Pixel Pete on December 7th, 2008

My good friend and fellow photographer Geoff Baker of Oellaworks just sent me the URL of the video above.
Some of it is no doubt esoteric, but I’m sure you’ll find this funny.

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Pixel Pete on October 19th, 2008

First time visitors to Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur can’t help but notice how the Petronas Twin Towers dominates the skyline not just in terms of its size but its unique architecture.
As we approached the city on our bus from Penang in the north, the towers were impressive.
If by day, the towers don’t seem imposing [...]

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A bad economy and a presidential election coming to a close has way of pushing everything else into the background.
It’s to be expected then that even photographers feel they want to or can influence the outcome of important events like this Presidential election.
When I read about  Canadian-born photographer Jill Greenberg and her portrait session with John [...]

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Pixel Pete on October 8th, 2008

Kek Lok Si Temple sits on the foothills above the town of Air Itam (black water in Malay).
I shouldn’t have expected dramatic changes to this Penang landmark.
Typical of religious places of worship in Malaysia, they derive their funding based solely on donations.
Unlike mosques which seem to sprout all over, there are no funds from the [...]

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