Robert Ferguson had a successful career in media, and was the regional director for sales and marketing for The Economist and then Reuters prior to his retirement. An avid hiker, Robert has always been attracted to Hong Kong’s rich biodiversity: “England only has four snake species, and Hong Kong has 53!” Hoping to document Hong Kong’s wild animals, he decided to embark on a journey in wildlife photography.

Despite being an accomplished photographer, Robert trained in new techniques. He built his own rigs and equipment, took inspirations from other wildlife photographers, and took advanced courses. In 2018 he held his first main exhibition and launched his website Wildcreatures Hong Kong, where he shares a photographic record and insights on an ecological finding daily. Through sharing his work, Robert’s aim is to educate the public on Hong Kong’s biodiversity while encouraging his audience to find and observe species in the wild. Be it an article, his website or his recently published booklet Wildcreatures in Hong Kong (Volume I), Robert insists on having all materials translated into Chinese to promote local ecology to Hong Kongers in their native tongue.