Photos
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My First Time in Myanmar
Photo taken on Sony Nex-5 in 2012. Around a decade ago the world was a vastly different place. Aung San Suu Kyi had been released and was poised to run her country, finally. The country, so close to mine yet so far apart in so many ways, was opening up. I set out to try to see it before it became another Southeast…
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Hari Gawai, some years ago
One of the things I love about my home region is how it's home to so many unique cultures. Even in countries that I know well, like Malaysia, I never run out of things to do, people to meet or things to learn. In 2007 or so I went to Sarawak, one of the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo, and lived with a…
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Silhouettes
Most people love the Golden Hour. I also love the moment just before the sun sets where the light changes so quickly you don't know what you're going to get. A photo of temples at Angkor Wat, some time in 2005. Nikon F-601, not sure which film stock. A photo of camels in Jaisalmer, India. 2006. Canon 350D.
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My month so far
A series of unprecedented storms swept us in San Francisco in January and February. Dark clouds and gloomy skies are not your typical fare here. I felt just as gloomy, but also thankful for the rain's impact on California's drought situation. Soon, the sky started becoming bluer and bluer. Sometimes pink too. And now…
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Chinese Bakeries of San Francisco
Photo taken on Leica M3, 50mm Summilux, Ektar 100. Developed and scanned by The Darkroom. When you think of bakeries in San Francisco, perhaps you think of sourdough. Certainly, there are some well known bakeries in the city known for their sourdough, but that's not a style or type of bread I enjoy at all. I don't…