You recognize yourself while changing. It’s easier to understand what you ceased to be – a child. But who are you now? Your body, such an unstable shell, takes on new contours too quickly.
Photo Essay: Black Nazarene, by Geloy Concepcion
A solid mass of humanity awaits the feast of the Black Nazarene every 9th of January, considered one of the most spectacular religious events that takes place in the Philippine Calendar.
Photo Essay: Street Photography, by IPA Workshop Participants January 2012
These are the street photographs shot in Singapore by the participants of the 2 day IPA Street Photography Workshop on 28-29th January 2012
Photo Essay: Life as a bench, by Seah Wei Chuan
I first found Orchard Road chaotic and confusing to photograph – too many things, too many people. So I decided to look for simplicity.
Photo Essay: Surface, by Vandy Rattana
I don’t understand the codes here. I moved to Europe in December 2009. Changing from one culture to another has produced much excitement and shock.
Vietnamese Chronicle, by Pham Ngoc Lan
I threw myself into an adventure of searching. I spent a lot of time with the Vietnamese immigrants, who live in Siem Reap and asked them to tell their stories about our native land.
Street Photography in Japan with the Fuji X10 – Part 1
I like traveling and one of the things I enjoy doing when I travel is to wander around (sometimes aimlessly) and shoot whatever catches my eyes. During my visit to Japan about 2 months ago, I used the Fuji X10 as my walkabout camera.
Photo Essay: Tajen, by Paolo Patrizi
Cockfights are a regular feature of temple ceremonies – a combination of sacrifices, sport and gambling. Men keep fighting cock as prized pets, carefully grooming and preparing them for their brief moment of glory or defeat.
Photo Essay: Borderline: North Korea, by Tomas van Houtryve / VII
With the same ruthless skill that it keeps its population in check and its enemies at bay, North Korea also keeps journalists in the dark. But another sketch of the country can be made from the outside, by tracing the contours of its borders.
Photo Essay: Pokrovka, by Alexandra Demenkova
Pokrovka is a remote village in Novosibirsk, Russia. It is lost amidst the huge and mostly uninhabited territories of Siberia. I came to know of its existence many years ago because one of my friends grew up there, only to leave it forever at the age of seventeen.
Photo Essay: Airborne, A Struggle to Survive Tuberculosis, by Dan Iver Ray G. Aldas
Tuberculosis is one of the most life threatening diseases infecting millions of people globally. A disease that has been an issue since pre-war and up to the present time.
Omni Polis by Shogo Yamada & Manila by Jun Abe
“Omni Polis” by Shogo Yamada and “Manila” by Jun Abe are the latest offerings by Osaka-based publishing company Vacuum Press. From what I gather, Vacuum Press is owned and run by a collective of 4 photographers (Shunji Dodo, Jun Abe, Shogo Yamada, and Yasuko Noguchi) who set up the company to publish their own work.
Most Influential Asian Photographers
Spurred by the recent ‘100 Most influential photographers of all time’ list, we were curious as to who our fans and audience thought were the most influential Asian photographers.
At The Metro, by Carlo Gabuco
At The Metro is a collection of images that I gathered from almost three years of photographing the streets. These are fragments, bits and pieces, things that i believe represent me as an individual and the very society I live in.
10 Little Tips For The Year 2012
1. Understand that a photographer is known for what he shows, not what he shoots. Learn to edit, learn to appreciate appropriate sequencing of your images. 2. Build your portfolio. It’s your calling card and medal of honor. 3. Criticize your own work more so than others. Good photographers learn and get better from criticism so why benefit others? 4. It is okay to love your gear, if it gives you fantastic photographs. 5. Asia is where it’s at. We repeat – ASIA is and will be the place for photography next year and many more to come. 6. Photography …