…one breath moment
I have never imagined myself taking underwater photos or even freediving here in Hong Kong as the water quality here is never ideal. Not until last year ( 2020 ), when the world was flipped upside down and when everyone was stuck in one place, I got the chance to have my first taste of Hong Kong's water, and I decided to bring my camera with me. What used to be impossible to me turned out becoming endless possibilities. By shooting fellow freedivers, marine lives, and underwater environment, I discovered the tranquility of Hong Kong underwater world. This was the best reminder of treasuring the presence and the smallest details in life. The most beautiful thing is most of the time just right next to us.
自由潛水是一直都喜歡的，但卻從沒想過在香港下潛，更沒想過會帶同相機一起下水。直至上年，因為一場疫情，全個世界都被反轉了，人們都只能待在自已的地方，所以我便嘗試了在香港水域潛我的第一次。一直以為漆黑一片的香港水底，原來充滿著無限的可能性。透過拍攝同行的自由潛水員、 海洋生物、 和水底世界，我發掘到香港水底的美。其實很多時美好的、 要珍惜的正正就在我們的身邊，只是我們一直在忽略。
Kenze Leung is an award-winning freediving underwater photographer from Hong Kong. He stared his photography journey as a fashion and lifestyle photographer/videographer. Not until mid 2019, he learnt freediving in Taiwan and decided to bring his camera down to the water to pursuit his underwater photography dream. Shooting underwater in here in Hong Kong has never been easy due to the low visibility but with his experience in photography, countless practices, and self-teaching, Kenze has developed exceptional underwater photography skills. His underwater creations have been capturing a never been seen side of Hong Kong's mysterious underwater world, with a distinctive style.
攝影是工作，潛水是興趣。Kenze 於2019年年中決定把兩者結合，以自由潛水員的身份，帶同他的相機潛入海中，以攝影去探索神必的香港水底世界。一幅又一幅,像畫一樣的得獎作品正正是極限運動、大自然、 和藝術的完美結合。
Does growing up on Cheung Chau might have influenced that? Perhaps, in certain way, it did. My family are the local from Cheung Chau, and I used to stick with them when I was small. Living on the island, surround by the water. Everything is just about the ocean and I love the ocean. We swam, we did fishing and I learnt about different kind of sea creatures. I often heard about people dive down deep with their bare hand for catching seafood and I was amazed of how they managed to do that! Until the recent, I found my way.
也許吧！小時候跟家人住在長洲，從學會游泳，釣魚，及吸收不同水上知識，所有事都離不開海洋。還記得小時常會聽到有人會徒手下潛找吃的，當時真得覺得很厲害，很神奇的。雖然在在長洲的生活史，跟我學自由潛水說不上有直接關係，但我相信是令我喜歡海得重要因素！
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