Kevin Lee李明伟
Kevin Lee李明伟
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A sea of clouds fills the valley; headlights draw a line of light beneath it; the Milky Way slants across the upper right.

PhotographyKevin Lee

Some light, you wait for.

While the shutter is open, I do only one thing: wait. This page is the light I have waited for over the years. Start with the five that won awards, then take your time.

Every photograph on this page is mine.

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Milky Way, clouds and light trail2018.06.24 22:51№ DSC3487Photo: Kevin Lee

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01Awarded work

First, the five that won awards.

Ordered by award level within each competition; I don’t rank one competition against the other. The certificates and the organisers’ own records are in Five Photographs.

PX3Prix de la Photographie Paris

  1. In warm brown tones, a bride smiles beneath her veil.

    Happiest Moment

    PX3 2012 · Portraiture · Wedding · Non-Professional · Silver

    Taken 2011.09.10

  2. A round mirror; in it, a face in stage make-up, a red blur in the foreground.

    Hypothetical

    PX3 2013 · Press · People/Personality · Bronze

    Taken 2009.10.25

IPAInternational Photography Awards

  1. On a pebble beach, an ascetic in a red robe sits facing the sea, a green headland in the distance.

    Pray of an ascetic

    IPA 2013 · Honorable Mention · Editorial : Personality

    IPA 2013 · Honorable Mention · People : Culture

    Taken 2012.07.09

  2. Heavy rain at night: two people embrace under a white umbrella, the wet ground reflecting the lights of a building.

    Raining Love

    IPA 2013 · Honorable Mention · People : Wedding

    Taken 2013.04.24

  3. Black and white: a white veil, a profile, a hand lightly touching a chin.

    Grace of heart

    IPA 2013 · Honorable Mention · People : Wedding

    Taken 2013.05.25

Enter Five Photographs

02Night sky

Night sky

For the Milky Way, you wait: for a moonless night, for the clouds to part, for your eyes to learn the dark.

The core of the Milky Way across the whole frame: dark dust lanes and countless stars, in a 479-second exposure.

Milky Way2018.06.15 00:04NIKON D800479 secISO 400

The Milky Way arches across the night over a sea of clouds and the outline of a volcano; a dead tree stands on the slope.

Milky Way over the volcano2018.06.14 04:37NIKON D80025 secISO 3200

Portrait frame: a comet with a faint tail in a deep-blue evening sky, wind-blown leaves in the foreground.

Comet№ COM-67

The Milky Way rises straight up while an orange trail of headlights winds up the valley.

Milky Way and light trail2018.06.15 02:44NIKON D80059 secISO 2000

The Milky Way crosses the sky above a lake, the hills and stars reflected in the water.

Milky Way over the lakeSemenyih

Portrait frame: the Milky Way rising straight up between tall trees.

Between tall trees2018.06.14 01:01NIKON D80025 secISO 3200

The core of the Milky Way hangs over a valley and a reservoir, a few lights at the foot of the hills.

Milky Way№ KKB

Portrait frame: a lit cargo ship on the night sea, a comet trailing its tail above it.

Comet and cargo ship№ COM-34

Portrait frame: the Milky Way rises over a mountain road as a passing car leaves a long trail of light.

Mountain road and Milky Way№ DSC2941

03Landscape

Landscape

In the hour either side of sunrise, the light changes fastest.

Daybreak above a sea of clouds: the horizon turns from orange to violet as the sun is about to rise.

Daybreak2018.06.16 06:09NIKON D80070mm f/80.6 secISO 50

A sea of clouds at sunrise, golden light breaking through as mist moves in the valley.

Sunrise over a sea of clouds№ DSC9434

Mist in a forest, shafts of light slanting down between the branches.

Light through the forest№ DSC0980

A volcanic crater in the first light of morning, the clouds and sky magenta and violet.

Crater, first light№ DSC3549

The moon above a lake; a long exposure draws the moving clouds into streaks of light.

Moon and moving clouds№ DSC4109

A sea wall at night: glowing plankton lights a blue line along the stones in the waves.

Glowing waves№ DSC5171

Dusk: pink and orange clouds roll across the sky over golden grass and a white water tower.

Water tower at sunset№ DSC2705

Blue hour: the bow of a wooden sailing ship reaches into the frame; sunset and lights on the far horizon.

Sailing ship, blue hour2017.05.12 19:43NIKON D70014mm f/2244 secISO 100

A valley at dusk: a small town’s lights glow through the mist under a pink and violet sky.

