Daniel Suen

Background

About Daniel Suen

Daniel Suen is a visual communication specialist, video journalist and public affairs practitioner based in Hong Kong with 8 years of experience in storytelling. Prior to his tenure in the South China Morning Post, he spent four years at Agence France-Presse as a video journalist and a TV producer covering the Asia-Pacific region. His videos and photos have been used on screen and in print by renowned international media, including BBC, Al Jazeera and the New York Times. Daniel is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in International and Public Affairs in The University of Hong Kong with a focus on Asia-Pacific IR and public organisation management. Daniel have shot videos for SCMP’s original content team in Hong Kong, writing and producing short-form stories, explainers and documentaries about everything from politics to cultural events. His contributions in both original production and breaking news clips have exceed 6 million views on YouTube, while helping the channel grow from less than 3 million subscribers to over 4 million. His previous work at AFP involved shooting and planning video coverage in Hong Kong. He also coordinated video coverage from across Asia-Pacific and edited daily news clips for the video wire. He covered the city’s pro-democracy protests extensively on the ground, and the subsequent political turmoil that follows. Other than politics, he also covers art and cultural topics. Outside of Hong Kong, he covered the 2019 Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi, Vietnam and the Christchurch mosque shooting in New Zealand. He also previously worked for Radio Television Hong Kong as a producer, when he shot video news and edited daily news coverage for the public broadcaster’s English news service. He obtained his bachelor degree from The University of Hong Kong with double majors in Journalism and English literature. He prefers to shoot with his Panasonic S5IIX and S1 cameras and is adept with drones and other secondary cameras to tell an extensive range of visual stories. He is also an expert with professional broadcast camcorders and cinema cameras for different coverage needs.