Kirsteen Zimmern was born in Hong Kong in 1979 to a Scottish mother and a Chinese father. She spent the early years of her life in a Chinese village in the New Territories with her parents and extended Chinese family.
She completed her primary and secondary education in Hong Kong before leaving to read law in the United Kingdom. After attaining her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, she joined the Inner Temple and was subsequently called to the Bar of England and Wales. Unable to cope any longer with the English weather, she returned home to commence her practice as a barrister.
Kirsteen has always enjoyed amateur photography and is particularly interested in black and white portraiture. She continues to live in Hong Kong and is married with two step-daughters and a son.
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No one represents diversity better than Eurasians – those individuals with a mix of Caucasian and Asian heritage. Once a source of shame, the Eurasian face has become the face that sells. It is the face with which everyone can identify. In an ever-shrinking world, the search is on for a one-size-fits-all global image. Eurasians have become the world’s poster boys and girls, much sought after as actors and models. Taking advantage of increasingly tolerant times and the growing commercial and cultural exchanges between East and West, Eurasians have gained prominence as entrepreneurs, professionals and athletes. This book of interviews and black-and-white portraits reveals how seventy Eurasians of diverse backgrounds see their place in the world today. Kirsteen Zimmern is a photographer of Chinese and Scottish ancestry. She has always been fascinated by the tell-tale signs of East and West in the faces of fellow Eurasians, and has found this fascination to be widespread: few days go by without strangers examining her appearance to discern her ethnicity. She lives in Hong Kong. Look inside this book Click on the below link to view sample pages from The Eurasian Face. You will need a pdf reader to view this excerpt. Pages 48-59
