Chow Yun Fat shares road images ideas in Hong Kong encounter

A Hong Kong-based road photographer has shared a healthful encounter with Hong Kong famous person Chow Yun Fat.

The person often known as Stacey (

) posted on Instagram on Oct 1 about operating into the actor whereas taking photos within the historic colonial space of Hong Kong Island.

Chow, 70, was, like Stacey, out together with his digicam – and it resulted in him allotting tips about road images. In the video, the veteran could possibly be heard saying: “In places with strong sunlight, you need to lower the exposure. If the highlights are overexposed, they will be hard to fix in processing.”

The video has been watched 1.6 million occasions and generated over 61,000 “likes” and 250 feedback.

Stacey wrote: “It was a sunny day. I sat in the shade of the trees on Pottinger Street, enjoying the coolness and watching the world go by on Queen’s Road Central.

“A photographer caught my eye – he stood in the sunlight, studying the interplay of light and shadow on the street through his camera’s viewfinder.”

Stacey famous that almost all passers-by left Chow alone, even after they recognised him.

“Although he stood out in the crowd, few people went up to disturb his creative process. Most, like me, watched from a distance, quietly confirming that he was indeed the famous actor before moving on, delighted.”

After a number of members of the general public approached Chow for wefies, Stacey plucked up the braveness to ask for one too, ensuing within the Instagram video.

“Thank you, Fat Gor. I hope to continue pursuing photography – simply because I love it,” she added within the submit. Fans name Chow “Fat Gor”, a time period of familiarity and respect, which implies “Brother Fat” in Cantonese.

In 2008, Chow revealed a photograph e book, Moving Pictures, a file of his travels and movie work. He is thought for his black-and-white pictures of city road scenes, portraits and on a regular basis life.

In 2024, he held a charity exhibition, Hong Kong Morning, displaying 30 pictures of the streets and pure scenes of the previous colony.

Chow is an icon for his work in Hong Kong motion movies corresponding to A Better Tomorrow (1986) and Hard Boiled (1992). In Hollywood, he starred within the thriller The Replacement Killers (1998), however turned identified globally for his position in Lee Ang’s martial arts epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). He has additionally been in blockbusters like Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End (2007).

The star was in Singapore in early July as a visitor presenter on the Thirtieth-anniversary version of the Star Awards. He attended the Mediacorp ceremony together with his Singaporean spouse Jasmine Tan.

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