Scribes of the Orient provides China-based business, travel and lifestyle features, marcoms content and specialist photography. We work for publishers, marketing and communications companies and event planning specialists.
The company was established in Hong Kong in May 2007, though our team has been resident in China for many years. Comprised of three founding members, we also work with a range of specialist China-based writers, photographers and communications professionals.
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Oxford-born Gary Bowerman travels to any location to seek out a story, from the backstreets of Chongqing to the Qinghai-Tibet railway to the apex of a luxury Beijing hotel. Cutting his publishing teeth in Oxford and London, Gary has edited several business and travel magazines – including ASTA Network, Shanghai Business Review and BizChinaUpdate.com – and interviewed global CEOs, government officials, sports stars and celebrities on four continents. Gary has recently contributed China and Asia-based features to CNN Traveller, New York Times, Concierge.com, CNBC Europe, Conde Nast Traveller, Departures, Forbes Traveler, Financial Times How to Spend it and Nota Bene. The Resident Shanghai Editor for ZAGAT Survey and LUXE Guides, he contributes the monthly China Metropolis feature for Beijing-based Urbane. He also consults for travel and hospitality companies, investment banks and communications firms. |
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Sydney-born Amy Fabris-Shi has enjoyed her fair share of unique travel experiences. She started off touring the world as a classical ballet dancer. After settling in Shanghai five years ago, she traded pointe shoes for private valets, becoming Editor-in-Chief of leisure travel magazine Asia and Away. Amy is currently Lifestyle Editor of Shanghai's leading English-language lifestyle magazine, that's Shanghai, covering design, fashion, travel, theatre and dining in the Chinese metropolis. She has recently written for Food & Wine, Departures, Forbes Traveler, Prestige, Centurion, Platinum, The Australian, Smart Travel Asia and Time Out. She is also a monthly contributor to Urbane's 'Travels in Style' segment, Editor for the Shanghai and Beijing Highlights series of bespoke travel and entertainment guides, and a consultant for China-based public relations firms. |
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Having previously lived in Austria and Australia, Italian photographer Daniele Mattioli has been Shanghai-based for three years. A specialist in editorial, corporate and portrait photography, he is regularly commissioned to travel around Asia by leading international publications and companies. Daniele’s work have been published by Time Asia, New York Times, Vanity Fair Germany, Focus Magazine, Der Spiegel, Merian, D Repubblica, Corriere Magazine, Geo Japan, Daily Telegraph and El Mundo. His talents are also in-demand by leading international organisations, including Nestle, Stanford University, Lenzing, GTZ and PPG. He has also exhibited at several venues and galleries, including Leica Gallery (Solms, Germany), Reportage Festival (Sydney), Visa Pour l’Image (Perpignan, France), Italian Cultural Office (Shanghai), Villa Amoretti (Turin, Italy) and Anzenberger Gallery (Vienna). For more examples of Daniele’s work, visit www.danielemattioli.com |
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