by Norm Yip | May 8, 2012 | blog, Posts, Press, Uncategorized
I received a phone call from James Gannaban, the organizer of Mr. GayHK to photographing this year’s winner Jimmy Wong. It was a rather rushed affair: Jimmy arrived in Chai Wan having slept only a few hours (if any) after a stint in Macau. I said he could have waited...
by Norm Yip | Apr 15, 2012 | blog, Posts, Press, Uncategorized
Loren possesses both masculinity, posture, innocence and on occasion, a boyish charm in his appearance. His love of figure skating and workouts at the gym has given this young man a sleek muscular body that he is quite proud of. He also likes to travel and enjoys...
by Norm Yip | Dec 12, 2011 | blog, Posts, Press, Uncategorized
Nono is a fascinating young man who emailed me with the intent of being photographed for posterity; he knows he isn’t growing younger! It was something where I wrote that you should allow yourself the honor of being photographed professionally while you have the body...
by Norm Yip | Nov 3, 2011 | blog, Posts, Press, Uncategorized
Derek Li approached me with the idea of photographing him for the Asian male series. A passionate young man with a very strong, yet vulnerable mind of a person just starting to taste the intricacies of doing one’s own thing, which for him, is the world of dance. To go...
by Norm Yip | Jun 5, 2011 | blog, Posts, Press, Uncategorized
In the heat 34 degrees Celsius, the heat of Bangkok was beating down on my body, including the guys that I was photographing on the last session of my week long stay in Thailand. It didn’t seem to matter too much to the guys I was shooting, namely Tin, Chal and Nicky...
by Norm Yip | May 30, 2011 | blog, Posts, Press, Uncategorized
Joe is a guy I photographed in the spring, just before I moved to my new studio (Studio 8) in Chai Wan. Having talked to him previously online and meeting him in Bangkok’s new year dance party held by GCircuit, I felt I could work with him. Quiet-spoken by nature, we...