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Toddler to Teen: Twenty Years of Hong Kong Kids Photos

A gallery from Ian Taylor's 20-year Hong Kong family photo portfolio: the same kids photographed years apart, sometimes literally from toddler to teen.

Twenty Years of Family Photos

The kids in these before-and-after photos were toddlers when I first met 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, and trust you across their kids’ childhood. And it requires a photographer who has spent twenty years believing that photos of kids 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 looks out of the window on the HK tram photo by Ian Taylor

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 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

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

Same boy looks out the window on Star Ferry

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

Why You Should Do Annual Family Photos

Family photos aren’t just about a single "nice" photo; it’s about family history. Watching siblings' bonds and personalities unfold over 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 photos, 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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