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new BLOG!

2008-09-08T21:29:00.002+08:00

dear Friends as well as people I do not know but frequent this blog,

I set up another blog at www.beyondobservation.com already. Kindly visit the site instead.

Thank you,
George

New Site with New Pictures

2008-08-30T00:17:00.001+08:00

New Site with New Pictures is UP!

www.aphotostory.com

Do bear with me if there is some bugs which I am trying to sort out.

Enjoy the pictures!

Panoramic BW wedding series (5)

2008-08-18T16:19:00.002+08:00

Panoramic BW wedding series (4)

2008-08-18T16:17:00.002+08:00

Panoramic BW wedding series (3)

2008-08-18T16:08:00.002+08:00

Panoramic BW wedding series (2)

2008-08-18T16:05:00.003+08:00

Panoramic BW wedding series

2008-08-13T16:25:00.004+08:00

A Panoramic BW wedding series I did some time back and just thought of sharing it here ...

Back in Singapore ....

2008-08-12T20:46:00.003+08:00

Back in Singapore ...

And guess what I miss ...

A wedding celebration in Cambodia

2008-08-07T23:59:00.003+08:00

A wedding celebration in Cambodia.
I have always been interested to see how things are done overseas and why they do it in that particular way.

Happy Birthday to Myself

2008-07-30T23:04:00.003+08:00

Happy Birthday to Myself in Cambodia!

Another excellent Nokia E61i image...:p

Cambodia 2008 (1)

2008-07-29T23:01:00.002+08:00

Cambodia 2008 (1)
More Nokia E61i pics coming your way....

Cambodia till 6th August

2008-07-28T01:29:00.003+08:00

Dear friends,

I will be away to Cambodia for a mission trip recce till 6th August 2008.

I apologize for the slow email response as I am uncertain if I can get internet access at Cambodia.

Cheers,

George

Preparation for Exhibiton at the Art House

2008-07-14T15:39:00.003+08:00

Random Nokia E61i images as my friends and I prepare for the exhibition at the Art House in October. I will send everyone the invite when it is ready.:p

Placed 11th in WPJA competition (details)

2008-07-09T13:29:00.005+08:00

Congrats to myself on getting placed 11th in the quarter 1 international competition of the Wedding Photojournalist Association(details). The competition was judged by a panel of distinguished photojournalists from Canada and New York.
I am really honoured.

hahahhaahaahaha, enjoy the picture.

Mama's Wedding II

2008-07-08T21:03:00.005+08:00

Some of the pictures from the publicity shoot of Mama's wedding.
Visit the show over the weekend and enjoy a good laugh.:p

Mama's Wedding

2008-07-07T16:14:00.002+08:00

Mama's wedding now on till 13 July 2008
8pm daily plus 3 pm on Sat & Sun
No performance on Mon
Venue: The Room Upstairs
@ ACTION Theatre's 42 Waterloo Street

PS: I did the above publicity pictures, go and enjoy the show!!!

Dorrie & Weng Hong

2008-06-24T15:16:00.004+08:00

Doreen & Weng Hong

more pictures of Gareth & Kleo's Church Rehearsal

2008-06-20T20:41:00.001+08:00

more pictures of Gareth & Kleo's Church Rehearsal.

Gareth & Kleo Church Rehearsal

2008-06-20T20:35:00.004+08:00

Had a good time shooting Gareth & Kleo's Church Rehearsal. Cannot wait to shoot their wedding tomorrow.:p

more wedding pictures ...

2008-06-19T16:32:00.003+08:00

more wedding pictures ...

Volunteering with Mercy Relief

2008-06-17T12:45:00.003+08:00

Its been a while since I last posted. I have been pretty busy doing voluntary work for Mercy Relief to raise funds for the Sichuan Earthquake victims. Of course, I volunteer my photography services. (One of the only few things I am do well:p)

Attached are a few images of Yan Tze writing condolences notes with the Singapore children, which will eventually be sent over to Sichuan for the children over there.

More pictures of the Children of Rempang

2008-05-19T19:27:00.003+08:00

More pictures of the Children of Rempang

remembering the children of rempang

2008-05-15T22:33:00.003+08:00

remembering the children of rempang

off to Rempang

2008-05-02T00:52:00.002+08:00

Dear Friends,

I am off to Rempang from this Friday to Saturday to do voluntary work at Asrama Santa Theresia. Please forgive me if I am a little slow on replying emails.:p

Cheers,

George

more bridal portraits ...

