The multi-award winning photographer talks about spontaneity, balance and the exotic locales lined up on his agenda
No, not that Stephen King. Far from the terror and gore of the famed horror novelist, Hong Kong's own Stephen King captures hauntingly beautiful fine art and landscape photography.
Seeped in each shot—whether it be of lava-streaked volcanos in Hawaii to South Islandic glacial meltwater—is a meticulous, painterly sophistication and juxtaposition between drama and serenity that seem to capture nature in its most majestic and beautiful state.
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The photography world has taken notice, too. Apart from showing at Fine Art Asia and Art Basel two years in a row, King has scooped up coveted accolades such as Travel Photographer of the Year awards’ "Best Single Image" and recently being named one of One Eyeland’s “World’s Top 10 Landscape Photographers”.
In light of his first ever solo show, 'Rhythms in Nature', we spoke to the photographer and Hong Kong Tatler 500 lister about the spontaneity in his shots and what to expect at the show:
How did your debut solo exhibition ‘Rhythms in Nature’ come about?
I was overwhelmed by the reception and number of prints sold at my debut show, held jointly with Malaysian photographer Ming Thein in 2015, where we exhibited 11 works each. Since then I’ve participated at both Art Basel and Fine Art Asia.
While the audiences have been great and large, I was only able to exhibit two to five works at each fair, which felt somewhat limiting. A solo exhibition like this is appealing as it enables me to show a more complete body of work.
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This show will present a curated cross-section of my work from the past five years, all within the theme of depicting pleasing rhythms in nature. We wanted to showcase a diverse range of images while still selecting a coherent body of work that reflects my style of landscape photography.