Hiu Yan Kwok | Hobbies

Jack of all trades, master of none. And I'm fine with that. There's too much world out there to only ever be good at one thing, so I'd rather try all of it! :)))

01 - Outdoors

Born into a family that loves nature. I've been going on all sorts of adventures since I was a kid.

Camping

Our hammock strung between trees over the water at Bruce Peninsula — Our hammock at Bruce Peninsula. 🏕️ 🇨🇦

Playing guitar at the campsite in Killbear Provincial Park — Guitar at the campsite, Killbear Provincial Park, ON. :D 🎸 🇨🇦

On the water

Scuba diving in Barbados, in the Caribbean. 🤿 🇧🇧

Me as a kid swimming in the ocean in Thailand — Me as a kid, swimming in the ocean. Thailand. 🇹🇭

Me as a kid snorkelling in Hong Kong — Snorkelling in Hong Kong, as a kid. 🇭🇰

Me as a kid holding my first starfish in Hong Kong — My first starfish, Hong Kong. (no starfishes were harmed) XD ⭐ 🇭🇰

Snow

At the top of a blue hill at Blue Mountain — Top of a blue hill, Blue Mountain. 🏔️ 🇨🇦

Skiing with friends at Blue Mountain. ⛷️ 🇨🇦

Trails

Friends eating watermelon with a spoon at the peak of Ma On Shan, Hong Kong — We carried a whole watermelon up and ate it with a spoon at the top. Ma On Shan, Hong Kong. :D 🍉 🇭🇰

On a biking trail at Bruce Peninsula. 🚴 🇨🇦

Resting after a long day of running and biking at Mew Lake, Algonquin — Completely done in after a long day of running and biking. Mew Lake, Algonquin, ON. XD 😮‍💨 🇨🇦

02 - Photography

I've been shooting since I was 13. Canon and Sony growing up, a Fujifilm XT5 now (and have taken an interest in shooting film).

My photography archive @hiuarchives

Some favourites

Aurora borealis photographed at Collingwood, Ontario — Aurora, Collingwood, ON. 🇨🇦

Aurora borealis at Collingwood, Ontario, second frame — Aurora, Collingwood, ON. 🇨🇦

Aurora seen from a plane window over Alberta — Aurora from the plane over Alberta. Shot on an iPhone. :D 🇨🇦

The Milky Way photographed at Algonquin, Ontario — Milky Way, Algonquin, ON. 🇨🇦

Landscape at Bruce Peninsula, Ontario — Bruce Peninsula, ON. 🇨🇦

Cliffs at Bruce Peninsula — Cliffs of Bruce Peninsula. 🇨🇦

Mountain landscape at Banff, Alberta — Banff, AB. 🇨🇦

Ithaka shot on a Nikon FE2 with 400 film — Ithaka. Nikon FE2, 400 film. 🇬🇷

Turquoise bay with boats and kids playing on the shore, British Virgin Islands — British Virgin Islands. Paradise, basically. ⛵ 🇻🇬

03 - Sports

Competitively trained badminton for over 7 years as a kid, plus the gym and running. Slowly working my way up to a first full marathon.

Gym · Running

Strava screenshot of a half marathon pace personal record — My half marathon pace PR! 🏃

04 - Travel

26 countries so far. I'm aware that getting to see this much of the world is a privilege, and i'm incredibly grateful :)

Around the world

Me in front of the snow mountains at Banff, Alberta — In the mountains. Banff, AB. :D 🏔️ 🇨🇦

Snow-covered mountains at Banff, Alberta — Snow mountains, Banff, AB. ❄️ 🇨🇦

On a swing looking out at Udo Island, Jeju — On a swing looking at Udo Island, Jeju. :D 🇰🇷

Sunrise with friends at a beach in Ma Wan, Hong Kong — Sunrise with friends at Ma Wan, Hong Kong. 🌅 🇭🇰

Cobblestone street with yellow colonial buildings in Macau — Macau. 🇲🇴

Standing in Times Square at night after watching Phantom of the Opera — Just finished Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Times Square. 🗽 🇺🇸

Standing by the beach in California with the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance — California. ☀️ 🇺🇸

In front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco — Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. 🌉 🇺🇸

Smiling with a camera and tote bag on a sunny street in Dominica — Camera out, exploring Dominica. :D 🇩🇲

Looking down a steep street toward the harbour in Grenada — Steep streets, ocean at the bottom. Grenada. 🇬🇩

Laughing on a sunny beach in Guadeloupe — Beach day brain. Guadeloupe. ☀️ 🇬🇵

Posing on a colorful street in Puerto Rico with a camera — Colorful streets + camera. Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷

05 - Music

Years of orchestra and band, 15+ concerts performed. ABRSM Performance Grade Diploma in piano, Grade 7 clarinet. Classical music is where I feel most like myself. My favourite composer is Liszt.

Piano · Clarinet