11, January 2009
11th. day into 2009 and yours truly was extremely honored to be awarded an honorary fellowship by The Photographic Society of Negeri Sembilan Malaysia. The ceremony of the conferment was conducted during the annual dinner of the 61th. anniversary of the society.
22, February 2009
Yours truly had just returned from a photography trip in Yuan Yang, China. This tour marked my fourth visit to this photography paradise. The previous visit took place in December 2008. Thanks to the fine weather and our capable local guide, Mr. Ma Li Wen, I managed to capture some images to my satisfaction. Before I show you the photos, here are two images for your viewing pleasure.
20, March 2009
Yours truly has been really busy lately, preparing for the “1st Negeri Sembilan International Salon Of Photography 2009”. Other than the salon, there will be seminars and talks, where the key speakers comprise of some of the renown photographers around the region, including the “Master of Hassablad” Mr. Xie Mo from China. Details for both of the events will be published soon. Follow the link below to the work of Mr. Xie; while I leave you with his great images, I have to get back to work.
23, April 2009
PhotoMalaysia.com arguably the largest photography website in Malaysia, had just completed their “Photo of The Year” competition. Yours truly had the honor of being invited as one of the judges on the panel.
The judging took place at CPS (Canon Professional Services) Lounge located at Paremba Square, The Saujana, Shah Alam. You can read more about the competition at photomalaysia.com website. (Photo courtesy of Steven Leong, moderator of photomalaysia.com)
06, May 2009
Yours truly had just returned from a trip to Dong Chuan and Yuan Yang China. The two locations are undoubtedly photographers’ paradise. Not only do they offer breathtaking landscapes, but also the quality of light leaves one in awe. Here is a panorama I have managed to process so far. Stay tuned, more to come, and make sure you check out my landscape section in the near future.
09, May 2009
After polishing the images shot from Dong Chuan for almost twelve hours, with my strained eyes and callous wrist, yours truly had finally put up a presentation about Dong Chuan. To fully enjoy the show, do view it in full screen mode.
You can click on the thumbnail below to view the show, or click here. Do drop me a mail and tell me what you think. (Sorry link is not working, will fix it soon.)
09 May 2009
11 Jun 2009
11, June 2009
Yours truly had just returned from Tai Shan, China. The weather sadly wasn’t too cooperative; it rained for almost 3 days. It was really challenging to shoot under such condition, yours truly had learned nevertheless. Here are two images which I have managed to process so far. One was shot with long exposure and the other was fast action!
12, June 2009
Foto-Video, a photography and video magazine, conducted an interview with yours truly. The interview was published in the June/09 issue.
The interview was conducted via email; the interviewer Cristina Costieanu, who understood completely about my poor command of the Romanian language, was kind enough to translate the entire interview into English. Click here if you are interested in reading the interview in full. Or click on the thumb if you would like to read in the original version. (2.3MB)
17, June 2009
Today is a very special day for me, as I learned that I had obtained a distinction in Associateship of Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain (ARPS) under the visual art category! A set of images I shot in Yuan Yang, China over 6 visits had obviously won the fancy of the judges. Click here to view the series of images.
I would like to thank the folks who have been supporting me and believing in me all this while. You know who you are!
18, June 2009
I felt extremely honored today as the the local media had published the news regarding my ARPS distinction. You can click on the thumb below to read the coverage in full. They have also at the same time wrote a short account about The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain as well as my statement of intent.
30, June 2009
Yours truly had just returned from a trip to West Java, Indonesia. It was great fun! Nice food, friendly people, wonderful weather, and most of all, great photography, what could one ask for more? Here are a two images I managed to process so far, more to come stay tune!
01, August 2009
Yours truly was featured in a Romanian online interactive photographic magazine called Camera Obscura, on their 10th. issue. Here are the words that best describe the magazine, “Camera Obscura a monthly Romanian photomagazine started November 2008. The objective of the magazine is to promote photographers and photography, both amateur and professional. It portrays themed shots of people, places, photojournalism nature and more, with minimal accompanying descriptive text.”.
Yours truly interview starts from page 21-35, do click on the link below or you could download the entire PDF (12MB)
01 Aug 2009
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07, August 2009
Yours truly had just returned from Yuan Yang, China; a place where my counterparts had been teasing me as my “second home”. Despite the sarcastic remarks, it was nevertheless an exciting expedition. The fields had turned into golden colors! I also had the chance of exploring deeper into villages and shooting some images of the natives. Here are two which I would like to share with you. More to come, stay tune.
21, September 2009
After more than 14 hours of tortuous judging, the winners of the “1st. Negeri Sembilan Int’l Salon of Photography 2009” has finally emerged.
Thanks to the capable judges and the competent judging crew, the judging process went smoothly.
Other than the salon, the photographic society had also organized an international seminar where some of the renown photographers from 4 countries had been invited to give a presentation. The seminar had attracted more than 200 shutterbugs from around the country.
Yours truly felt truly honored to be elected as the organizing chairman for both events. More photos about the two activities will be posted soon, meanwhile do check out the winning images from the salon.
26, November 2009
Yours truly had just returned from Dong Chuan, China. Thanks to the cold current, during the short 8 days trip, I have the pleasure of witnessing some of the most breathtaking autumn and winter scenes.
To provide warmth, the locals would light a fire in their home, providing a fantastic atmosphere for some indoor portraiture photography. Folks here were warmth and honest, a paradise indeed!
26, December 2009
My trip to Yuan Yang from the 18 to 25, December 2009 marked my 9th (or was it 10th?) visit to this place. I can’t explain why, but the place has that charm I couldn’t resist.
Compared to some ardent Yuan Yang fans, who had been living there for couple of months even years, my repeated visits seemed pale, comparatively speaking. Here are two images I managed to process so far.