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The Penelopes
HK Magazine: You gave up studying medicine and law for music. Ever regret it? The Penelopes: Not at all. It was all a pretext to stay studying as long as possible, and stay young. Being a student affords more freedom, and it gave us time to decide what we really wanted to do, which was make music....
Taught by a Pro
Photogenix (9451-4138, www.photogenix.hk), which was founded by Birdgit Vagani and Keith Nash, now holds classes taught by Graham Uden, twice awarded “Photographer of the Year” by the Foreign Correspondents Club. The people who sign up for the courses at Photogenix are usually within...
Nov 23 2007
Choose The Gear
   Nikon D40X Price Including Kit: $5,680 Sensors: 10.1 Megapixels Sensitivity: ISO 100 - 1,600 Shutter Speed: 30/1 - 1/4,000sec Weight Without Battery: 471g         Canon EOS 400D Price Including Kit: $5,980 Sensors: 10.1...
Nov 23 2007
There was a time when photography was an expensive hobby limited to only a select few – the equipment was expensive and rare, and the technique was almost harder than biochemistry. And then came digital cameras, offering everyone and their sister a chance to become a budding Helmut Newton,...
Nov 23 2007
The Main Street Deli
Thanksgiving is just around the corner (Nov 22, to be precise), and many are dreaming of plump turkeys roasted to golden perfection, of delicious pumpkin pies and candied yams. The Pilgrims never broke bread with the natives here in Hong Kong, but that’s no reason to pass up the chance to...
From an act of defiance by slaves to Hong Kong’s hip new health fad, capoeira – a combination of song, dance and martial arts – is a cultural phenomenon that’s spr