From the course: The Traveling Photographer: Hong Kong

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Learn from a local

Learn from a local

David:As a professional photographer, I can tell you one of the very best things that you can do before traveling someplace is to reach out and make contact with a local. You can reach them friend of a friend, as I have here, or maybe reach someone through Flickr, do a little research and email someone that way. We have today Mark Chung, who is a long time street and commercial professional photographer for the last what? 20 years in Hong Kong. Mark, I'm seeing people everywhere. I'm coming here with expensive cameras. Should I be worried about getting something stolen, for instance, tell me about Hong Kong. Mark:David, you say stolen. The crime rate is very very low in Hong Kong and the only thing you have to worry about is getting hit by a pedestrian, a [trolley]. David:So it's all about personal space and not crime. Mark:It's about space. Yeah, you won't get... I've never heard of people having their cameras stolen, robbed, or snatched in any way. But just be aware of accidents…

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