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Hong Kong photography

Photos from trips back home, from Victoria Harbour and Star Ferry crossings to markets, trams and everyday street life.

Hong Kong through harbour crossings, street signs, markets and days out. Browse a selection below, or jump to a theme to explore all 148 images.

Start here: 20 views of Hong Kong

A selection of harbour crossings, street scenes, markets and quieter corners.

Hong Kong Island skyline at night during the Symphony of Lights laser show — Victoria Harbour after dark, with lights and beams above the waterfront.

Chinese junk with red sails crossing the harbour with Hong Kong Island behind — A red-sailed junk crossing Victoria Harbour.

Rainbow-wrapped double-decker tram reading We Like HK on a city street — A double-decker tram brings a splash of colour to the street.

Victoria Harbour at dusk, IFC tower left, ICC right, hazy sky — Victoria Harbour at dusk, between the towers of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.

Neon signs for restaurants and shops crowding a Tsim Sha Tsui street — Restaurant signs crowd the view above a Hong Kong street.

The Stanley Market sign above the shops.

Close-up of a colourful lion dance head in red, green and white — A close look at a lion dance head, with its bright colours and painted details.

View from Victoria Peak across the harbour to Kowloon on a hazy day — The view from Victoria Peak, with towers giving way to harbour and hills.

Lifeguard on a floating platform under a colourful umbrella — A lifeguard platform and a colourful umbrella on quiet water.

Star Ferry crossing the harbour at dusk with golden light on the water — A Star Ferry crosses the harbour in low evening light.

Street food stall with squid skewers and fish balls in sauce trays — Squid skewers and fish balls at a street food stall.

Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower seen from below, red brick and white stone against blue sky — Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower, framed against a blue sky.

Gold-painted Luohan statues seated against a vivid pink wall at Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery — Gold-painted statues against a pink wall at Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery.

Rocky coastline and beach on a Hong Kong outlying island with green hills — A rocky shoreline, green hills and open water.

Dense residential tower block facade with hundreds of windows — The repeating windows and balconies of a residential tower.

Two Star Ferry life rings mounted on the rail of an empty upper deck — Two Star Ferry life rings on an empty upper deck.

Chinese lanterns and decorations hanging outside a market stall — Lanterns and decorations hang outside a market stall.

Red Hong Kong taxi on a street with residential towers behind — A red taxi at street level, beneath the city’s towers.

Ancient banyan tree with massive exposed roots, viewed from below through the canopy — Looking up into a banyan tree’s roots, branches and canopy.

Curved roofline of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre with a tower crane behind — The curved roofline of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

Victoria Harbour and Star Ferry

Ferries, boats and changing light across the waterfront.

Star Ferry pier in Tsim Sha Tsui with Hong Kong Island skyline across the harbour

Sign reading The Star Ferry to Hong Kong Central Wanchai on the pier building

Victoria Harbour with a Star Ferry crossing and Hong Kong Island skyline backed by mountains

Hong Kong Island skyline silhouetted at sunset from the Star Ferry

Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront with the Cultural Centre, Clock Tower and Star Ferry pier

Star Ferry crossing Victoria Harbour with Hong Kong Island skyline on a hazy day

Traditional Chinese junk boat with red sails crossing Victoria Harbour

Hong Kong Cultural Centre and waterfront buildings silhouetted at sunset

Dense Hong Kong Island skyline seen from the harbour on an overcast day

Decorated festival boat with flags crossing Victoria Harbour

Fishing boat in the harbour with container port and Kowloon skyline behind

Festival boat covered in flags moored off a hilly island coastline

Tugboat with a gravel barge in the harbour with Kowloon skyline behind

Man rowing a small wooden boat alone in the harbour

Bruce Lee statue on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront with skyline behind

Star Ferry crossing the harbour towards the Kowloon waterfront

Green fishing boat with industrial cargo ship in the hazy background

Cargo ship anchored in hazy waters off Hong Kong

Star Ferry docked at the Central pier with Kowloon skyline across the water

Hong Kong skyline disappearing into mist and low cloud from the harbour

Star Ferry Day Star vessel crossing the harbour on an overcast day

Green star emblem on the hull of a Star Ferry

Star Ferry crew member in uniform standing at the gangway on the pier

Cargo ships scattered across a wide grey bay, islands and mountains beyond

Dozens of vessels at anchor in a storm-lit strait, dark clouds over the hills

Battered yellow and red wooden rowing boat moored on calm grey water

ICC tower dominating the West Kowloon waterfront under a heavy overcast sky

Star Ferry berthed at its pier, Hong Kong Island skyline faint in the haze beyond

Aerial view of Hong Kong Island waterfront with construction and skyscrapers

Passengers on the Star Ferry's wooden benches, bilingual notice on the partition

Streets, markets and everyday life

Signs, stalls, food and the people who give the city its character.

