The 20 Women Project - A Hong Kong Portrait Series

Conceived at the start of the pandemic, the 20 women project (styled as WX2020) is a showcase of extraordinary women in Hong Kong. Originally planned for twenty subjects, the project was halted due to Julia’s hospitalisation and subsequent cancer diagnosis. This selection remains as testament to dreaming big dreams and shouting your admiration from the rooftops.

Julia Broad Julia Broad

Movement is life, life is movement – Victoria Akhurst

If I were to reflect on being a little girl in the sunset of the past Millenium, we fell into three categories:

The Sports Girls – thin as whips, but strong, wiry and fast. Good at swimming, gymnastics, you name it.

The Horse Girls - naming horse breeds, drawing horses, talking about horses. Incidentally, these girls were also really good at braiding hair.

The Dance Girls - the ones with hair so perfectly pulled back hair it reflected light. Delicate wrists and ramrod posture. Immaculate clothes and access to eyeshadow.

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