Member of Kew Gardens, Multi-Award-Winning Published Photographer & Published Writer   

I adore beauty & love taking photos of what catch my eyes whenever the opportunities arise - for myself, for sharing with others as well as for my vitally important continual self-learning & self-improvement.(@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@)Thankfully my photos have won numerous awards in prestigious international photo competitions including that of The International Garden Photographer Of The Year (“IGPOTY”), The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (“Kew Gardens”)(“KEW”) and The Royal Horticultural Society (“RHS”).(@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@)My photos have appeared in numerous respectable publications including that of Kew Gardens, RHS, Green Places Journal, Southwark Council, Southwark News and in Sutton Council’s Reusable Annual Gardening Calendar issued to every household. (@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@)Two of my favourite nature photos taken in South East London - a ‘Resident Robin’ in Royal Greenwich Park and ‘Blooming Cowslips in Snow’ at the intersection of Russia Dock Woodland & Stave Hill Ecological Park - have been exclusively chosen for the high profile & highly important ‘2020 Christmas Tweets’ of the prestigious King’s Health Partners (“KHP”) - the world-famous London-based life science & education centre that includes King’s College University, Guy’s Hospital, St. Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College Hospital and South London & Maudsley Hospital - to accompany my personal heart-felt ‘Patient’s Thank You Messages’ to KHP’s 30,000 students and 40,000 staff to provide the timely morale booster as the courageous, dedicated and hard-working ‘NHS Heroes’ started to prepare to enter the first winter - the traditionally busiest time of the year of public demand for NHS services - as well as the darkest & most worrying period of the historic ‘COVID-19 Pandemic London Lock-Down’ - giving their all to help save lives.   (@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@)KEW GARDENS’ FLICKR GROUP INTERNATIONAL PHOTO COMPETITIONS 2010 - 2014(@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@)‘27’ of my nature photos were shortlisted as ‘Stand-Out Photos’ - including two ‘Winning Photos’ - ‘Honey Bee on Helenium Flower at Kew Gardens’ & ‘Walnut Trees Plantation in La Brande, Charente-Maritime, South West France’ - that remain on public display in ‘KEW on Flickr’ Stand-Out Photos Online Galleries for “Your Kew Flickr Group” and ‘Natural Neighbourhood Flickr Group”.(@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@)THE RHS PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 2022 - INDOOR GARDENING CATEGORY (@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@) My photo titled ‘Labour of Love’ - that captured a talented, dedicated & hard-working KEW horticulturist tending to plants in my favourite historic glasshouse - Waterlily House at Kew Gardens - was thankfully the winning photo that was exhibited at the prestigious ‘RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show’ at The London Saatchi Gallery during the month of April 2022 before embarking on the nationwide roadshow at various RHS Gardens around the UK.   (@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@)INTERNATIONAL GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR (“IGPOTY”) - CAPTURED AT KEW SPECIAL PHOTO PROJECT - 4 AWARDS (2021-2023)(@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@)IGPOTY 15 (2021) - Commended : “Harmony” - Photo of a pair of tulip blossoms in the tulip field along Cherry Walk outside Temperate House at KEW.(@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@)IGPOTY 16 (2022) - 2nd Prize :  “Victoria Boliviana” - Photo taken in Waterlily House at KEW of the third known species of Giant Waterlily in the world that was officially named in a high profile & widely applauded worldwide announcement by KEW on 4 July 2022.(@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@)IGPOTY 17 (2023) - 1st Prize : “Ballerinas” (Brassia Verrucosa Orchids) taken in The Orchid Room, Princess of Wales Conservatory, KEW.(@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@)IGPOTY 17 (2023) - Finalist :  “Giant Lily Pads” (Victoria Cruziana x Boliviana) taken in Princess of Wales Conservatory, KEW.(@)(@)(@) NEW PARAGRAPH (@)(@)(@)Some say that it is important “To Make Time To Smell The Flowers”.  My photos were my earnest humble attempts to try capture some of the many fleeting beauties that I had the good fortune to encounter.  If my photos can bring you joy too, I will be delighted.(@)(@)(@) NEW ROW (@)(@)(@)Kam(@)(@)(@) NEW ROW (@)(@)(@)Kam Hong Leung(@)(@)(@) NEW ROW (@)(@)(@)Kew Gardens Member, Multi-Award-Winning Published Photographer & Published Writer(@)(@)(@) NEW ROW (@)(@)(@)Email Address:  kamhongleung@outlook.com(@)(@)(@) NEW ROW (@)(@)(@)Kew Images Project Website:   https://www.flickr.com/photos/khl_kew_01/albums/(@)(@)(@) NEW ROW (@)(@)(@) [Profile @ 1 May 2024]

Professional roles: Photographer

Location: United Kingdom