On Photography – Page 3

Excuse me, are you a Hasselblad Master?

Post author:kaychin
Post published: July 21, 2020
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Growing the creative industry is more than just throwing money at artists -whether it is in the form of direct investments, tax rebates or generous grants.

After almost 40 years, I’ve finally been admitted into Parliament. (more…)

In Our Own Images

Post author:kaychin
Post published: July 13, 2020
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At some point in every photographer’s life, he or she would probably ask, “Why do I photograph? What should I photograph? What do I care most about?” Intimately intertwined with these serious questions are practical considerations such as “Where should I live?”.

Very early in my journey into photography, I came across a newspaper article headlined, “The camera in your hands is not a toy”. In it, the writer proposed that, in the right hands, the camera can be an agent of change. (more…)

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You Are Free To Say No

Post author:kaychin
Post published: July 11, 2020
Post category:On Photography Professional Practice
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I believe many professionals are better off minding our own business and stop labelling others for being unprofessional or unethical just because they do things differently.

Last year, a government-linked organization wrote to invite me to be a speaker at one of the events. (more…)

Photographing Grief

Post author:kaychin
Post published: July 11, 2020
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The practice/application of ethics in an organization is not one to be done in isolation.

As a newspaper photographer, I took my fair share of pictures of people in grief. (more…)

Why I Photograph

Post author:kaychin
Post published: July 11, 2020
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Deeply influenced by Eugene Richards’s documentation of his late wife who lost a battle against cancer, and Michael Lutzky’s essay about his dad, I was determined that I needed and could photograph my ill father.

My father passed away Feb 17, 1992, when I was in my final semester at the University of Missouri-Columbia. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] What a thrill, finding that rare classic

Post author:kaychin
Post published: July 11, 2020
Post category:Book Lives On Photography
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Just like other collectors, those who collect photography books are also familiar with phrases like, ”You should have been here an hour earlier”, ”I just sold a copy last week”, or ”Leave your contact number and I’ll call you when I come across one”.

WHILE most of my schoolmates were busy preparing for the A levels during the last months of my junior college, I remember reading over and over Don McCullin’s book on photography, Hearts Of Darkness. (more…)

The Importance of Having An ISBN

Post author:kaychin
Post published: June 26, 2020
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The best thing about self-publishing is that I got to learn about the book business first hand. Sure, I made my fair share of mistakes but overall, I gained more than what I had put in, and have been able to use my new knowledge to help others.

Back in the days when having a personal Wikipedia mention gave a photographer bragging rights, two good friends created a Wiki entry for me on my birthday. (more…)

Are You A Real Photojournalist?

Post author:kaychin
Post published: June 19, 2020
Post category:Documentary On Photography
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My photojournalism class just ended and I have decided to write a ‘checklist’ for the students, to let them decide whether or not they have learned anything useful. (more…)

Can All of You Try To Get Along?

Post author:kaychin
Post published: June 17, 2020
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When it comes to my own books, the decision-making was a lot easier. First, I just want to be very far away from people who don’t like it.

We held a ‘board’ meeting at our new home early this afternoon and decided, on a vote of 2-0, that if we were to move again in future, we will hire professionals to pack and unpack everything. (more…)

Can We Talk About Ethics Please?

Post author:Kay Chin Tay
Post published: May 6, 2017
Post category:On Photography

If you subscribe to the saying that ‘What goes up must come down”, it should not be so hard for you to also believe that what goes up quickly will come down quickly. (more…)