Lights in the valley№ DSC9389

04Self-portraits

Self-portraits

Set the camera. Press the shutter. Walk into the frame, and hold still.

On a dam road at night, Kevin stands beside his car looking up at the Milky Way; sodium lamps turn the guardrail orange.

№ DSC4091Self-portrait

A dam road at night: sodium lamps light the guardrail orange as Kevin stands by his car under a sky full of stars.

№ DSC3918Self-portrait

Moonlit clouds fill the sky; Kevin, in a white shirt, stands beside his car on a lit hillside.

Clouds under the moon2018.09.24 21:34NIKON D8004 secISO 2000Self-portrait

05Portraits

Portraits

When I photograph someone, I wait for them to relax first.

In a backlit meadow, a girl in a straw hat rests her face in her hand and looks at the camera.

Portrait№ DSC1657

Black and white, portrait frame: a short-haired girl looks down, her hands lightly touching her cheeks.

Portrait№ DSC9636

Blue hour: a girl holds up her skirt on a hillside, seen only in silhouette.

Silhouette№ DSC1794

Under an evening sky, three girls leap on a hillside, seen only in silhouette.

Silhouettes№ DSC1835

Black and white: in a curved corridor, a man stands between light and shadow, looking up.

Portrait№ DSC0259

06Weddings

Weddings

When I came home in 2013, I shot weddings on my own. Three of my awarded photographs are weddings, too.

At night in an open space, balloons and lights frame a stage as someone goes down on one knee to propose.

The proposal№ DSC5465

The same morning: the bride’s profile through her veil.

2011.09.10 09:46NIKON D70085mm f/1.41/500 secISO 500

Portrait frame: the bride in her veil turns towards the window light.

2011.09.10 09:46NIKON D70085mm f/1.41/500 secISO 400

In warm brown tones, a bride lies with her veil spread around her.

Bridal gown№ DSC5476

In a room, a bridesmaid looks down at something in her hands while the bride sits nearby in her veil.

Wedding morning№ DSC4835

07Documentary

Documentary

People on the road, children by the sea, the shadows of a city.

Black and white: birds crowd the electric wires against churning clouds.

Birds on the wires№ DSC7742

Black and white: two buildings lean towards each other as a person walks down a narrow lane under a street lamp.

Street corner№ DSC2221

Black and white: by the sea, two horses carry riders across the sand, the sun and clouds behind them.

Horses by the sea№ DSC6544

Black and white: the shadow of a glass façade falls across the ground as a person walks through, head down.

Shadows№ DSC1809

Black and white: children play on the sand at low tide, seen only as silhouettes and reflections.

Low tide№ DSC7905

Blue hour: a line of dancers in traditional dress hold hands on a stage.

Dancers№ DSC5868

Dusk by the sea: a rider on horseback in silhouette, a streak of red along the horizon.

Rider№ DSC7824

08Flowers and plants

Flowers and plants

Come a little closer, and the world goes quiet.

Portrait frame: a pink water lily, with a rainbow flare crossing the lens.

Water lily№ DSCFEB1-87

A purple water lily opens among deep-green leaves.

Water lily№ DSC8713

Pink cherry blossoms on a slender branch against a soft green.

Cherry blossom№ DSC9469

Black and white, portrait frame: a swallowtail rests among leaves.

Swallowtail№ DSC7820

A butterfly rests on a cluster of pink flowers against a soft blue-green background.

Butterfly№ DSC3417

A few white flowers stand in the dark against orange and white bokeh.

White flowers and light№ DSC7370

A dusk sky turning from blue to orange, flowers and grass in silhouette in the foreground.

Flowers at dusk№ DSC2472

09Still life

Still life

An old camera, a drop of dew, a few stalks of grass. Small things deserve good light too.

A twin-lens reflex camera on a café’s wooden table, warm bokeh behind it.

Twin-lens reflex camera2016.12.21NIKON D70050mm f/1.4

Portrait frame: a few stalks of grass seed against a green blur.

Grass seeds№ DSC5073

Morning grass heads hung with dew, backlit into a field of golden points of light.

Grass at dawn№ DSC3227

Backlit wild grass glowing gold.

Golden grass№ DSC2631

Among green plants, Kevin raises his camera, the lens pointing out of the frame towards you.

Portrait2023.03.08

I never stopped taking photographs.

Only now I use the same eyes to look at homes and at people, and I teach my team to explain a home clearly with photographs and video.

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