As the opening “Words Of Longing” in his statement suggests, the images are in turn a nostalgic reflection of Sumpu, a lakeside village in West Sumatra.
Photo Festivals Asia Watch List 2015
An evolving, recommended list of photo festivals and events in the East, South and Southeast Asia Festival Circuit.
Kosuke Okahara: A Photographer Comes Full Circle
‘Ibasyo’ is roughly defined as the physical and emotional place where a person can exist, a location or a state of mind, where a person feels comfortable or at peace.
Spotlight: Hong Kong Photobooks Selection
Selection of Hong Kong Photobooks exhibited at the IPA Photobooks Show 2014 held at Angkor Photo Festival.
Photobook: When Abba was ill, by Adil Hasan
When Abba was ill is a book of photographs by Adil Hasan that he shot over six months as he came to terms with his father’s cancer.
Photobook: Midnight Tweedle, Zhang Lijie
Midnight Tweedle, Zhang Lijie will be exhibited at the IPA PHOTOBOOKS SHOW Travelling Edition at Angkor Photo Festival 2014.
Asia Photo Festival Circuit Watch 2014
A growing list of photo festivals and events in the East, South and Southeast Asia Festival Circuit. We will be updating and adding to this list as we go.
Photography by the Mekong: Highlights from Xishuangbanna Foto Festival
Some highlights at Xishuangbanna Foto Festival 2014 at Jinghong city by the Mekong River in Yunnan China.
Kids Photo Journal – Photography as Therapy
Kids Photo Journal is a project where children from the tohoku disaster areas document their daily lives and the recovery of their home towns – using photography as voice and therapy.
Photography, from Hanoi with Love.
Photography, from Hanoi with Love – notes from our recent trip to Vietnam.
Photographer Spotlight: Sheila Zhao, China
Asia Photographer Spotlight on documentary photographer Sheila Zhao, based in Beijing and Shanghai, China.
Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant Finalist #5: Zishaan Akbar Latif
In this article, we highlight the fifth and last finalist for the inaugural Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant. We take a look at Zishaan Akbar Latif’s touching and revealing project with the NGO Arushi.
Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant Finalist #4: Agnes Dherbeys
In this article, we highlight the third finalist for the inaugural Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant. We take a look at Agnes Dherbey’s project #K76-3613, a personal journey which challenges the way photography can be used to learn about oneself, and also seeks to inquire upon the feelings of adopted children and the women who give their children up for adoption.
Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant Finalist #3: Andri Tambunan
In this article, we highlight the third finalist for the inaugural Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant. We take a look at Indonesian-American photographer Andri Tambunan’s project Against All Odds.
Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant Finalist #2: Shiho Fukada
In this article, we highlight the second finalist for the inaugural Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant. We take a look at Japanese photographer Shiho Fukada’s project Japan’s Disposable Workers: Lost in Global Unemployment, in which she tackles the complex issue of unemployment in today’s globalised economy.