EDWARD STOKES
“The photograph is a message more than a mirror, and the man a messenger who happens to be a photographer.”
Minor White
Opening Ceremony – Voyage Through Time, November 2024
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The site has Edward Stokes’ work covering almost forty years – from his initial years as a photographer and writer in Australia, to now publishing photos of Hong Kong and Asia. Photography and writing, and since 1998 publishing books and curating exhibitions, have been Ed Stokes’ lodestars.
“Since 2005 Edward Stokes’ books have all been co-published by the Hong Kong University Press bilingually, or in English and Chinese editions. Ed is passionate about the stories behind the photos that he brings to the public. His context gives deep insights into the images and their photographers. Ed’s eye for detail, elegant writing style, with fine design and reproduction add to the overall impact. His forthcoming books will add very high educational value to an already uniquely impressive body of work."
Michael Duckworth
Publisher, Hong Kong University Press
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Edward Stokes' journey
Photographic publications
Making books
Curating exhibitions
Edward Stokes is an Australian photographer, writer, publisher, and curator. He grew up in Hong Kong and returned there in 1993. In recent years his key interest has been the photographic history of Asia.
Edward’s many books about Hong Kong and Australia have been widely praised for blending photos with illuminating historical texts. From 2008 until 2023 he was the Founder and Publisher of The Photographic Heritage Foundation. Ed was educated in Hong Kong, and at the Royal Australian Naval College, followed by reading Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Magdalen College, Oxford.