Defying Red Lines: Hong Kong Travel Photographer Continues Creative Pursuits in UK

Defying Red Lines: Hong Kong Travel Photographer Continues Creative Pursuits in UK
Celia Cheng photographing a volcanic eruption in Iceland, in 2022. Credit to Celia Cheng
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In the eventful year of 2024, is Hong Kong still a livable place? While “displaced Hongkongers” became a new identity, the question of whether to stay or leave has become a pressing one facing many people.

Celia Cheng Kwok-yan, a travel photographer and writer who has left her footprints on the World’s Three Poles (the North Pole, the South Pole, and the summit of Mount Everest) and published 19 books on travel, made a significant life decision after much consideration—to immigrate to the UK alone.

Chasing Childhood Dream of Travel Photography

Capturing breathtaking landscapes worldwide and realizing her photography dream hasn’t been easy for Ms. Cheng. Not growing up with a silver spoon, she seldom traveled due to her parents’ busy careers.