Jonathan’s work is strongly inspired by his emotional state. He puts his personal feelings into the imagery he creates.
He is inspired by the world around him and his daily life, details from tiny little things to huge structures and architecture, places that could be linked back to lyrics a song he likes and his memories, as well as his hometown Hong Kong and the UK, which allow him, as a photographer, to explore how personal feelings affect the way we see things in different places and situations.
Jonathan has got a BA(Hons) in Photography and was graduated from the University of the West of England, Bristol.
Recently, Jonathan has started a project about the “existence“ of humans through photographing the traces that were left behind or created by us. We explore places trying to illustrate that things happen for a reason, but we are not always aware of this.
Location: Hong Kong
Education: Diocesan Boys' School, Hong Kong, Secondary 1-5 (2005-2010)
Windermere School, UK - IB Certificate (2010-2012)
University of the West of England - BA(Hons) Photography (2012-2015)
Exhibition
Obsessed - The Island, Bristol (2014)
Exclave - London (2015)
CV
Jonathan Li
+852 63386710 | lihotai0302@gmail.com
Aims and Objectives
I am adedicated photographer proficient in film and digital photography. With a keen eye and over a decade ofprofessional experience in event photography, interview photography, videoshooting, and photo and video editing, I am a strong visual storyteller whostrives to create connection with my images and visual content. I started doingphotography as a hobby in 2010 and got my Bachelor of Arts degreein Photography at the University of the West of England in 2015. I am interestedin landscape and architecture photography and documentary photography. I alsohave experience in studio photolighting set up and video shooting set up in both indoor and outdoor environments.
Work experience
AUGUST 2024 - PRESENT
Freelance Project Co-ordinator / Event Photographer & Videographer
1. Centre for Buddhist Studies,the University of Hong Kong, Graduation Dinner
(25 November2024)
· Sole Event Photographer responsiblefor creating visual content to share with graduates andattendees of the dinner
2. The Hong Kong Education University (EdUHK) (23 November 2024)
· Project Coordinator dedicated to creating visualcontent for EdUHK’s 30th Anniversary Dinner
· Actively contributed at planningmeeting with the staff members of the President’sOffice who were responsible for the Anniversary Dinner to discuss and understand EdUHK’sbranding, marketing and promotional objectives and missions for the event
· Coordinated with and directed the external vendor’screw of photographers and videographers tocreate quality and engaging visual content which successfully and effectivelymet the desired objectives and missions
3. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) (11 November2024)
· Event Videographer for PwC’s 2024 HackA Day event responsible for creating engaging visual content for PwC’s useon social media platforms
4. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) (23 October 2024)
· Sole Photographer engaged for PwC’sSouth Assurance Executive group photo
5. Schneider Electric @ Unica X Launch Event (6 September 2024)
· Event Photographer engaged by production company to create visualcontent for marketing purposes
FEBRUARY 2018 - JULY 2024
Producer/Assistant Producer /Photographer /Videographer /Video Editor
Video &Photo team Marketing and Communications Department PricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC)
Producer (16 OCTOBER 2022 - JULY 2024)
· Photo and video director responsible for coordinating and instructinginternal and external photographers andvideographers to create engaging visual content for the firm’s projects andevents, including Hack A Day, The Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI)of Hong Kong Government, Asian Financial Forum(AFF), Hong Kong Fintech,Metathon 2023, China Unicorn CEO Survey, The Macao International EnvironmentalCo-operation Forum and Exhibition (2023 MIECF) 2023 绿色商機合作日
· Produced and edited qualityvideos which successfullycontributed to the firm’s branding, marketing and promotional goals
· Played an active visualstorytelling role when producing and editing videos for one of the firm’spartner in her presidential election campaign for the Hong Kong Institute ofCertified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
Assistant Producer (FEBRUARY 2018 - 15 OCTOBER 2022)
