What a wonderful world

More than 60 per cent of Hong Kong’s residents live in apartments such as these and, with a total of almost 8,000, it leads the world in the number of high rise buildings. Plans for Hong Kong to build the Bionic Tower, a 300-story eco-friendly vertical city designed to house 100,000 people, have been put on hold.

When breaking the rules can make you a better photographer

Hong Kong – Photo Tip

A frozen river near Litang during the winter, shot in moonlight. While the temperatures remain cold in winter, lack of precipitation is the issue. Omu has to carefully re-open a hole in the ice every morning for the dwindling water supply.

How bringing your camera to bed will make you a better photographer

Tibet – Photo Tip

Biking is a popular way to get around, and the Venice Beach bike path runs parallel to the Venice Beach Boardwalk. Pedestrians can be ticketed for walking on the bike path but rollerbladers such as these ones hitching a ride enjoy immunity.

The secret of street photography

Los Angeles – Photo Tip

A leopard (Panthera pardus) feeds off a dead impala it has dragged up a tree to keep it safe from other predators such as cheetahs, lions and hyenas. Hunting mostly at night, they are the only big cats that will jump from trees to attack prey, but they can also run at speeds up to 60km per hour.

Prepare your camera settings in advance, then trust your instinct

Botswana – Photo Tip

This ornate chain is a bridal ornament but most Indian women have their nose pierced as the Ayurvedic medicine associates this spot, on the left side, with the female reproductive organs. The belief is that women with a nose stud or ring will have less menstrual pain and easier childbirth and in many Hindu sects it is the sign of a married woman.

India is a magical place to photograph

Pushkar – Photo Tip

Ushguli is an area of four small villages and some 200 people that stands more than 2,000 meters high in the Caucasian Mountains of Georgia. Snowbound for six months of the year, the region is now a Unesco World Heritage site for its preserved medieval buildings that form defensive towers.

People make the place

Georgia – Photo Tip

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The Mariage Frères tea house in Le Marais has been in the same building since 1854, selling more than 500 fine and exotic teas to go as well as having a chic tea salon. The oldest tea importer in France, having started in the 1660s, it is notable for its colonial décor of potted palms and rattan, and servers dressed all in white.

Understand the place you're photographing

Paris – Photo Tip

Marriage is a subject for long negotiation and contracts are formally agreed at the festival. Either one of the couple has the right to refuse the marriage arranged by the parents. Once the couple agrees, a legal contract is signed and the couple is considered married. An all-night party follows lasting until sunrise but a honeymoon is beyond the means of most farmers.

Understand that sometimes you are not wanted

Morocco – Photo Tip

Apart from its eye, this tiger is perfectly hidden in the long grass and shrubs of Tadoba Tiger Reserve. Other members of the big cat family who hunt in forests, such as cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, and ocelots, have irregular spots to better mimic the effect of sun shining through the leaves of tree cover. The stripes go all the way down to the skin.

Aim for eye contact – even with a tiger

India – Photo Tip

"The Potato Eaters" is given a modern interpretation in Nuenen, with a meal of French fries. The cross in the original painting now stands in the village's VinCentre and the home of the De Groot family depicted in it can also be seen nearby.

Contrast old and new in your photos

The Netherlands – Photo Tip

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