2008-04-20T19:54:00.005+08:00

more bridal portraits with a casual touch...

Black Market "Fresh"

2008-04-19T21:17:00.003+08:00

I will be selling my Singapore National Stadium Prints at Black Market,
do visit to see my pictures or just to chill out.:p

More bridal portraits to share ...

2008-04-17T19:00:00.007+08:00

more bridal portraits to share ...

emails working again

2008-04-17T00:08:00.001+08:00

emails working again after a little scare...

haha:P

Email accounts malfunctioning

2008-04-16T18:50:00.002+08:00

My email accounts (contact@aphotostory.com and george@aphotostory.com) are malfunctioning, do contact me at aphotostory@gmail.com while I try to sort out the issue with my hosting company.

thank you

A few recent bridal portraits to share...

2008-04-15T17:51:00.004+08:00

A few recent bridal portraits to share...

random quotes(1)

2008-03-24T22:58:00.002+08:00

I have always been inspired by quotes and I would like to share this short series I saw off a watch website with everyone. Enjoy...

"take your time to work, it is the pride of success."

"take your time to think, it is the source of energy."

"take your time to read, it is the basis of knowledge."

"take your time to love, it is the true essence of life."

pictures from recent weddings (1)

2008-03-24T22:49:00.004+08:00

Its been a while since I last posted, hence decided to share some random pictures from my recent weddings. Hope everyone likes them. :p

Careless Me

2008-03-17T16:20:00.001+08:00

Careless me dropped my phone last night on the cab.
Please call office at 63367690.

Thank you and hope that I can recover my phone...

Thank You!

2008-02-26T18:11:00.004+08:00

A simple note like this from the couple really encourages me to continue doing my very best for all my couples.

Thank you Jeffery and Siow Fen!

How about a Wedding entirely shot in Polaroid Film?

2008-02-20T16:29:00.002+08:00

How about a wedding entirely shot in Polaroid Film?

New Website and New Blog Layout

2008-02-20T13:43:00.003+08:00

Finally 90 percent completed!!!

New Website and New Blog Layout. I tried to keep the primary colour and secondary colour the same for the blog as well as the website.

check out it out!

www.aphotostory.com

Announcing the end of a very important film in history

2008-02-12T01:01:00.000+08:00

Announcing the end of a very, very important film in history...
- The Polaroid Film -

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/02/08/polaroid_shutting_2_mass_facilities_laying_off_150/

very, very sad indeed.

Anyone who wants me to shoot their wedding/portrait entirely in polaroid film, please drop a
mail to george@aphotostory.com

and titled the mail "one last hurry for polaroid film"

Lets do this before it is gone!!!

Happy New Year

2008-02-08T00:19:00.001+08:00

Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!

New website coming!

2008-01-24T12:15:00.000+08:00

New website coming! Stay Tuned!!!

last but not least ...

2008-01-21T22:45:00.000+08:00

last but not least ...

more pictures ... ... ... ...

2008-01-21T22:37:00.001+08:00

more pictures ... ... ... ...

more from Weiming and Theresa's Wedding... ... ...

2008-01-21T19:47:00.002+08:00

more from Weiming and Theresa's Wedding... ... ...

more from Weiming and Theresa's Wedding... ...

2008-01-21T11:28:00.000+08:00

more from Weiming and Theresa's Wedding... ...

more from Weiming and Theresa's Wedding...

2008-01-21T01:40:00.001+08:00

more from Weiming and Theresa's Wedding...

Weiming and Theresa

2008-01-14T16:06:00.000+08:00

I had just a fantastic time covering Weiming and Theresa's Wedding!!!

Part 1:

Black Market

2008-01-07T22:40:00.000+08:00

What an exciting time Joyce and I had at Black Market organized by House!
I brought my pictures of the Singapore National Stadium as well as some pictures I took in Ireland to sell.

I also met my old NTU hall mate ee shaun.
More of his illustrations can be found at his website. www.eeshaun.com

Happy New Year

2008-01-02T15:19:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year Everyone!

It has been a crazy and very fruitful 2007 for me in terms of photography development. I am indeed pleased to learn so much about myself and have further developed my photography style.

Look out for my new wedding website with updated pictures! (work in progress)

Cheers,
g

Happy indeed to clinch a top ten spot in the 2007 Brides/WPJA Wedding Photo Competition!

2007-12-03T23:43:00.000+08:00

Happy indeed to clinch a top ten spot in the 2007 Brides/WPJA Wedding Photo Competition!
hahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahah
cannot contain my glee!