· Worked closely with the firm’spartners and leaders to photograph them and produce videos to advance thebranding, marketing and promotion objectives of the firm
· Photographed firm events for both internaland external use
· Photographed staff forprofessional portraits
SEPTEMBER 2015 – JANUARY2018
Production Officer/Photographer
Hong Kong United Foundation / Looop Media Limited
· Photographed and producedvideos for various public events including opening ceremonies of Book Fair2017, Food Expo 2017, E-Sportand Music Festival2017, Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong (ACGHK) 2017 and Lai Yuen 2016
· Photographed and produced videos for interviews with a diverse range of individuals, includingthe former Chief Executive of HKSAR, Mr. Leung Chun-ying
· Assisted in the company’s eventsplanning and invitations of guests
· Created and managed the company’s visualasset database
JULY 2014
Internship - SecondPhotographer
Marketing and Communications Department PricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC)
· Acted as a secondor back-up photographer at various eventsincluding partner meetingsand partner training to take photos and set up the lighting equipment
· Assisted in the production of the in-housemagazine, BEAM, by producingvideos of partner interviews and editing andpublishing related photos
JUNE2014
Internship - Back-upPhotographer for a Wedding photographer
· Acted as Back-up Photographer of a WeddingPhotographer, Mr. PrincetonCheung, and his team at a wedding ceremony with over300 guests
JULY 2013
Internship - Assistant to an Event Photographer
· Acted as Assistant to EventPhotographer, Mr. Ho Pak Chuen, in a horse-riding competition at Hong Kong Jockey Club and a performance by a musician
· Assisted the Event Photographer in producing a video duringan interview with an employee of a local company
Community & Voluntary Services
2023
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Representative for the Strive and Rise Programme, HKSAR
· Was appointed and acted as one of the firm’srepresentatives as mentor for the Strive and Rise Programme of HKSAR for teenagers—to help teenagers of grassroots familiesby giving them adviceto broaden their views, buildconfidence and establish a positive mindset for their future needs
2013 - 2014
Second Year Project at the University of the West of England–
Capturing the footprints of a group of elderlyChinese people in Birmingham, U.K.
· Visited, interviewed and photographed a group of Chinese elderlypeople in Birmingham, UK, who had lived in a home for the elderly. They had spent most of their life workingin Birmingham. Most of them had lostcontact with their relatives in China / Hong Kong and their children had allleft them.
· It was meaningful to build up trust and good relationship with these Chinese elderly people during the visits and interviews. The photo album I created for them helpedthem capture their footprints in their history.
· Photos have been published on my personalwebsite: www.jonathanlhtphotography.com
JULY 2012
Magazine Photographer
Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
· Participated in both photographing young volunteers duringan interview with them and layoutediting of several pages of one issue of Youth Hong Kong, a quarterly journal published by Hong KongFederation of Youth Groups, in a one-week project with the editing team of thejournal
JULY 2011
Assistant to Event PlanningTeam
Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
· Worked with the Event Planning Team in theMarketing Department of the Association in a one-week project
· Participated in planning an event for young adults – budgeting for the event,conducting data researchon past events and brainstorming ideas for activities for young adults
Education & Qualification
2012-2015
B.A. (Hons) Photography
University of the West of England, Bristol, U.K.
2012-2018
Professional Diploma in Commercial Photography
Open University of Hong Kong
November 2016
Certificate in Adobe Creative Cloud – Video Stream
Feva Works IT Education Centre
2010-2012
Lower Sixth Form – Upper Sixth Form
International Baccalaureate Certificate
Windermere School, Windermere, U.K.
2005-2010
F.1 to F.5
Diocesan Boys’ School
Languages
· Cantonese (Native)
· English (Proficient)
· Mandarin/Putonghua (Fluent)
Skills
· Studio lighting setup
· Video shooting setup
· Film processing & film scanning
· Adobe Photoshop (CC) & Lightroom (CC)
· Adobe Premiere Pro (CC)
· InDesign (CC)
· iMovie & iPhoto
· Microsoft Office
· Windows & Mac OS
Personal Interest
· Film and digital photography
· Playing Football
· Jogging
· Listening to music
· Travelling