I was invited to attend the SEW HOY family reunion in October 2013. During the three days’ activities, I met and took photographs of many individual families. I shared their joy and fun but I felt I was a distanced outsider throughout the events. When Rodger OUDEMANS showed the families the diamond of Choie SEW HOY, that attracted many camera clicks. I was immersed in their exciting moments when the family members were clicking the shutter. It is never about the material value, I felt their emotions. OUDEMANS generously agreed to allow for a special photo session of the diamond on the table of a pavilion inside Lan Yuan. The diamond shines inside the original classic box, sustaining Choie SEW HOY’s heyday.

The family photograph at Dunedin train station after a KiwiRail scenic trip became an iconic photograph of the trip. It was an unplanned photograph suggested by a family member, after riding a classic train. It was taken inside the classic station of Dunedin where the early Chinese settlers grew their roots in New Zealand.