Photography, for me, has always been a way of seeing rather than just a hobby. Growing up in Hong Kong, I was drawn to how a single frame could hold the whole feeling of a moment. My dad's old film cameras, an Olympus XA2 and an Olympus IS200, were where it started. I still remember loading my first roll, the wait for the photos to come back, and the quiet magic of seeing life frozen in those grainy analog frames.

Durham is where it grew. A new city, equal parts historical stillness and student noise, and I started carrying a camera everywhere, early morning walks, events, the unplanned moments with friends. Each photo became a small record of my time there and a way of paying attention to the place I was in.

That instinct comes from how I think as well as how I see. Through sociology I became interested in how people move through their environments and how culture and community shape a place, and photography lets me explore that in something I can hold. Whether it is a busy Hong Kong street or a quiet landscape, I look for the small details that give a place its character.

Film suits that way of working. Its imperfection and unpredictability ask for patience, and every shot has to be deliberate, one frame you cannot replicate. There is something honest in the whole analog process, from the click of the shutter to waiting on the prints.

Now, studying in Edinburgh, the camera is still with me wherever I go. It is how I explore, document, and make sense of the world, one frame at a time.