It’s a quiet evening at the Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter. Small ripples dart through the still, dark water as vibrant buildings in the distance cast their light upon its surface, creating a tapestry of dancing colours.

British-born, Hong Kong-based photographer William Furniss positions his tripod and camera at the end of the Kai Tak Public Pier. He directs his lens towards the water and peers into the viewfinder.

“It's a bit like going fishing. You're at the side of the water, you've got your equipment set up and things are happening,” he says. “And occasionally, you get a good one.”

Or, in his case, more than a few good ones. For ten years, Furniss has been documenting city reflections in his Liquid Metropolis series. Two of his pieces – Liquid Metropolis #1 and Liquid Metropolis #2 – have been selected for our Gallery in the skies, in which a series of artworks will be displayed in the new Business cabins of Cathay Pacific’s Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. It’s a fitting connection, given the location of the shoot – the pier is on the same stretch of reclaimed land that once housed Kai Tak Airport’s runways.

Furniss first flew into Kai Tak on Cathay Pacific in 1983. "I was smitten immediately with how exciting Hong Kong was compared with where I grew up,” he says. The frenetic city landscape was a stark contrast to the rolling English countryside he’d always known. A decade later, the photographer stopped by Hong Kong again. “And I've been here ever since – for thirty years.” 