譚慶楷 TAM, Hing Kai
Born in Hong Kong. Tam focuses on art photography. He had participated in various exhibitions in Europe, Hong Kong and Mainland China including: “Post Straight” Contemporary Hong Kong Photography Exhibition 2012, “China Ping Yao International Photo Festival 2011 and 2012”, “Chiaroscuro – New Photography Exhibition”, “Up and Go Photography Exhibition (Upper Station Gallery)” etc. He has been the guest instructor in S.H. Ho College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the instructor of “Eye to eye” photography documentation project held by Hong Kong Photographic Culture Association. He obtained his Bachelor's Degree in fine art in Hong Kong Art School/ RMIT University in 2013 and Master's Degree of Arts (Fine Arts) in The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2015. He was started learning photography since 2008 and his early works used the approach of Intimate Photography to present the relationship between him and his family member (My Grandmother, 2008). Also, he was try to use the method of Contemporary Art to reconstruct and re-examine his daily life in his work (The Exit, 2010 and Life in 336 Hours, 2011). From 2011, Tam's creations put emphasis to the external world and explore the nature of photography from difference directions (Praise of Shadow 2011, Untitled Video 2011-12 and The Monoliths, 2012) to represent the indeed feeling of peaceful, leisure and devotional exercise in his life.