Judges’ Comments: What would be a nice but fairly routine picture of the groom kissing the bride becomes a comical departure when a child gets down on all fours to find the best view of the action. Perfectly composed and captured.

Visit BRIDES Magazine and WPJA to see more pictures!

Asia Europe Forum for Young Photographers 2007

2007-11-26T04:19:00.000+08:00

Asia Europe Forum for Young Photographers 2007
no prize for guessing where I am standing...

Everyone stays connected in Ireland!

2007-11-19T04:05:00.000+08:00

Everyone stays connected in Ireland! What a blast being here!

my hotel in ireland!

2007-11-15T04:53:00.000+08:00

After a long flight and another short one (13 plus hours!) and another train ride with my heavy luggage, I am finally at my hotel in Cobh, Ireland!!!

Crossing Bridges Exhibition for the P.I.X - Photo Imaging X-change 2007

2007-10-31T20:49:00.000+08:00

Delighted!

One of my pictures which I took in Hong Kong in 2005 when I joined Crossing Bridges was selected to be exhibited for P.I.X - Photo Imaging X-change 2007. P.I.X. is a conference specially designed for photography, cinematography and digital imaging professionals, as well as amateurs and enthusiasts. It will be held concurrently with Imaging Expo Singapore trade exhibition from 1-4 November 2007. Their website is P.I.X.

I will be one of the 7 local photographers whose work will be shown. Other exhibited works will from photographers from Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. Hewlett Packard will be sponsoring the prints.

It has been a while since I catch up with the rest of the guys from Crossing Bridges, especially my hotel mates:- Richard, Sean and the other guy which I cannot remember the name but looking like the DJ Desmond Koh.=p I meant we did share this really really small bedroom.
I wonder how they are now...

Another photo which I like from my Hong Kong Series (2005) but this is not the picture selected for the exhibition. You got to visit P.I.X.(:P) and I heard that the print will be BIG! It will be 24 inch on the longest side from what I heard!

Asia-Europe Forum for Young Photographer 2007

2007-10-26T18:44:00.001+08:00

I applied for the Asia-Europe Forum for Young Photographer 2007 recently and I was indeed very excited to be selected to represent Singapore for this year’s forum and the forum will be held at Cork & Dublin, Ireland from 18-24 November 2007!
Of course I am a little STRESSED up as well when I realized that I am the only Singaporean photographer going.

Do you remember the monorail?

2007-10-14T14:29:00.002+08:00

More pictures of the now-replaced Sentosa Monorail at www.pursuephotography.com

Pursue Photography

2007-10-11T00:41:00.000+08:00

Finally managed to update my personal site.
It contains pictures of the Sentosa Monorail which is no longer around as well as my black and white images of Tokyo, Japan which I visited last year.

www.pursuephotography.com

Do check it Out!

Exhibition on National Stadium

2007-08-07T14:08:00.000+08:00

Exhibition on National Stadium

Click to view bigger image

Venue: Tuckshop Cafe (21 Tanjong Pagar Road)
Launch: 8th August 2007 6.30pm
Period of Exhibition: 8th - 15th August 2007
Daily Hours: 12pm to 12am

Artist Statement - Edited by Kong Yen Ling

An empty shell, some would say, but to me, it is living flesh and blood.

These portraits are a tribute of my remembrance towards the National Stadium.

Throughout its lifetime, it had seen 18 Singapore's birthdays,

housed tens of thousands of joyous party goers,

and drenched up an infinite amount of the nation's hopes, disappointments, memories and history.

Against the tide of time, it had since wizened with age - its closure a symbol of its passing.

Yet, it feels vaguely awake, swirling in shallow breadths of a tingling nostalgia.

I can still feel its spirit.

Perhaps it has been interlaced with the piece of sky and the blanket of lights which it laid under,

drifting beneath the wisps of clouds,

peeking from behind the rays of light,

dancing among the specks of stars.

Without having to subscribe to the rites of ephemerality, it will certainly linger on,

outliving the mortality of its architecture.

My first solo exhibition! Do come by and support ya!

Eugene & Jolene

2007-07-19T21:31:00.000+08:00

I recently discovered that a couple who took up my Panoramic Black and White Film Package made a slideshow of my images and put them on their blog.

Do visit Eugene & Jolene's blog http://ginswife.blogspot.com/ to see the pictures!

*Update 28th July* just realized that you'll need permission to browse through Jolene's blog, but she has generously shared with us the weblink to her slideshow. Thanks Jolene!

