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It’s winter and there is lot’s of time to be at home. Lately we can’t go out to take photos but it was nice to do this lifestyle photoshoot while making a new steak recipe. Cooking is one way to spend the holidays and this pandemic. ~Nicholas Lau Photography~

These Maldon oysters were picked up from Billingsgate Market on a cold weekend in December. The market opens at 4 a.m. and is a very busy place with a great variety at a decent price. The oyster experience is divine and one of my favourite foods, they are incredibly hard to open, but worth the …

This lifestyle shoot was about capturing the beauty of poached pears. The flesh is translucent and pale which shows up beautifully on Fuji 400H. Pears are in season in Autumn which makes for a healthy and sweet transition into the cool weather at the end of summer. The recipe was from Martha Stewart. ~Nicholas Lau …

These photos were taken during a summer day in Idaho with the Hasselblad 503cw and Fuji 400H film. In America the light is different everywhere you go. In Idaho it is sunny with dry desert heat but the grass stays lush in the communities due to the irrigation. It is quiet there and feels like …

Food brings people together, it’s a means of fellowship, so time should always be set aside for food no matter how simple it is. I wanted to test a new film stock called Fuji Superia 400 as I was gifted a few rolls. It is known to be on the more contrasty side of the …

I was shooting recreationally with a very contrasty and retro Japanese film negative on a scorching hot summer day, capturing details of the little things that I appreciate in my day to day life. Camera used: Contax 645 | Film: Fuji pn400n | Camera in the photos: Mamiya M645 1000s ~Nicholas Lau Photography~ Dev/Scan: UK Film Lab | Icon: Watercolour

The original reason I took up photography was to document some of the little details in my everyday life. The little things in life are really important to me and everyone else for that matter, so I really don’t want to neglect this side of the art for weddings or other commissioned based photo work. …

Last summer my sister took a break from fashion design in the US and came back to London to live with me. She owns a really cute dog breed called Layla, a Chinese Crested that is a powder puff version. Layla is not a very loud dog and rarely barks, and whilst I’m out at …