Sunday, March 30, 2008

The Chicken Squad

Seen at Kampong Buangkok, one of the last few places in Singapore where chickens roam free:



That's wildlife photography for you :)

Photographed with a Voigtlander Bessa R + Industar 61 lens / Shantou ERA 100 film shot at E.I. 200

Friday, March 28, 2008

Blood, Sweat and Stress



There's plenty of all three at Singapore's Vanda Boxing Gym, where company CEO's and other upper management types take time out to punch away their stress.

Saturday, March 22, 2008

More Friday Goodness

This time from my home village:

The family pieta awaits the procession:


Holy lights:


The Santo Entierro:


The houses here look older and the devotees now look younger, but its nice to know that tradition lives on :)

Friday, March 21, 2008

Good Friday 2008

Scenes from the Catholic Good Friday celebrations in Quiapo, Manila:

Adoring Christ:


Cultists at prayer:


Noontime procession:


A muslim family watches the procession from their balcony over Globo de Oro street:


There's nothing like holy week in the Philippines. Nothing! :)

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Arab Street

Scenes from Kampong Gelam, the heart of Singapore's Islamic community:


Shot with a positively mean, kickass Holga loaded with lowly Luckypan B/W film.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

The Dome

Two views of the Sultan Mosque in Kampong Gelam, Singapore:



Shot with a positively mean, kickass Canon EOS 1Ds MkIII :)

Friday, March 14, 2008

Marriage on the Rocks

a soon-to-be-married couple experiences some marital difficulties at Changi, Singapore:



Fortunately for them its only because of the terrain :)

Shot with a Zorki C + Industar 61 lens. Film is Era 100 push-processed to E.I. 200