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• Philippines, Exhibitions, Photography

  Noelle Katigbak Tan

  09.03.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  Two of Noelle Katigbak Tan’s series, Drawing and Untitled, are currently being shown at Silverlens Gallery in Manila.

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  © Noelle Katigbak Tan, 2003-2005
  Drawing comprises of landscapes that are overexposed in the darkroom, creating a subliminal and surreal look. Familiar elements are abstracted into sketches on photographic paper.

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  © Noelle […]

• Documentary, Competition, Southeast Asia, Photography

  FCCT Photo Contest 2008

  09.02.08 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  This just came into my mailbox today:
  The FCCT is pleased to announce its Second Annual FCCT Photojournalism Awards, the premier photojournalism contest in Asia.
  Who’s Eligible? Any pro or amateur photographer in Southeast Asia (defined as: Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei). Photographers do NOT need to be members […]

• Japan, Photography

  Shunsuke Iwata

  08.26.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Shunsuke Iwata’s images are bright and cheery. His happiness radiates from his stylized work, like a refreshing drink on a very hot day.

  © Shunsuke Iwata, 2007
  His portfolio is divided into varying themes of portraits and landscapes. However, it does get repetitive after a while. Nevertheless, it’s a good way to start the day with a […]

• Japan, Photography

  Toshihiro Oshima

  08.26.08 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  Toshihiro Oshima is like a flickr celebrity with his own fan base. As with most flickr accounts, it takes some clicking to unearth some gems from the amount of images posted. I found this series of landscapes taken using a Holga from his portfolio to be the more interesting images.

  © Toshihiro Oshima, 2007
  He is having […]

• China, Photography

  Huang Xi

  08.21.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Huang Xi/Haeesoo is a freelance photographer from Fuzhou, China. His series, Fang Fang Cyclopedia, focuses on the life and fantasy of a single subject - Fang Fang. It’s an act of documenting the meaningless activities of our lives to uncover hidden (and sometimes surprising) truths.
  The elements which built up the works have affinity to my […]

• Portraits, Thailand, Photography

  Ohm Phanphiroj

  08.15.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  TOP TO BOTTOM, © Ohm Phanphiroj
  Ohm Phanphiroj is a well-regarded art and fashion photographer from Thailand. His portraits are highly charged with intimacy and tension. I visited Whitespace Gallery where his Identity Crisis: Transsexual Series was on show. It featured triptychs of transsexuals and a short note on when they underwent their transformation. I found […]

• Thailand, Exhibitions, Photography

  Life is Beautiful

  08.09.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  TOP TO BOTTOM, (from “Life is Beautiful“)
  © Manit Sriwanichpoom, 2008
  One of the first galleries I visited was

• Bangladesh, Documentary, Photography

  Bangladesh, standing on the edge

  07.30.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  © Munem Wasif
  Munem Wasif has received this year’s City of the Perpignan Young Reporter’s Award at Visa pour l’Image, the premier International Festival of Photojournalism. I wrote about Wasif last September here. Since then, he has worked on a number of excellent work and his name seems to be popping up everywhere.
  Munem’s work is well […]

• Iran, Contemporary, Photography

  Mohammadreza Mirzaei

  07.28.08 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  A few weeks ago, I had a short email exchange with a reader on whether the blog should feature work from some countries. Iran, and other Middle Asian states were embroiled as I considered them to be Middle Eastern countries. I ruminated over it for several days and it did not feel right - how […]

• Art, Singapore, Contemporary, Photography

  Joel Yuen

  07.22.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  Joel recently bagged the 27th UOB Painting of the Year competition with his body of work, Anatomical Fantasies of Meat. This generated quite a big wave of debate within our little island, where many felt that a photograph should not win the competition and that they are too grisly to be considered art. Parallels […]

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