About ManChingKC

ManChingKC (Chinese: 程文遠 Man Yuen-Ching) Born in Hong Kong. A photography artist who debuted in the 90s, ManChingKC currently lives in the UK. His early work appeared in major media magazines, including ad production, fashion, portrait photography, street photography, and reportage photography. Cooperative customers are large institutions and well-known brands. He began photographing the streets in the 1990s and still walks the streets today, capturing his unique images and sensual landscape photographs. He pays special attention to the relationship between light and shadow, the lines produced by the combination of light and shadow, through subtle and careful observation, manipulating these two elements to reflect this relationship, usually the expression of surrealism and mysticism. He believes that photography is an artistic creation that captures realistic photos.

ManChingKC (程文遠 Man Yuen-Ching )'s work themes include:

- Street Photography: He captures the essence of urban life, particularly the dynamic and sometimes chaotic street scenes of Hong Kong, people’s daily lives, and the city's unique architecture.

- Cultural and Social Commentary: His work often delves into social issues, reflecting on Hong Kong's culture, traditions, and contemporary changes, providing narratives about urban transformation and the impacts of modernization.

- Portrait Photography: ManChingKC's portrait work is renowned for capturing the personality and characteristics of subjects, from locals to celebrities, often in a way that tells a story or conveys emotion.

- Travel and Landscape: Beyond Hong Kong, he explores different landscapes and cultures around the world, bringing back images that showcase the beauty of nature, the interaction between humans and the environment, and the diversity of global cities.

- Fashion Photography: He has a significant body of work in fashion, blending his street photography style with high fashion to create images that are both artistic and commercial.

- Photography as Art: Many of his works are exhibited as fine art, pushing the boundaries of traditional photography to create pieces that align more with contemporary art movements.

- Narrative Photography: He uses photography to tell stories, often creating thematic series or photo essays that explore specific themes or events, providing depth to his visual storytelling.

- Cultural Insight: He excels at capturing cultural details from Hong Kong and elsewhere, offering a perspective on social change and cultural amalgamation.

- Emotional Depth: His photography is not just a visual display but explores the depth of human emotions through light, composition, and themes.

- Balance between Art and Documentary: His work finds a balance between artistic expression and documentary photography, maintaining both aesthetic appeal and authenticity.

- Diversity: From street photography to fashion photography, and from travel to landscapes, his work covers a wide range of themes and styles, showcasing his versatility.

- Rich in Detail: ManChingKC pays attention to detail, with his photos full of subtle moments and nuances of life.

- Contrast of Color and Black & White: He uses colour to enhance emotion and black and white to emphasize shape and texture, providing different visual experiences.

- Humanitarian Concern: His photographic works often reflect a concern for human conditions, showing thought about social issues.

- Innovativeness: Even within traditional photography, he tries new perspectives and techniques to express his visual language.

Fusion of Local and Global: His works have a strong local flavor yet possess a global perspective, engaging viewers in a dialogue between the local and the international.

These qualities make ManChingKC's photographic works not only a visual delight but also a multifaceted exploration of culture, society, and personal emotions.ManChingKC's overall theme in his work seems to be exploring the human experience, whether through the lens of urban life, cultural identity, or personal stories. His photographic works serve both as a record of the present and an artistic interpretation of the surrounding world.

In recent years, some photographic works have also won awards in photography competitions。

Including :IPA AWARDS 2016 Honorable Mention Family of Man: Childhood ,

14TH BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARDS 2019 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

ManChingKC said: “Sometimes photography is a way for me to reflect on life. When I look through the small rectangular space of my viewfinder, the world seems very quiet and still. This space suddenly becomes very vast. Not only does it allow me to discover many possibilities, but it also gives me happy moments when I indulge myself with some peaceful thinking.”