Elderly man with a long white beard and flat cap among green foliage

Hong Kong red taxi driver seen through the windscreen with a For Hire sign

Dragon dance team preparing a green dragon at a waterfront festival

Basket of dried fish at a Hong Kong market

Dried starfish for sale in baskets at a market stall

Market vendor weighing dried seafood on a traditional hand scale

Lion dance head with green flags at a waterfront festival

Colourful festival flags with Chinese text flying against green hills

Construction workers in hi-vis vests walking along the TST promenade

Jackie Chan handprints on the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui

Three workers taking a lunch break on a wall near an MTR station

Noonday Gun attendant preparing the cannon at Causeway Bay

Small white fluffy dog on a wall in a Hong Kong park

Elderly man with white hair and sunglasses in a park

Construction worker in a yellow hard hat with a red taxi passing behind

Clown entertainer in face paint at a Hong Kong hotel buffet

Close-up portrait of an elderly person in Hong Kong

Lion dance performance with banners at a kung fu festival

Construction worker in a yellow hard hat giving an OK hand sign

Colourful festival flags with Chinese text flying at a beachside celebration

Cup Noodles stacked on shelves in a Hong Kong convenience store

Stone lion statue at a temple entrance with an elderly woman seated nearby

Tourist t-shirts and souvenirs displayed at a Hong Kong market stall

Framed paintings and artwork for sale at a night market stall

Illuminated festival shrine with Chinese characters and peacock decoration at night

McDonald's and McCafé signs on a busy Hong Kong street

Dimly lit market stall hung with red Chinese lucky knots and decorations

Wall of Hong Kong souvenir T-shirts stacked in every colour and design

Red Hong Kong taxi in traffic, city buildings reflected in its windows

Illuminated Canon sign blazing red against a glittering LED billboard at night

Gift shop wall crammed with framed Hong Kong skyline prints and souvenirs

Snoopy and Woodstock figures atop a kennel with residential towers behind

White I Love HK souvenir T-shirt with a bold red heart

Painted souvenir canvas showing red-sailed junks against a grey harbour skyline

Trams, trains and getting around

Street-level journeys, station signs and cable cars.

Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 on the tarmac with Asia's World City livery

The Peak Tram climbing through greenery on the hillside

Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station entrance with Chow Tai Fook sign on Cameron Road

Sham Shui Po MTR station sign with green mosaic tiles

Ngong Ping 360 cable car disappearing into fog above Lantau

Ngong Ping 360 cable car bubbles strung across a misty, forested hillside

Ngong Ping cable car gondolas descending a misty, forested hillside above the sea

Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station name sign in Chinese and English on dark mosaic tiles

Islands, hills and days out

Coastlines, walking routes, temples and days away from the busiest streets.

Fishing boats moored in Stanley Bay with hills and a pier behind

Small boats in a harbour bay with low-rise village buildings along the waterfront

Ramshackle village houses on a hillside above a small beach

Small sampan boat in a marina surrounded by yachts

Go To Big Buddha direction sign in thick fog on Lantau Island

Buddhist offering statues at the Big Buddha in mist on Lantau Island

Tian Tan Big Buddha looking up from the base of the steps on Lantau

Big Buddha silhouetted against an overcast sky on Lantau Island

Big Buddha silhouette rising above Po Lin Monastery rooftops

Ocean Park Hong Kong entrance with mascot and green hills behind

Ocean Park cable car gondolas crossing over green hillside

Ocean Park cable car line descending towards the sea on a hazy day

Jellyfish with trailing tentacles at the Ocean Park aquarium

Egg waffle shop sign with Chinese characters on Lamma Island

Low-rise village houses with green hills and mountains behind on an outlying island

Rocky shoreline and sand at low tide with hilly coastline beyond

Dragon boats and small fishing boats moored in a calm island bay

Small boat with passengers on hazy open water with mountains in the distance

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort entrance arch with visitors

Visitor wearing Minnie Mouse ears at Hong Kong Disneyland

Red Disneyland Hong Kong souvenir t-shirt with skyline design

Dancers in film reel costumes performing in the Disneyland parade

Hong Kong Disneyland exit gate with Thank You For Visiting sign

Tree-stump sign for Pok Fu Lam Country Park with bilingual directional arrow

Wooden trail marker at Dragon's Back hiking trail, Shek O Peak, 284 metres

Stone foo dog sculpture on a parapet with the Hong Kong skyline behind

Skyline and architecture

Towers, facades and familiar landmarks, seen from below and above.

Sun flare between Hong Kong residential tower blocks

Glass-fronted skyscraper shot from below against the sky

Sunset over Hong Kong skyline with buildings in silhouette

Close-up of curved blue glass skyscraper facades

Bank of China Tower glass facade with geometric cross-bracing reflections

HSBC building exterior with exposed steel framework structure

Building facade with rows of circular porthole windows

Hong Kong Museum of History entrance sign in English and Chinese

Art deco clock tower on a building rooftop

Skyscraper top disappearing into low cloud and fog

Wall of high-rise residential towers seen from the harbour

Hong Kong Space Museum dome with cars parked in front in Tsim Sha Tsui

The Peninsula Hotel facade with striped awnings looking up at the tower

Bank of China Tower seen from street level, geometric facade soaring skyward

Densely packed residential tower block viewed from below, air units covering every floor

Storm clouds over a vast carpet of Kowloon residential towers stretching to the mountains

Central district skyline from Victoria Peak, harbour and Kowloon visible through haze

Adjacent glass towers reflecting each other's facades in distorted blue panels

Two IFC tower rising to a point, glass facade disappearing into hazy sky

Colonial-era white building with clock tower and rooftop badminton courts, overcast sky

Unusual circular-windowed skyscraper facade seen from street level, overcast sky

Hong Kong symbols and reference images

Flags, emblems, maps and a cartoon image from the wider collection.

Hong Kong SAR flag with white bauhinia flower on red background

Colonial-era Hong Kong coat of arms with lion and dragon supporters

Map of Hong Kong and surrounding region showing the New Territories, Lantau Island and proximity to Shenzhen

Hong Kong SAR emblem with bauhinia flower design mounted on a wall

MTR system map showing the full Hong Kong underground railway network

Hong Kong Phooey cartoon character