Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Mission Accomplished

Back from Thailand.



That's me with the main man in Sukhothai Historical Park. There's also about a million mosquitoes in the picture but thankfully you can't see them :)

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Dancing Schoolkids

Bumped into these schoolkids doing a presentation at a public park in Sukhothai, Thailand:



After spending a whole day shooting drab and gray archaeological digs and temple ruins, their colorful costumes and graceful movements were a sight for tired eyes :)

Shot on assignment for Fah Thai Magazine.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Another Muang Boran

It means "old city" in Thai, and there's plenty of them here in Thailand:



A Buddhist monk displays artifacts recovered from Ban Khleang, Central Thailand, where a archaeologists are currently studying the remains of a 700-year-old temple.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Mine... Mine.... MINE!!!!

I am not even gonna attempt to explain this sign:



Last I heard, there's still a living, breathing minefield just a few kilometers from Banteay Srei, that famous red temple near Angkor in Cambodia.

My survival handbook states the following precautions, among many others, in mined areas:

- Follow only well-worn pathways and never stray from them. Taking a step or two outside to urinate can prove costly. I guess that means you can piss on the trail.

- If you're in a place with suspected minefields, watch out for abandoned fields or old, unused trails. These may have been left by the locals because of the presence of mines. Disembodied parts of animals (or even people) lying around unburied area are a sure sign of the presence of mines.

- When traversing a suspected minefield, walk slowly, tread softly and try to land each step on the balls of your feet. This offers a better chance of stepping backwards quickly if you suspect a mine in front of you.

- When you hear a click on the ground after you take a step, GAME OVER.

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Valerie and Melissa

Two pretty ladies I photographed early this year:



Valerie's a part-time model who made a cold call to my office. Melissa's a full-time professional who has since appeared in a couple of TV commercials. They're the cover girls for the April-May issue of SMILE, the inflight magazine of Cebu Pacific Airlines.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

All Hail!

Long live THE KING!



The spirit of Elvis lives on in people like Jega, one of the few hardcore Elvis impersonators in Singapore.

Shot with a Canon EOS 400D + EF 18-55mm lens

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Yosi Pot

The fire escape stairway near the photo desk at Ink is the site of a favorite breaktime activity:



Now that is heavy duty smoking :)

Shot with a Canon EOS 400D + EF 28-135mm IS lens