This is the slideshow done by Jolene.

Mary Ellen Mark

2007-07-16T02:50:00.000+08:00

I have included a series of personal work which I did in traditional black & white film for the highest quality in Black and White in my updated website.
It is called "Santuary of Innocence"
I created this series of work when I was attending a workshop in Oaxaca, Meixco last year under one of the best documentary photographer of our time:- Mary Ellen Mark. She was also voted to be the 25 most influential photographer in the world by Photo District News recently.
She has always been a big inflenuce of mine and I am very glad I made the long journey to Meixco by myself and without knowing a single word of spanish in 2006.

What I learnt from Mary Ellen in Oaxaca will be invaluable to me for the rest of my life.

"Santuary of Innocence" is a series of documentary work when I shot of an orpahange in Oaxaca, Mexico. I shall share more about it in my upcoming posts and my expericence learning under Mary Ellen.
Do visit my updated site A Photo Story
as well as:- Mary Ellen's

Updated Website

2007-07-16T02:35:00.000+08:00

THanks to Francis, my web designer, my site has been updated.
There are still stuff to be fine-tuned though but the main pictures are up and running.
A previous bug was also resolved and I have included 2 new AD weddings (1 paranomic black and white film series & 1 digital)
and 1 series of personal work which I did in mexico last year.

do check it ouT!
www.aphotostory.com

try to remember #1

2007-07-06T01:39:00.000+08:00

featured in this month's issue of PHOTO VIDEO I and 2 other pictures of mine!
Do grab a copy!!!

26th UOB Painting of the Year Exhibition

2007-07-05T02:02:00.000+08:00

Do visit the 26th UOB Painting of the Year Exhibition at the Jendela room, Esplanade to see my work.
It will be open from 2-20 July 2007.
1100am to 830pm (Mon-Fri)
1000am to 830pm( Sat&Sun)

Support support!!

one can see but can one perceive?

2007-07-04T01:29:00.001+08:00

one can see but can one perceive?

Congrats, Congrats to myself

2007-07-04T01:14:00.000+08:00

Congrats, Congrats to myself on gettng the highly commended prize in the 26th UOB Painting of the Year Compeition (photography catergory)!!!

I will post the picture soon, so stay tuned!!!

tribute to Bernd Becher 1931-2007

2007-06-27T14:32:00.000+08:00

http://www.signandsight.com/features/338.html

May his ideology lives on...

photography quote 1

2007-06-05T11:35:00.000+08:00

I came across this quote some time back that was so simple, inspiring and so true.
:
All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice.
-Elliott Erwitt

I have to admit that photographers should take the whizz of photoshop out of their pictures and focus on noticing.
I believe this is especially true for documentary wedding photography.

random tots

2007-05-30T00:16:00.000+08:00

Why do we have 2 eyes, 2 ears and only 1 mouth?
Is it because eyes and ears are more important than mouth?
???

work

2007-04-20T11:23:00.000+08:00

I meet a friend this morning on MSN Messanger.
He is currently enjoying some time off and he msn me at about 10am.
He said "morning"
He said "welcome to work"
I said ":|"
I said "i never work a single day of my life"
I said "cause i am doing photography"

I really enjoy what I am doing - "Making Pictures"

but I must admit that I really do detest the paperwork....

in praise of the small book

2007-02-19T00:25:00.000+08:00

quite a few couples asked me why my wedding book is so small.
let me define the dimension of my wedding book first.
currently they come in 2 sizes:
1. 8 by 8 inches (approx)
2. 5 by 11 inches (approx)
"hmm, are they small?" i asked myself.
well, i would consider them to be a handy size.
"hmm, what do i mean by a handy size?"
well, i want to make the book handy enough for the bride to bring to office,
to best friend's place, to in-law's place and any other places.
I would most certainly like the bride to show her wedding book to share the moments and joy of her wedding to everyone and relive the memories.

happy CNY!

photography quote

2007-02-07T01:57:00.000+08:00

I have always been thinking about a quote for my website for the longest time.

A few days back, I came acoss this unbelieveable quote by one of the most famous photographer of our time.
And I must admit I am very very very very very very very very inspired by it.

"All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice." -Elliott Erwitt

UNBELIEVEABLE!!!

Finally it is up

2007-02-07T01:52:00.000+08:00

FInally it is up.
I had always wanted to pen down my tots on wedding photography.
SInce it is the 21st century, I guess the blog is the way to go.
=p