Discover Hong Kong with Derry Ainsworth
What if you could experience Hong Kong the way a photographer does, spotting beauty in the everyday, capturing moments locals cherish, and seeing familiar streets in a fresh new light?
Affordable Art Fair
Tuesday 5 May, 2026
With the support of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong invites you to encounter Hong Kong through the eyes of a photographer, bringing photography beyond the gallery and into the city.
Across Wan Chai, Central, and Tsim Sha Tsui, six thoughtfully selected locations have been captured by local photographer Derry Ainsworth. These places offer viewpoints that showcase Hong Kong’s unique character, from dynamic streetscapes, East meets West culture, to hidden corners only locals know. This partnership encourages audiences to engage with Hong Kong’s distinctive urban landscape, rediscovering the city as both subject and medium.
Visitors are invited to explore these locations firsthand, stepping into the role of the photographer to observe, frame, and interpret the city as a travel destination. It is an opportunity not only to encounter Hong Kong’s familiar surroundings anew, but also to appreciate the craft behind the captured image.
Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District
西九文化區戲曲中心
Derry took the photo here at 8 pm:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HaWUYu7EPUfgv7Ux6
Cam Settings: 16mm, 1/125 Shutter speed, F2.0 Aperture, ISO 1000
Tram lane in Central
中環電車道
Derry took the photo here at 4 pm, from the top floor tram window: https://maps.app.goo.gl/hVHq7McXQnSbAZ5r5
Cam Settings: 16mm, 1/250 Shutter Speed, F5.0 Aperture, ISO 800
The Henderson
Derry took the photo here at 4 pm:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/cBN8Mw5KC8o968bY9
Cam Settings: 20mm, 1/160 Shutter Speed, F10 Aperture, ISO 1250
Victoria Harbour
維多利亞港
Derry took the photo here at 6 pm, from M+, West Kowloon Cultural District: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rVjo1ruanhn75eTZ6
Cam Settings: 50mm, 1/800 Shutter Speed, F4.0 Aperture, ISO 250
Night view of Wanchai
夜幕下的灣仔
Derry took the photo here at 7 pm, from Hopewell Centre’s elevator at 17F: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5m9aHK5xYK5ueK9k8
Cam Settings: 12mm, 1/200 Shutter Speed, F3.5 Aperture, ISO 5000
Blue House, Wanchai
灣仔藍屋
Derry took the photo here at 3 pm:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/n4pdqkySMMqjpkWp9
Cam Settings: 12mm, 1/200 Shutter speed, Aperture F6.3, ISO 1600
Get to know the artist
Derry Ainsworth is an award-winning British photographer, videographer, and digital artist based in Hong Kong. After earning a degree in architecture, he embarked on a journey in 2014 to explore urban landscapes across Asia, a path that led him to settle in Hong Kong. He initially practised architecture before fully transitioning to photography, dedicating his career to capturing the city’s unique essence and beauty.
Derry’s approach to photographing Hong Kong is rooted in close attention to atmosphere – how the city feels as much as how it looks. His style often leans into the contrasts that define Hong Kong: light and shadow, motion and stillness, architecture and human scale.
The journey continues at Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, 14 – 17 May 2026, where audiences can discover more about Derry Ainsworth’s work and gain insight into the process behind these compelling compositions.
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