Photos taken by Norman Parkinson is among shown images at Coming into Fashion, an exhibition reviewing fashion and fashion photography over the past century. [Photo provided to China Daily]

"The downside is that people tend not to think through about what they want to convey through an image, and what elements to use to help them communicate that message."

She adds that photographers today are no different from those in bygone eras because they are people who are committed to their point of view and they strive to express it using different ways.

"The logic to produce a strong photo, whether today or in the past, is the same," says Cheung.

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