WHERE HOWARD GOES
Travel photography and storytelling by Howard Cheng
Howard
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Experiencing the Emirates for the first time with Arsenal Women
Last weekend, I finally made it to my first Arsenal Women football match at the Emirates Stadium. Holloway Road station on the Piccadilly Line is the closest station to the Emirates Stadium only some five minutes’ walk away. However, it is usually closed on match days due to capacity issues, and so I made my…
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Watching Arsenal Women for the First Time: West Ham v Arsenal
In my first post of this series, Following Arsenal Women: N5 and Beyond, I reflected on why I wanted to support Arsenal Women specifically by watching more of their matches live. While looking through the list of fixtures, I decided on West Ham Women v Arsenal Women. You might think a home game would be…
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Watching Football: from TV to the Stands
Football has always been a part of my life. The first major tournament I really remember was the 1990 World Cup. Ruud Gullit stands out in my memory, largely because of his dreadlocks. Though to be honest, I did often confuse him with Carlos Valderrama and René Higuita. Despite growing up watching football, I have…
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What does “entry-level” even mean in terms of photography gear?
The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV (hereafter “E-M10 IV”) is considered one of the best “entry-level” cameras. Digital Camera World‘s buying guide titled The best camera for beginners in 2025: perfect cameras for learning photography, which was last updated on 1 July 2025 at the time of writing, lists the E-M10 IV as being the…
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Shooting the aurora
With just over a month to go before the start of the 2025 / 2026 northern lights (aurora borealis) season and with solar activity levels still being quite favourable, it might be the time to think about a trip to where you can see the aurora as well. What is the aurora? Without being too…
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One shot that changed everything – good bye, full frame
Until recently, my main workhorse cameras were the Leica Q3 and the Sony A7R IV, both full frame beasts shooting at a resolution of 60 megapixels. The Q3 was often my travel companion because of its compact size and its IP52 rating. I had brought the Q3 on various extreme trips from hiking on top…
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Yashica FX-D: Tempting, but logically it should be a “no”
With modern cameras featuring super fast burst shooting, it is nice to be reminded once in a while to slow down – not least to avoid being in the position of going home after shooting with an unmanageable amount of photos to sift through and edit. It is for the reason of slowing down that,…
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Why I Parted Ways with My Leica Q3
When I first laid my hands on the Leica Q3, I was enamoured with the camera. The craftsmanship, the precision, and the iconic aesthetics, the enjoyment of the photography experience – it was everything I could dream of. For those unfamiliar, the Leica Q3 boasts a 28mm f/1.7 Summilux lens that promises unparalleled sharpness and…
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Hidden London: Charing Cross Station
The London Transport Museum holds Hidden London tours every so often, exploring the areas of the London Underground network that are normally closed off to members of the public. Over the Easter Weekend, I joined the guides of the London Transport Museum to explore the old Jubilee Line terminus at Charing Cross. Entering the Underground…
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Does sensor size matter? Not as much as I thought
One of the biggest questions which is asked when buying cameras is about the sensor size. It matters, right?… right? Well – maybe yes, maybe no, maybe both. Having first shot with an APS-C sensor before moving onto full frame, then shooting with APS-C again, then full frame again, and then now Micro Four Thirds,…
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London at Christmas 2024
As we move from November into December when the air gets a little crisper as temperatures drop, decorations of Christmas trees and Christmas lights pop up all over London as we get ready for the festive Christmas season. I will be updating this map right up to Christmas 2024 to showcase London’s best festive looks…
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Hiking on the Sólheimajökull glacier
Getting off the van and onto the uneven ground of the Sólheimajökull base camp, we were ushered towards a group of guides stood by some picnic tables piled with equipment. With a helmet on my head, and an ice axe and crampons in hand and after a safety briefing, our group followed our guides along…