Sunday, August 5, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
BAYBEATS 2007
BAYBEATS is Singapore's own local annual indie music festival at Esplanade. Since 2001, it has sought to showcase good local, regional and international indie bands, give them an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas, and bring to audiences a fun, free-for-all weekend celebration of great live indie music in a variety of sounds such as post-rock, punk, emo, electro and hard rock.
Now BAYBEATS has become one of the most massive and anticipated music festivals in Singapore, hosting bands from countries such as Malaysia, Norway, UK, USA, Australia and of course, our very own Singapore, and drawing a growing audience by the thousands. And one of the best things about it is that it is FREE!
For those of you who love music photography and supports local music, get yr photographic gear ready for this year's big event, big actions. For more details, please log on here.
Hope to see you guys there. Rock on & cheers!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Comments on Photo Clinic
Comments on Photo Clinic (Print Commentaries)
circa 2007
for Singapore Art Show (SAS 2007) 2 Aug – 8 Oct
About
Circa in Latin means "about" or "around. This photo outreach program is to enable one to pause, to look around and think about our everyday lives, to see the things less ordinary. †And then to communicate that pause in the everyday routine, that sense of "about-ness" through photography, seen through the eyes of Singaporeans.
It is also a part of SAS 2007, the major platform for showcasing the breadth and depth of visual arts in Singapore.
1. Education through photography.
2. Telling a Singaporean Singapore story creatively through photography.
3. Finding an Asian photographic identity.
Theme: Singaporean Singapore
Everyday images that occur through both our daily routines as well as the unusual occurrences. Anything from home to school, from breakfast to dinner, from football to CCA, from friendship to heartbreak, all the ins and outs of life in Singapore as seen by the Singaporean youth.
Outcome
1. An island-wide exhibition of the 8 x 10" photographs
2. 10 selected participants will be given a chance to further their photography images by working with established photographers together with student-mentors from NTU and SMU. These 10 students will work on specific themes to showcase their works.
3. An online exhibition for everyone.
How to be part of circa2007?
All registration details can be found on the website. The website will also offer tips on photography.
To participate in the online exhibition, simply register and upload digital images on the website.
To participate in the island-wide 8 x 10" exhibition, follow the steps:
Step 1. Students simply take interesting photos of their everyday lives. If students are keen, they can also attend a free photography seminar led by some of our best photographers.
Step 2. Go online to download and print the entry form. Fill up the necessary details.
Step 3. Go to any participating
photo labs located on the island and do an 8" x 10" print (without borders) for only $2.50 (usual RP $4 - $16). Do bring along your student identification.
Step 4. Send in entries and formatted images on a CD, together with the entry forms to:
Nanyang Technological University
School of Art, Design and Media
81 Nanyang Drive Level 3
Singapore 637458
ATTENTION: IVY WEE
Website: www.circa.com.sg/2007
Contact:
+65 6440 6328
For more details on participation, please kindly log on here.
If you know of any teenagers who are interested in photography, do encourage them to take part in Circa 2007. I'm not involved in this event but hey I thought it'd be nice to help spreading the words.
All the best of luck!
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Music Photography - The Rogue Traders
Chris & Simon
Chris on solo
Renze
Sean in action
Monday, June 25, 2007
World In Focus - The Ultimate Travel Photography Contests
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Eye é City 2006 Public Exhibition & Book Launch
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Faces and Scenes Photographic Exhibition
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Kate of Kale @ Baybeats 2005
I love punk rock and this is one of the local bands I like so much. An awesome band with powerful tunes and intense, emotive songs. Really gets you adrenalized!
This is Kate of Kale. Formed in Dec of 1999, Kate Of Kale has become one of the main-stays of the local music scene after playing numerous major shows including 2 Baybeats festival at The Esplanade in 2002 and in 2005. Built on friendship, hard work and passion for making music, the band has two CDs, 2 Malaysian tours and numerous compilation releases under their belt. Juggling work, school and national service, the band stepped into Snakeweed Acoustic Labs and recorded their latest full-length effort, This Hole We Call Our Heart.
The new record is available in stores, released by homegrown up and coming punk/hardcore label, Fixation Records. First Stance Records of Malaysia has also recently picked up the bands CD for distribution in Malaysia and put the guys on tour with Utarid (KL's most exciting screamo band). The boys are in the midst of recording their 3rd full length album, so keep a lookout at their website.
These are the photographs I took during their live performance at Baybeats 2005. They performed well and I really enjoyed it photographically & musically. Hope you enjoy viewing the pictures as much as I took them. For their live performance, you can check out their alternate website here.
Nikon D70s/18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor/70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF Zoom-Nikkor/Lexar Compact Flash Card
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Mr. Mohan R.
Mr. Mohan R. |
Garung Guni Man (Prelude)
Seagull 205 RangeFinder on Ilford FP4 Plus. Scanned and toned in Adobe Photoshop, with minor Brightness and Contrast adjustments and minor dodging & burning.