The HKUST Library and Publishing Technology Center jointly present
The Art of Nature Photography
From the beginning, the natural world has provided an ever-changing realm of exploration and discovery for humanity. It is immense, diverse, and as beautiful as it is powerful. Early documentation of this spectacular domain was first revealed through storytelling in paint and artists interpretation of their experiences in the field. It was the impressions these paintings made on the public that encouraged new dreams of adventure and scientific study.
Today, a photograph may deliver the same impact as the paintbrush, while presenting a more accurate record of the subject and its environment. The importance of a creative perspective, however, remains the same: to achieve success in every portrait.
With an eye of a seasoned professional, Tin Man Lee has been photographing wildlife for more than 6 years. Even in that short period he has received the recognition most photographers only dream about in a lifetime. Lee has matched art with scientific documentation through his unique ability to capture the intimacy of animal behavior.
Named the Grand Prize recipient of the 2013 Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards, Lee’s winning image is now displayed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC as part of a 20-year retrospective of nature photography.
As one who has viewed millions of photographs over my publishing career I was immediately drawn to Lee’s work. Now published around the world in books, magazines, and multimedia exhibitions, his images reflect a very deep respect for nature and the wildlife it nurtures. Lee’s photographs tell stories, rekindling our love for the natural world and reminding us to protect it.
This exhibition at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology represents the personal connection Lee shares with his subjects and the important message behind every photograph. “I want to awaken people’s empathy and compassion for the wild so that they may see and enjoy nature the way I do.” Lee told me. I believe he has reached his goal, yet his passion for all things wild will fuel future adventures and new images for us all to enjoy.
Stephen B. Freligh
Co-Founder and CEO of Nature’s Best Photography Magazine
In 2013, Chinese photographer, Tin Man Lee, was awarded the Grand Prize of Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Competition, out of 25,000 entries from 50 countries. His image “Pouncing Bear” was exhibited in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C., USA from Nov 2014 to April 2015 and will be displayed again from Oct 2015 at a special exhibition. The photo was also displayed as a 30-foot banner at the entrance of the Museum and chosen as the cover of the 2015 edition of the Smithsonian Exhibitions Calendar. He has won the Top 10 Award from the North America Nature Photography Association (NANPA) and his photo “Fish and Bear Claw” was chosen as the cover for the annual NANPA contest magazine, Expressions, among his many awards and publications in magazines and newspapers. He is a frequently invited speaker and judge for photography societies and events internationally.
From a young age, he explored the mountains of Hong Kong through hiking trips with his parents. He developed a deep love of animals, and painted animals he saw on the Discovery Channels and during his visits to the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens.
After completing Form 6 at Queen’s College, Hong Kong, Tin Man received a Sammy Lee Foundation full scholarship to study at the University of California at Los Angeles, which began his journey to the USA, where he has lived for last two decades.
With his deep love for and curiosity about wildlife and his science training as a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, specializing in imaging and image processing, he combines the technological aspects of his work with creativity to capture images that are both artistic and have never been seen before. For example, he explores high speed and low light digital photography with state-of-the-art denoising algorithms to catch unrepeatable and mysterious moments of nature, especially capturing animals’ interactions that show their loving side.
After rediscovering his love of wildlife through photography six years ago, Tin Man finds incredible joy exploring the wilderness photographically, especially the remote parts of Alaska.
Currently, he resides in Thousand Oaks, California, and works at a biotech company, managing a medical imaging data center.
More about Tin Man Lee
Homepage: http://tinmanlee.com/
Blog: http://tinmanphotoblog.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tinmanphotography
E-mail: tinmanlee@gmail.com
3:30 pm Ceremony (Refreshments after Ceremony)
4:30 - 5:30 pm Gallery Tour
Ping Yuan and Kinmay W Tang Gallery
English
Officiating Guests
Dr Tin Man Lee , Artist
Prof Tony F Chan , President, HKUST
Prof Wei Shyy , Executive Vice-President & Provost, HKUST
Ms Diana Chan , University Librarian, HKUST
Mr Thomas Ng , Director of Publishing Technology Center, HKUST
Gallery Tour
The HKUST Library, Publishing Technology Center and HKUSTSU Photographic Society jointly present
Date: 24 September 2015 (Thursday)
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Venue: Chiang Chen Lecture Theater (LT-J), HKUST (蔣震演講廳)
Language:English (supplemented with Cantonese)
Enquiries:2358-6710
Register:HKUST students and staff: Library Event Registration
Non-HKUST registrants: Register Here (Closed)
On the evening of 24 Sept, after the exhibition’s Opening Ceremony, Dr Lee will give a talk on photography and his exciting experiences of taking photos in the wilderness. As well as discussing photographic techniques, he will also speak about the challenges of photographing wild animals.
