Curriculum vitae
Hong Kong fine-art and documentary photographer working between observed public life and constructed studio experiments.
Profile
I study the moment when ordinary reality becomes unstable.
Ricky Kwok (Kwok Man Tai / 郭文棣) is a Hong Kong fine-art and documentary photographer. His practice includes Ritual, Collision, Motion, and City Light, alongside documented projects on light pollution and fishpond conservation.
Commended, Youth, Culture, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards; Champion, University of Hong Kong Light Pollution Photography Competition 2014, for Light Encroached Homes / 光染民居; four student-category placements in the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society’s 2014 fishpond competition; and Outstanding Award in the Secondary School Section of the 2013 「城市印象＠你我社區」Photography Competition.
Hong Kong light pollution and Hong Kong fishpond conservation, with institutional source links and artwork records.
Ritual · Collision · Motion · City Light
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Award chronology
ARPS is a professional distinction and is not counted as a competition award. Early school-era results may use 郭文棣 or Kwok Man Tai. The Awards & Recognition page keeps the full citation and evidence standard for every entry.