fabric collected from around the world while traveling. Wanchai . Hong Kong | 2019 21 Feb 2019  Rainy Day A rainy day in Hong Kong with amber rainstorm warning in the morning on Tuesday. Causeway Bay . Hong Kong | 2019 20 Feb 2019  Java Goddess Winnie at Lingnam Garden Winnie, from Malang Java, all dressed up like a goddess at Lingnam Garden inside Lai Chi Kok Park. The Park has courtyards, winding corridors, structures of traditional Lingnan designs, sculptures, bonsai collection and ponds. Makeup and styling by Dewi. 乊 Mei Foo . Hong Kong | 2019 19 Feb 2019  Misty A cloud of dreamy mist floats in the distance, off Big Wave Bay, on the South China Sea. Big Wave Bay . Hong Kong | 2019 18 Feb 2019  Cape Collinson Battery Amy, a senior banker, ponders the meaning of life and where to travel next at the ruins of Cape Collinson Battery. Built in1939, the World War II relic, nicknamed 'Large TV' for its appearance, was in ruins and the roof further collapsed in 2018 by super typhoon Mangkhut. Cape Collinson . Hong Kong | 2019 17 Feb 2019  Camille Reflection Camille, from Paris, loves Hong Kong, especially the neon and lights of Central by night, as she wanders pass the shops and buildings while window-shopping. Central . Hong Kong | 2019 16 Feb 2019  Yulia Loves Sarah Crowner Yulia, an artist from Vladivostok, muses at 'Paintings for the Stage', the first solo exhibition by New York artist Sarah Crowner inHong Kong. The exhibition comprises a series of new stitched canvas paintings by the artist, at Simon Lee Gallery, through 20 March. Central . Hong Kong | 2019 15 Feb 2019  Artist Kako Nung Kako Nung, talented local visual artist, showcases her art work in her studio at Unit 46, 5th Floor, Wah Lok Industrial Building, Block F, Fotan. Portriats are one of her forte. Fotan . Hong Kong | 2019 14 Feb 2019  Vanishing Round Corner Tenement 303 Castle Peak Road is a pre-war Tong Lau (Chinese Tenement house) built in 1943. It is now one of the three remaining round corner tenement houses in Hong Kong. As it was recently sold for redevelopment, the removal of the windows on the second floor has ironically restored its historical look. It has not been graded as a historical building and part of Hong Kong's heritage is vanishing with its demolition. Cheung Sha Wan . Hong Kong | 2019 13 Feb 2019  Avenue of the Stars 2.0 Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars – one of the main attractions of the glamorous Tsimshatsui, reopens after redesign by James Corner, famed for his work in New York's The High Line and Seattle's Central Waterfront. Corner, skilled in landscaping and public space design, provides a fresh perspective to the waterfront, which was closed since October 2015. Tsimshatsui . Hong Kong | 2019 12 Feb 2019  Syrian Dance A dancer performs the traditional Syrian whirling dance at Damascus One restaurant in Souq Waqif, the traditional arabic market in Doha, dates back for over 100 years. The souq is noted for selling traditional garments, spices, gold, falcon, handicrafts, and souvenirs. Doha . Qatar | 2019 11 Feb 2019  Old and New Souq Waqif, the traditional arabic market in Doha, dates back for over 100 years. The souq is noted for selling traditional garments, spices, gold, falcon, handicrafts, and souvenirs, with dozens of restaurants and Shisha lounges. It was renovated in 2006 to conserve its traditional Qatari architectural style. The modern skyscrappers in central business district rise in the background across the bay. Doha . Qatar | 2019 10 Feb 2019  Mohamad Loves Falcon Mohamad, a falcon keeper and handler, muses with his favourite raptor hooded in leather, at the Falcon Souq, part of the traditional arabic market Souq Waqif in Doha. This is a glimpse into the heritage of falconry, which is serious business in Qatar. Doha . Qatar | 2019 9 Feb 2019  Bilge Frolicks at Desert Dunes Bilge, a flight crew from Istanbul, frolicks at the expansive dunes in the desert near the Inland Sea of Khor Al Adaid in Qatar. The area is popular with locals and tourist alike for dune bashing in a 4-wheel drive vehicle. Khor Al Adaid . Qatar | 2019 8 Feb 2019  Museum of Islamic Art Firas, a local guide, loves the Museum of Islamic Art, a Doha icon designed by the internationally acclaimed architect I M Pei. The museum holds a fabulous collection of Islamic art from three continents. Doha . Qatar | 2019 7 Feb 2019  Flight over White Tower A flock of birds takes flight over the iconic White Tower, the 34m-high landmark of Thessaloniki on the waterfront, which has a harrowing history as a prison and torture chamber during the rule by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II. Thessaloniki . Greece | 2019 6 Feb 2019  St Paul Orthodox Church Majestic St Paul Orthodox Church, perched on the Ano Poli upper town of Thessaloniki, just above St Paul's holy water, was dedicated to Apostle Paul. Thessaloniki . Greece | 2019 5 Feb 2019  Prizren under Snowcapped Titov Vrv The skyline of charming Prizren, Kosovo's second city, is dominated by the Church of St George and many mosques with snowcapped Mount Titov Vrv (2748 metre) looming in the background. Prizren has the best-preserved old town in the country by far, and is the cultural capital of Kosovo. Prizren . Kosovo | 2019 4 Feb 2019  Prizren at Dusk Picturesque Prizren, Kosovo's second city, is charming with mosques and monasteries dating back to the 14th century. Happily spared (mostly) from both the 'destroy the old, build the new' drive of the communists of Yugoslavia, as well as the ethnic and religious atrocities that plagued the Western Balkans, Prizren has the best-preserved old town in the country and is often referred to as the cultural capital of Kosovo. Prizren . Kosovo | 2019 3 Feb 2019  Church of Sveti Jovan This stunning 13th-century Church of Sveti Jovan (St John) at Kaneo is set on a cliff over Lake Ohrid, and is possibly Macedonia's most photographed structure. Peer down into the azure waters and you'll see why medieval monks found spiritual inspiration here. The small church has original frescoes behind the altar. Ohrid . Macedonia | 2019 2 Feb 2019  St Naum Monastary Set on a bluff over Lake Ohrid, the Monastery Sveti Naum is a refuge of tranquility in Southwestern Macedonia. Situated 29 km (18 m) from Ohrid near the Albanian border, most of the iconostases and frescoes of the Byzantine church date from the 16th and 17th century. Ohrid . Macedonia | 2019 1 Feb 2019 Archive: Jan 2019 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2018 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2017 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2016 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2015 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb 2014 |
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