HKUST students will get course hours after attending the Talk for fulfillment of Healthy Lifestyle (HLTH1010) Course Requirements.
Date:25 September 2015 (Friday)
Time:5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Venue:Cheng Yu Tung Building Lecture Theater (LT-L), HKUST (鄭裕彤樓演講廳)
Language:English (supplemented with Cantonese)
Enquiries:2358-6710
Register: HKUST students and staff: Library Event Registration
Non-HKUST registrants: Register Here (Closed)
In this session, Dr Lee will share his life experiences regarding academia, career, and photography. He will discuss study tips, the challenges and obstacles he has encountered, what he does for a living, and how he maintains balance in life between his passion and his work.
HKUST students will get course hours after attending the Talk for fulfillment of Healthy Lifestyle (HLTH1010) Course Requirements.
Natural World, Cultural Elegance: A Photography Exhibition by Tin Man Lee – Exhibition Catalog
Selling price: HK$150 / US$20 each.
Delivery cost:
- HK$20/copy for delivery in Hong Kong
- US$16/copy for delivery outside Hong Kong (by airmail)
For ordering, please contact the Library Administration Office at library@ust.hk.
- It is great that you followed your passion. Hope you capture more wonderful photographs.
- It was very beautiful work!
- A great photographer has a world in his mind. A wonderful & amazing world. Thanks for bringing it to me.
- These pictures are fantastic!
- Excellent photos! Keep it up!
- This is the most wonderful work of photography I have seen. It brings out the best of nature & exposes to a world are quite ignorant of. Great work sin, you have my respect
- Excellent pics. Good inspiration. Memorable time share with friends
- The collection of the photos are super. Keep it up and do it better in future.
- I love the picture of black bear reflection most! Good job! Congratulation!
- So enjoyable viewing these after reading boring articles for hours. Thx so much.
- Feast for the eyes! Exceptional peaks we will not get to see easily.
- I like your photography especially the light. It is warn and bright.
- Amazing! From your photos, I can see your heart. So 窩心, so touching
- 純淨的感受, 給人帶來祥和!
- Extraordinary nature nice work!
- Thank you for giving me a peaceful time to relax from the stress. The photos give me great our life are full of color. I love nature.加油.我會有錢出錢有力出力.
- Thank you Tin Man for taking such wonderful photos that touch our souls.
- 好令! 好中意! 抱回家! Beautiful photos! I love them so much.
- 自然. 美麗. 和諧. 愛自然. 愛這個世界
- Good photos! I like the photo with title “Fox kit with leaves the most.
- I love how each photograph the story of a family or the personal of an animal and how I feel connected with them.
- Excellent in one word, I was truly impressed well done and we are honored to have you at UST. Please visit again.
- Artistic conception is very good. The animals is very cute.
- Showing the wonder of the nature! Great photos!
- The photos were spectacular! I loved each & every one of them!
- The photos are amazing and can see the wildlife and the thinking behind the picture are spectacular and really need to respect the nature. Thank you for such amazing shoots.
- 真是不可多得的佳作!
- 攝影展十分好看, 看得出攝影師用了很多心血去完成作品!
- 攝影展的相好令, 一直很難拍得出來! 希望以後亦能看到如此美妙的作品
- 這些畫真的很生動和漂亮! 給你個讚
- 真实 , 自然 , 触动人心
- 真实、自然、萌化、感动震撼
- 沉重的心情被小动物萌化了
- What Pain but such gain! Keep up your great work! Inspiring! and Thank you!!
- You will love wildlife and animals after seeing all these beautiful pics. Thanks!
- 李天文先生的冒险精神 , 令人欽佩 !
- 向前輩致敬 , 好美的影展 , 好美的意境向前輩学习 , 期待有一天我的名字也会留名
- 李天文哥哥的相片很漂亮 , 我很欣賞你的相片
- Very impressive! I love the first photo of the fox. I feel like I experiencing her motions at the moment when I look at her. It’s a very new and exciting moment for me .Thank you for you wonderful work. I was touched!
- Impressive and precious. love the first one most. (FOX)! Thanks for your work and sharing!
- 相片很美 , 令人寧靜 !
- 這些攝影真是十分美麗 !!
- Very Nice Photos! Feel peace when I look at them.
- 小熊十分可愛 , 拍得十分精彩
- I love their movements and the cute description!
