TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Kee Lung“) © Michio Yamauchi, 2007 Call it wanderlust but the mere sight of Michio Yamauchi’s street documentary incited a deep yearning to explore the world. When looking at his images, the viewer senses the photographer’s presence, exposed in stark black-and-white or muted monotone. For more: visit Michio Yamuchi’s portfolio or [...]
TOP, from (“Behind the Scenes with Fan Bing Bing“) © Rian Dundon, 2010 Held in Changsha, Hunan Province, China, the International Orange Photo Festival took place from Oct 22 to 29. This event aims to grow into an influential creative cultural projects, and also to promote the city of Changsha. The exhibitions included international names [...]
Back for another year, the Angkor Photo Festival will be held from Nov 20 to 27 at its namesake, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Expect days of exhibitions, talks, workshops and lots of drunken fun. The Asian Women Photographers’ showcase and the New Blood show curated by Antoine D’Agata look set to blow your mind. A number [...]
Singapore’s newest addition to the art/photography gallery scene, Vue Privée, opens its doors this coming Thursday, May 13. Founded by photographer, Oliver Henry, the gallery hopes to redefine and democratize the world of fine art photography through exhibitions, educational platforms and art consultancy services. The inaugural exhibition – Technicolor Japan, places Japanese photography from the [...]
One moment, one second, one push of the button…and one amazing prize – a medium format digital back! © Joyce Choo ONE is a pioneer convention uniting established professionals and aspiring photographers towards a singular goal : The perfection of the craft in medium and large sensor photography. ONE aims to be a powerful platform [...]
Helping to pass the word along for a call for papers for the upcoming CAA conference in New York, Feb 2011. Art-related academia is way beyond my capabilities but I’m sure some of you readers may find it interesting. Read on for more information. Transcultural Visuality: Photography in East-Asia The session will focus on photography, [...]
TOP, Three Elderly Entertainers, Beijing © Liu Zheng, 1995 Talk about East meeting West. Sanatorium, a gallery in Turkey, is showing an exhibition on Chinese contemporary photographers, Passing China, from March 25 to April 24. This is in collaboration with Eli Klein Gallery from New York. A look at the list of artists reveal some [...]
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Qi Lihe“) © Stephen Kelly, 2009 Stephen JB Kelly documented the lives of ethnic Muslim minorities living in Lanzhou, a city in China’s north west. The government’s treatment of the Uighurs have dominated the news in recent months. Stephen’s series comes at a right time, shedding light onto a world previously [...]
TOP, © Zephyrance Lou Simple Style is an indie blog that aims to encourage and inspire the creative class. Edited by Qing Zhou and Weimar Yao from Shanghai and Guangdong respectively, it’s an excellent launchpad into the design/art/photography/music world found in China and beyond. Well, the only drawback is that it’s written in mandarin but [...]
TOP, from (“Hindividu“) © Phillippe Calia Blindboys.org is a new online magazine on Asian photography aimed at creating a community for a better synthesis of art, media, and Asian cultures. This is definitely a welcome addition to the scene! Besides featuring photographers on the webzine, there are also essays and critiques on the blog.
