Category Archives: Asia

Vue Privée

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 [...]
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ONE

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 [...]
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Call for Papers

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, [...]
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Passing China

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 [...]
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Stephen JB Kelly

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 [...]
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Simple Style

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 [...]
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Blindboys.org

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.
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Asia Without Borders

Asian Geographic’s new competition, Asia Without Borders, is open for entry from now till September 30, 2009. There are four categories available, specifically aimed to obtain images of Asia’s people, landscapes and wildlife. For more information, visit the website. Fantastic prizes up for grabs! There’s a one-time fee for entry though.
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Photography Collectives

Jörg (of venerable fame) posted a post today on photography collectives in Europe (Piece of Cake) and the US (Exposure Project). That got me thinking about starting a collective. Of course, with all these commitments that I already have, am I just going to plunge into yet another project? And that crazy voice at the [...]
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Angkor Photography Festival

TOP, from (“Thai Child Boxing“) © Susetta Bozzi, 2008 Now that SIPF is over, the next big event to watch out in Southeast Asia is the Angkor Photography Festival. It will be on from 23 Nov to 28 Nov in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The first festival of its kind in SEA, this is its fourth [...]
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