Tuesday, 6 December 2011

The Lines of Time

This lady deserves her own blog post. Why? because she's seen a lot of change in Bali. I asked her how old she was and she answered after much contemplation " I was around seventeen years old when i was kidnapped by the Japanese army during their occupation of Bali during world war two" she followed on to say she had fought her way free of their oppression. A feistyness not lost, just dormant in her mature, 86 year old self. The look in...

Thursday, 1 December 2011

Singapore is not lost

A place like Singapore, steeped in a history that spans from a seafaring age to a time of airborne war, a comedy of errors that caused it's loss and consequently the loss of Singapore's essence, is a troublesome place to look at through the lens. But look I did and I found something in the excessive peace and tranquil sedation that the city lays almost dormant beneath. Human beings create consequences to their ideologies...

Monday, 28 November 2011

Rooted to the Road

An unplanned diversion is often the best plan. It can lead you to the unexpected. I certainly wasn't expecting the road to literally take me through the mountain forest.... I had definitely forgotten the impacting and not so hidden beauty of Bali that lays in wait beyond the congestion of its ever expansive building site. While in those congested veins of light, there's always something to snap your shutter at, with an allure...

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Patio Glow

It's amazing where you find to shoot. Here's a patio at the back of a factory, behind the very special horn emporium in Petitenget, Bali. Chasing the setting suns light as it reclined from its lofty illuminary to an angle more playful and soft, is always an enjoyable time to capture...... and here's what we got.Alexia Blake and the Horne emporiums vintage and couture clothing are to thank here.... as well as the sunlight that lit the way. And of...