With hilly natural terrain and scarce developable flatland, Hong Kong, though small, is among the world’s top in transportation network density and has constructed a number of world’s famous bridges. This photo trip will take you to three well-known bridges in Hong Kong, namely Ting Kau Bridge, Stonecutters Bridge and Tsing Ma Bridge, where you can enjoy a great variety of photographic topics with beautiful, sweeping views of the sky and sea. A not-to-be-missed trip for photo lovers to capture the magnificence of these constructions from different angles and times in a day.

We joined the instructor and participants of Landscape Photography Course to visit the three bridges. Take minibus 96C, 96M or 96S from Tsuen Wan MTR station, or bus route 53 or 234B from Tsuen Wan West station and get off at Castle Peak Road to reach the starting point Ting Kau Beach which is located on the east of Sham Tseng. You are recommended to check the tide chart at the Hong Kong Observatory website before departure and wear sneakers to protect your feet from injuries from the shells on the beach.

Ting Kau Bridge came into full view once we arrived at the beach. We took photos of this cable-stayed bridge with a wide-angle lens and from a low angle to best reveal its structure and sense of significance. Some useful suggestions from our instructor were to include the beachside trees and blue sky to enrich the composition, and capture the bridge’s reflection on low tide.

The second destination of our photo trip was the Stonecutters Bridge – the cable-stayed bridge with the longest span in Hong Kong crossing the Rambler Channel. To access, take minibus 88M from Kwai Fong MTR station and get off at Sinopec Station after turning into the container terminals, then walk along Tsing Sheung Road to the seaside. Located on the entrance to the busy Kwai Tsing Container Terminals, Stonecutters Bridge constitutes a major part of Route 8 between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan. Looking up from underneath the bridge, the bridge frame in the shape of boxes resembling a film negative made an interesting object to shoot with the blue sky as backdrop.

At the last stop of our photo trip, we arrived at Sai Tso Wan in Tsing Yi – the prime location to take photos of the beautiful sunset and the majestic Tsing Ma Bridge. Sai Tso Wan, or Sin Tso Wan, is a bay in the west shore of Tsing Yi island in the New Territories. It has several heavy industry facilities, such as oil storages and docks, and attracts many photo lovers to come because of its favorable location being close to the Tsing Ma Bridge. To access, take minibus 88M from Kwai Fong MTR station to the final stop at Hongkong United Dockyards. Walk through a narrow passage to a lawn, then head to the stone beach by the sea. Pay attention to your safety as waves may splash over some shooting locations which are close to the sea. Make sure to check the sunset time at the Hong Kong Observatory website as well before you go to ensure you are there in time to capture the Magic Moment.