A mice, a snail and a unicorn.
Posted: February 20, 2012 Filed under: workshops | Tags: 2012, Venice, workshop Leave a comment »
The last day of the Carnevale saw all manners of characters and costumes being paraded around the small narrow streets, alleys, campos and piazas of Venice. We encountered Luke Skywalker and his light sabre, a bunch of Storm Troopers, some jolly Havaiana flips flops, some talking bowling pins, several Captain Jack Sparrows,a walking shower, a woman in scuba gear, Darth Vader, Bob Marley, amongst others.. We were jostled about in crowded alleys, flour-bombed, and confetti-strewn. It was pretty wild.
Ciao, Venezia!
Posted: February 18, 2012 Filed under: workshops | Tags: 2012, workshop Leave a comment »
Just spend the last three days photographing Venice and the Carnivale. It had been a wonderful and interesting trip, tired feet, and cold. The Masqueraders were amazing, and the crowds were high too. Tonight, is our last evening together, and we say our goodbyes tomorrow after a final review of the workshop projects. More soon..!
Doges City, We have landed.
Posted: February 15, 2012 Filed under: news | Tags: 2012, Italy, Venice, workshop Leave a comment »Riding on the vaporetto along the Grande Canal at dusk always evokes an amazing sense of tranquility, like no other place, but comparable to say, the river taxis on the Bosphorus, or the Star ferries in Hong Kong. You know you are in a special place. Venice is a city steeped in history going back centuries, a meeting point for traders from the East and the West, the Doges, the Palaces and Carnival. We start our photo-workshop tomorrow with a group of eager photographers, with a special agenda lined up over the next few days.
Snow White
Posted: February 10, 2012 Filed under: news | Tags: 2012, landscapes, London, personal, snow Leave a comment »
More snow fell last evening, so I had to post these taken this morning in Wimbledon Common. There were many dog-walkers and the occasional jogger enjoying the near magical scenery.
Venice at Carnevale : There’s still time!
Posted: February 7, 2012 Filed under: news, workshops | Tags: 2012, Andy Craggs, Carnavale, Italy, Venice, workshop Leave a comment »
Just preparing our workshop for Venice in 2 week’s time. I hear it’s absolutely freezing so we’ll be prepared for cold weather photography. Plenty of hot chocolate and pasta. There’s still time to get flights if anyone’s keen on joining! Bring a sleeping bag if accommodation is scarce. It’ll be a fantastic trip, the last time I was in the canal city was in 2006 so it’s about time we made another trip. The Bellini is calling.
A walk in the park
Posted: February 5, 2012 Filed under: Personal | Tags: 2012, Hyde Park, landscapes, London, personal, snow, winter Leave a comment »
It rarely snows in London, and when it does, everyone gets excited, despite the disruption a little accumulation may cause to the transport networks, roads and airports. Perhaps it has to do with global warming, greenhouse gases and all that stuff, after all, 100 years ago, the river Thames did freeze over, and the Victorians used to skate on it. There were no skaters in sight this morning in Hyde Park however, although parts of Serpentine lake had ice. Only the coots and ducks were skating. I did see a very manky old heron, perched on a wooden stump looking very sad, and obliging to be photographed by some onlookers not more than 10 feet away.
Last night when it was snowing, I photographed under the dim lit park next to my flat, this morning the snow had stopped falling, and the sky was overcast in grey daylight. I took a walk in Hyde Park.
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The Lion unmasked
Posted: February 4, 2012 Filed under: news | Tags: 2012, Chinese New Year, Fujifilm X100, London, Malaysia, personal, portraits Leave a comment »
Lion dance performer, Malaysia Hall, London 2012
The First Snow
Posted: January 29, 2012 Filed under: Personal | Tags: 2012, Peak District, road trip, United Kingdom Leave a comment »
Took a drive across the Peak District, and came across the first snow fall of 2012. Captured this photo from my phonecam. This National Park is absolutely beautiful, and is only a couple hours drive north of London.
Dragons Rule, ok?
Posted: January 19, 2012 Filed under: Personal | Tags: 2012, Chinese New Year, Malaysia, Malaysians Leave a comment »
To all my friends who celebrate the coming of the Year of the Dragon, Twilight Saga fans, Lycanthropes, shapeshifters and other worldly creatures who swear by the Moon, Happy Lunar New Year !
(This photo was taken in Penang in 2006, during the making of the ‘Malaysians’ book which is still available! Plug. This is the amazingly ornate Yap Temple, (or Temple of the Yaps?) on Lebuh Armenian. No dragons were injured in the making of the temple.)
Night moves
Posted: January 12, 2012 Filed under: news | Tags: 2012, personal Leave a comment »
Photographing shadows in the night. I sometimes shoot under street lighting in the night. Shadows of trees cast moving figures against stone walls, like giant shadow puppets swaying in the breeze.
