Remembering Mr. Tin Chin Fook: Life of a Hong Kong Photography Master and Animal Advocate

2023-09-20 11:16:26

[Animal News]Mr. Tin Chin Fook, a Hong Kong photography master who has won international awards, fainted following hiking to shoot the sunset the day before yesterday. He was sent to the hospital and died following being rescued. Tin Chin Fook is not only a master photographer, but also a hero who silently works for animals. He has cared for animals for many years. He takes care of many community cats, neutering, treating them, and finding homes for them. He also has 6 cats he rescued at home. An enthusiastic friend helped Tian Jinfu find and adopt six cats in his home. Many people knew his story regarding loving cats and were willing to lend a helping hand. In just one day, he successfully found a family willing to adopt and helped Tian Jinfu take care of these six orphans.

The 65-year-old veteran landscape photographer Tian Jinfu is very well-known in photography. With his works of sea fog at Stonecutters Bridge and Kwai Chung Container Terminal, he was shortlisted for the National Geographic Magazine’s 2017 Travel Photographer of the Year Competition. His work “Lightning and Buddha” was even more Won the 2018 National Geographic Global Photography Competition. He held a photography exhibition in 2020 and published a photography book “Made in Hong Kong”.

Tian Jinfu fainted following going to Tai Tung Mountain to shoot the sunset on September 18. He was sent to North Lantau Hospital for rescue and later died. There were abrasions on his back and head, but there were no suspicious injuries or fractures. The cause of death has yet to be determined by further autopsy.

He is not only a master photographer, but also an animal lover. He has rescued community cats near his village house many times, neutering, feeding, seeing veterinarians and arranging adoptions for them. He also has 6 rescued cats at home. His niece also expressed her condolences to him online, saying that he also rescued her beloved black cat and adopted it from her.

With his sudden death, all six cats in the family lost their homes. Fortunately, his enthusiastic friend Venise helped him find good homes for these cats online. Many people were very concerned regarding the cats’ condition and were willing to lend a helping hand. East Pro, which cooperates with Tian Jinfu, told this newspaper that it had successfully found families willing to adopt these six cats in just one day.

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