- It’s really amazing that you could capture these, keep it up
- 被动物的亲情深深感动 !
- Dear Dr. Lee, It was a pleasure to MC your sharing. I enjoyed your stories, especially the one a great the bison. Please continue sharing your experience through your art because they are haunting powerful. I wish you take best of luck in your journey!
- I can see humanity in the animals eyes. Impressive photos.
- 好寧靜的照片, 让人內心也好平靜 .
- There is a whole world in the bear’s eyes. So beautiful, so delightful.
- 好美的照片 , 尤其喜愛彩虹前之山羊. 多謝
- 李天文先生: 我都很喜歡攝影和大自然 , 見到你的相片 , 我感到非常感動和偉大。多謝您希望有一天我都可以開相展.
- A beautiful place to get your mind of all the stress and pressure from the studies – simply marvelous.
- Great shots of animals! So many masterpieces, all are very impressive. I especially like the ‘Dall sheep in rainbow’ Keep doing and sharing such nice staff!
- Pictures are so lovely and touching. Thank you for great pictures. We definitely have to protect our nature and these animal friends!
- Awesome skill and talent really touching as to how you compare animal behavior with daily human emotions/life. Thanks for sharing your experiences with the world.
- Such a lovely collection of picture. I am very glad that UST library displays such collection.
- Very inspiring. City lifestyle makes me forget that I am nothing in front of the mother nature and I need to be humble as a human being.
- 被彩虹中的山羊美哭了, 很棒的攝影!
- 動物與人一樣有情無情一面! 太美化單方面了.
- Definitely beautiful photos! The captions are so nice that I can’t stop smiling while reading I love the bears & goats! So cute. Thanks a lot for your great work
- 借色調與情態的捕捉虹盡顯自然之美
- 好棒好喜歡! 來科大三年最喜歡的展覽沒有之一! 可以每天和動物在一起觀察它們,記錄它們真是好幸福的一件事! I love animals and love your photos! Thanks for capturing them
- Yours picture are great. Nice to meet you at FB 3 years ago when my family had sickness, death, at that times your daily pictures and story impressed me and comfort me. Thanks for your pictures and wish you have more price and follower and your exhibition is a must very enjoy.
- Well Done 天文! 你讓我們看見動物可愛動人的一面, 眾生平等. 我們都要愛護牠們!
- Good photos to inspire us to thank for ‘god’, power of nature, beauty of nature, love of nature, most touching cow scene.
- 照片非常讓人感動 ! 很多母子的照片充滿了愛意 , 看得出攝影師熱愛大自然 , 熱愛生命 , 願李博士能分享更多的照片展現這個世界的美麗 !
- 作為一個生活在大都會的平凡人, 早上起早趕車,工作,回家,感覺過著一種機械化的生活. 生活在極地高山的動物長長根本難以想像. 感謝這個畫展讓我人性化的一面,亦令我對的內心多了一份寧靜.
- 拍得太棒了. 很精彩, 驚嘆造物主的創造. 透過你的攝影技巧, 呈現大家眼前! 加油!
- 天然和諧. 我最喜歡熊寶寶和熊媽媽在一起的照片, 那張bear in clert很生動, 拍到這樣美妙的, 應該很辛苦等待的追尋.
- The moments captured are all very beautiful. I am grateful that you can capture such intinate moments between the bears & its cubs, it really shows how we are all the some thing being capable of feeling & love. They are wonderful, please warp up the passion of really looks forward to more of your work.
- Amazing pictures and great talent and passion. Thank you for having this exhibition and thanks to Tin Man for bringing nature to us people.
- 您好李天文先生 , 感謝您的攝影展如此感动我 , 我被您的敬意和誠意打动 , 给了我很多啟发和力量。道始于情 , 天地有情 , 赤子之心 , 如你让我相信真善美 , 愿世间返璞归真 , 止于至善 , 大美不言。再次感謝您。祝好
- We live in Hong Kong. We cannot believe the animals are living with us in the other of the world. By the camera of Mr. Tin Man LEE, we see them! May I suggest Mr. Tin Man Lee who makes more products like stories , goods like clothes and so forth. or the partners or business man , to work out ？ It is wonderful.
- 為動物的親情感動 , 也為您熱愛大自然的執著感動 !
- This is the second time to see the gent pictures. They are still impressive and give me great impart. It is hand to take these beautiful and great pictures. Thank you for your sharing.
- 從照片擴大心中世界 , 特别喜歡小熊跟小猢狸的 , 特別有種像人與人的相處 . 圖像色彩構圖亦一流。
Ping Yuan and Kinmay W Tang Gallery