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Laurel Chor

@laurelchor.bsky.social

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Journalist, photographer & documentary filmmaker from Hong Kong. National Geographic Explorer. she/her

Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

On the latest episode of my new podcast "All My Friends Have ADHD", I speak to Brazilian documentary filmmaker @ferligabue about getting diagnosed as an adult and learning self-acceptance. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube. open.spotify.com/show/50KYZHA...

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Myanmar’s resistance fighters build makeshift structures of bamboo and tarp to simulate the building-to-building battles against the military. I will be posting videos from a previous reporting trip to Myanmar, where I spent time with Garuda, an armed resistance group fighting in the civil war.

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I thought I was having a stroke or something when I suddenly caught a strong whiff of goat while walking on the street in Kyiv. Turns out someone was taking his pet goats for a walk!

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Stores selling military and tactical gear have become ubiquitous in Ukraine — it’s a huge business. Across from this big store selling camo clothing and gun holsters (which has expanded since my last visit), another store decked out in holiday cheer sells Christmas ornaments and winter clothing.

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

My apartment didn’t have power or water today — disruptions that most Ukrainians have become used to — but Kyiv was looking beautiful tonight.

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Took this photo of Jeremy Tam, then-#HongKong lawmaker, during a protest in August 2019. Ten days ago he was sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison under the National Security Law for his involvement in informal primary elections organized by pro-democracy activists.

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Was at the gym in #Dnipro this AM when the power went out. Walked past the wreckage of a bldg destroyed by a strike a yr ago to get here (I happened to be in Dnipro for that too). Ppl outside #Ukraine are often surprised at how “normal” life can seem here, but you are constantly reminded of the war.

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Tonight I had dinner at one of my favorite restaurants in Ukraine, “Myao”. Just last week Russia launched its first nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missiles here, but as usual it hasn’t stopped Ukrainians from going on with their daily lives.

Diners inside the Asian-fusion restaurant “Myao” in Dnipro, Ukraine.

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