Street Photography in Hong Kong & Macau

In September of last year I visited Macau and Hong Kong, as part of a prize for winning the Wanderlust Travel Magazine photo of the year competition in 2018. As part of the competition I had to take some travel photos for both the Macau and Hong Kong tourist boards as well as the Wanderlust Travel Magazine itself. I wrote a previous blog with some of these tourist friendly photos of iconic sites including the Tia Tan Buddha in Hong Kong and the waterfront of Macau. In addition to taking nature and landscape images on my travels I also always enjoy street photography. By exploring the streets whilst travelling you discover interesting images around every corner. At the tourist attractions themselves I find the addition of a person to the frame can add some interest or humour to the photo. Capturing candid moments whilst on my travels also provides me with the best travel memories of a place. Click through the slideshow below to view some of street images I captured in Macau:

Street Art & Street Photography in Macau.

Ruins of St Pauls Church, historical UNESCO World Heritage site in Macau.

Street photography & tourism in Macau

A girl rides her bike outside the A-Ma Temple in Macau.

Locals queue for food in the centre of Macau.

Candid street portrait, a street cleaner wears the traditional Macanese Hat.

Street portrait taken in Macau, a frame within a frame by Geraint Rowland.

I was only in Macau for a few days unfortunately and the weather during that time was terrible: heavy rain, grey skies and high humidity making photography tricky! However, in Hong Kong the weather was much more favourable with sunshine and blue skies making it possible to capture far more photos than I did whilst in Macau. Click through the slideshow below to view some of street images I captured in Hong Kong:

Carnival workers preparing for the mid-autumn festival in the centre of Hong Kong.

Street Portrait, a man rests on some chairs in a market in the centre of Hong Kong.

Two young Buddhist monks by the harbour in Hong kong.

Food preparation and sale at a store in Hong Kong.

A tourist takes a selfie in front of the Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong.

Siblings pose for a family photo in a street on Hong Kong Island.

A fisherman peels prawns on the island of Cheung Chau, Hong Kong.

My travel images available on Getty can be viewed here. More of my travel photography can be found on my website, my Instagram, my Facebook Page and my Flickr account. If you would like any more information about any of my images please send an email to: geraintrowlandphotography@gmail.com.