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Move over Pogo, your little brother is on the way.

Sophie is a printer and case.   Under the heading of, Wouldn’t This Be Nice comes a concept by Mac Funamizu, an iPhone case and printer combo called Sophi1. To me it looks like it is based on the Zink...

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Does your world view influence your art?

How do you view the world?   There is a question that pops up every so often about how much does world view influence our work as photographers? To answer that we need to define world view. One...

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Rajasthan Photo Trek 2014 Announced

We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2014 Rajasthan Photo Trek and workshop is open. The 2013 edition of this workshop was such a success that every one of the participants said they...

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The Last Roll of Kodachrome

  If you’re a photographer and haven’t heard about Steve McCurry shooting the last roll of Kodachrome then you’ve been living under a rock or working too hard and need to get out more. McCurry...

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Change happens. Get over it.

f/8, 1/125 sec, at 14mm, 640 ISO, on a X-Pro1 Lately I have been busy working on an idea. It goes back to an old post about teaching NGOs how to fish. But that is for another post in the future. The...

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Just because you can, should you? The ethics of images sales.

A Taoist man lights a candle at the Goddess of Mercy Temple in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. Does he care what I do with his image? I’ve been ruminating over some ethical issues. Recently, I had a...

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What does it look like to vote in Malaysia?

This woman slides her ballot into the local election box. On Sunday Malaysians went to to the polls for this country’s 13th general election. This election proved to the the closet in the country’s...

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Review: Polaroid Camera Instant App

Instant The Polaroid App This post falls under the heading of Just for Fun. We have covered some pretty heavy subject matter over the past few weeks so I thought it might be fun to let our hair down...

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A little inspiration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3eSMVsRqww Mary Ellen Mark is one of the few real living legends in photography left today. Her images are full of emotion, inspiring, engaging, captivating, sometimes...

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And to Think That I Saw It on Ripon Street!

Just off Ripon Street in Kolkatta an old man watches the world go by.   “When I leave home to walk to school, Dad always says to me, ‘Marco, keep your eyelids up And see what you can see.’” Dr. Seuss...

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Back in the saddle again.

Happy 85th Mom! f/1.4, 1/1100 sec, at 35mm, 200 ISO, on a X-Pro1 Yes, it has been a while. My family and I went to the US for two and a half months to visit family, friends, check out universities and...

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Welcome Fujifilm

Amer Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan – f/7.1, 1/280 sec, at 14mm, 200 ISO, on a X-Pro1 First, let me say welcome to Fujifilm. Fujifilm is now a partnering with us for the 2014 Rajasthan Photographic Trek. We...

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The Goh Family Puppet Show

Pei Ng good friend and employee looks on as her Hooi Ling Goh controls her puppet.   I struggled whether to post this as a multimedia or just a series of images for you to enjoy. I opted for the the...

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Kai Xin’s Hungry Ghost

  Kai Xin prepares her pile of money and life’s accessories to be burnt for the hungry ghosts.f/1.4, 1/30 sec, at 35mm, 3200 ISO, on a X-Pro1   Yesterday I was told that there would be a Chinese opera...

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A Night At The Opera

A masked performer waits for an opportunity to dedicate his opera to the king of hell. f/4, 1/18 sec, at 14mm, 1600 ISO, on a X-Pro1   As I said in a previous post, the Hungry Ghost month is full of...

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Goodbye and Back to Hell With You!

Devotees run around the burning effigy of the King of Hell and pour out an offering of beer around it.f/2.8, 1/40 sec, at 14mm, 200 ISO, on a X-Pro1 This is the last post in this series. We have been...

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Redux: Kathmandu’s Boudhanath Stupa

The classic shot of Boudhanath. Been there done that. f/10, 1/480 sec, at 14mm, 200 ISO, on a X-Pro1   Kathmandu is a strange mix of Hindu and Buddhist culture. With only a few days to explore my...

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Life, Worship and Sitting around: Bhaktapur, Nepal

Playing the triangle for Puja.f/1.4, 1/80 sec, at 35mm, 200 ISO, on a X-Pro1   Bhaktapur was the capital of Nepal until late in the 15th century. As a result it has many amazing wood and stone temples...

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Swayambhunath: The Monkey Temple

The Swayambhunath Stupa or The Monkey Temple. Remember me complaining yesterday about not having an equivalent 16mm lens? This is what happens when you don’t have a wide enough lens, you cut off the...

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Kathmandu: In Black and White

The same shot as below but processes in both Lightroom and On1′s Perfect B&W.f/10, 1/480 sec, at 14mm, 200 ISO, on a X-Pro1   The classic shot of Boudhanath. Does color add to the story? f/10,...

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