Toddler to Teen: Twenty Years of Hong Kong Kids Photography

Before & After Portraits — The Same Children, Years Apart
The Legacy Project (Ongoing)

Most photographers show you one session. This page shows you twenty years.

The kids in these before-and-after portraits were toddlers when I first photographed them. Some are now in university. Some have left Hong Kong entirely for London and Singapore, and I followed them there. A few I've been photographing since before they could walk.

Not many photographers have a gallery like this one. Not because it's technically difficult — because it requires families to come back, year after year, andtrust you across the arc of their kids’ childhood. And it requires a photographer who has spent twenty years believing that portraits of children are worth doing properly.

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Hong Kong Three siblings play at Man Mo Temple

Same three kids eight years later lying on grass in Brighton UK

Girl poses on a red wall in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong

Same girl hangs from a lamp post in Aberdeen HK

Boy at Man Mo Temple, by Hong Kong photographer Ian Taylor

Same boy looks out the window on Star Ferry

Same girl 12 years later leans against a wall in Toronto

Close-up portrait of a kid with blue eyes

A girl stare intently at the camera in Vancouver

Same woman poses for a portrait 17 years later

On the beach at Repulse Bay a kid plays on the rocks during a photo session.

Same girl poses for a portrait 15 years later

Young girl with blonde hair jumping on a trampoline in Repulse Bay

Same girl in London England 12 years later

Young girl with bangs rests her head on a sofa

Same girl sits on a rock in Lingnan Garden, Mei Foo

Boy looks out of the window on the HK tram photo by Ian Taylor

Young boy playing the drums in Pok Fu Lam

Same boy 12 years later using a telephone booth in London

Smiling child on South Bay Beach Hong Kong

Same girl 10 years later in London England

A little plays with a Ken doll, Picton Ontario

Girl makes her sister laugh during a photo session in Hong Kong Park

Same girl makes her sister laugh during a session in Kowloon Park

A kid laughing in an autumn park, Toronto

The same boy poses for a portrait eight years later

Young girl with pigtails smiling at Cheung Hom Kok Beach HK

The same girl eight years later during a photoshoot at Victoria Peak Garden HK

A girl with blue eyes looks up at the camera in Hong Kong

The same girl ten years later in London UK, by Ian Taylor

A toddler kid does a wobbly walk at Beas River Club, New Territories

The same girl seven years later in Central Hong Kong

Boy plays with his toy in Stanley, HK Island

The same boy a few years later at Repulse Bay Beach

Girl looks though a railing in Stanley Hong Kong

Same girl a few years later at a photo shoot by Ian Taylor the Botanical Gardens HK

The same girl 15 years later at Repulse Bay Beach

During a photo session in Toronto a kid looks up at the camera

Same boy 15 years later at Cherry Beach, Toronto

The Legacy Family Story

See what one family received by doing six sessions with me over 12 years. This is family history, not simple holiday card photography.

If you're just starting out, this page is also a reason not to wait. You can't go back and photograph the toddler years once they're gone.

The families on this page started early and stayed. That's why the record exists.

Why You Should Do Annual Family Portraits

Family photography isn’t just about a single "nice" photo; it’s about the narrative of growth. Watching siblings' bonds strengthen and personalities unfold over twelve years is priceless.

All it takes is an hour or so every year or two, that’s it.

If you're thinking about a family photoshoot, the best time to start is now. Whether it’s your first session or the beginning of a longer journey,even one hour can capture a moment that won’t come again.

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