Hong Kong

Landed into a typhoon signal and did the only sensible thing — went out anyway. The harbour through sideways rain became the best frame of the trip.

Victoria Harbour through typhoon rain.66mm · f/2.8 · 1/40s · ISO 3200Caught in the downpour, Tsim Sha Tsui.34mm · f/2.8 · 1/40s · ISO 3200

The full circuit: Star Ferry across, Bruce Lee on the promenade, then up to the Peak to watch the whole city switch on. Nathan Road's neon for dessert.

Star Ferry crossing on a clear day.41mm · f/9 · 1/200s · ISO 3200Bruce Lee, mid-strike since 2005.38mm · f/9 · 1/200s · ISO 3200

Watching the city switch on.28mm · f/8 · 1/100s · ISO 3200Sunset over the harbour.75mm · f/6.3 · 1/40s · ISO 3200

Dusk from the Peak.42mm · f/6.3 · 1/40s · ISO 3200

Nathan Road, sensory overload.28mm · f/2.8 · 1/200s · ISO 3200

Last day, slower — the skyline wearing leftover weather, taxis turning into light, and a final wander through Kowloon's neon holdouts.

The skyline wearing weather.75mm · f/6.3 · 1/13s · ISO 10000

Taxis becoming light.28mm · f/4.5 · 1/8s · ISO 1000Neon holdouts, Kowloon.28mm · f/5.6 · 1/6s · ISO 250