Reef Sharks, Bahamas

The Epson International Pano Awards showcases the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest competition for panoramic photography. I submitted 6 photos and earned 5 bronze awards. Not too bad . Here are the 5 winning photos.
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A photography event you don't wanna miss!

Our favorite twitter topic #klinikfoto goes LIVE!

Mari ikutan, sebelum kehabisan! Seminar #klinikfoto yang didukung oleh Panasonic Lumix dan Majalah Stuff Indonesia ini mengangkat tema fotografi buat siapapun yang ingin membuat foto bagus dan bermakna dalam traveling. Akan dibahas persiapan alat foto yang pas, tehnik dasar fotografi travel yang sesungguhnya, bocoran tempat-tempat seru di Indonesia, cara travel yang praktis sampai tips rahasia menghasilkan foto juara dalam bepergian.

Dimana?

fX Lifestyle X’nter, The Cone Lt 7, Jakarta.

Kapan?

Sabtu, 26 Mei, jam 9 pagi – 4 sore.
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Yolanda

It was my first time shooting for a beauty pageant contest. I was lucky enough to be able to participate in this fun experience. The creative team from SCTV (who invented Miss Celebrity), Yosie and his producer Moenir, called me with a request, “Bring us photos that will surprise us, different to any other existing beauty contests pictures in Indonesia, but got to be easy to enjoy, and without making our contestants ugly.” So I did.
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The magnificient Fox Glacier. Walk on the glacier is a must!

Kia ora, my dearest blog readers. Be well, it means, in Maori language.

This post is especially dedicated to you who loves nature, because you’ll have an orgasm with New Zealand. It will be such a great, great place for your next adventure (in my case, a honeymoon) and here are some of the reasons:

1. The nature is simply amazing. It’s magnificent, unbelievably beautiful. I’ve explored 23 countries so far, and NZ would be really hard to beat.
2. The facilities are so well done. Drinkable fresh water, clean toilets, information centers, smooth roads, emergency services and all the other things a first-timer like me needs are available and easily accessible.
3. People are extremely friendly. Unless you’re a blood-thirsty street fighter, you’ll most likely end up having a good experience with the Kiwis and other travelers.
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Mr. & Mrs. Aurum

Ha! We’re married!
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Looking back a bit is necessary

Here I am again, two years after I wrote my last retrospection on this blog. Many things have happened since then, good and bad, and I have been fortunate enough to have more of the good ones.

So here are some of my (sometimes not-important) thoughts about many things in our creative industry and about myself:

1. 2011 has been the most exciting year in photography. Thanks to Instagram, which was chosen as the application of the year by Apple, more and more people are so into photography these days.

2. Number of professionals in commercial photography in Indonesia remain pretty much the same as many years ago. Many have come and go, and they usually stayed in the business not more than two years. Why? I guess the business side is not what many people expect to be a pro.
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Senjata perang sejak 1992. Apik tersimpa, bebas jamur, bebas debu.

‘Kamera saya berjamur, kemana dong benerinnya?’ Ketimbang kamera atau lensa jamuran, yang mana sama menyebalkan dengan jamur di kaki, mendingan dihindari.
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Laser for beauty wouldn't hurt

I’ve been shooting beauty since the very early days of my photography life. Why? Because it is a true wonderful thing about this career. Surrounded by gorgeous women, being able to tell them to do this and that, and also getting paid of doing so. Ain’t that called a great job that makes many people envious?
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Costroversy

Booooom! It’s a photo shoot with an explosion, thanks to Avolution.

It was a fine day in early-mid of 2011. Bates, one of HM Sampoerna’s advertising agencies, called me to come to their office to have a brief of new Avolution campaign. Avolution is a slim clove cigarette from Sampoerna, whose target audience is mainly young people in big cities. It always has a bold, innovative, edgy and out-of-the-box personality. Let’s say, a kind of brand that fits me so well .
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Biro iklan jangan membuat masa depan fotografer kelabu

Saya sudah bekerja dengan puluhan, kalau bukan ratusan, biro iklan di Indonesia maupun di negara lain. Sebagian besar adalah biro-biro iklan yang dimotori oleh orang-orang hebat yang tiada henti menginspirasi isi otak saya dengan ide-ide brilian, kepekaan visual yang patut diacungi jempol, ataupun hasil pengolahan riset yang berbuah solusi mencengangkan untuk para klien. Sebagian besar dari orang-orang hebat biro iklan ini hingga sekarang menjadi klien setia, teman nongkrong, dan beberapa menjadi teman baik saya selama bertahun-tahun.

Tentu saja kisah kasih antara fotografer dengan biro iklan diwarnai banyak bumbu, yang rasanya manis-asin menyegarkan, maupun yang asam-kecut menyebalkan. Berikut ini beberapa pandangan, sikap atau perilaku yang masih suka tersisa di beberapa (INGAT, beberapa looh!)  biro iklan di Nusantara ini, yang saya pandang salah dan usang, namun masih terpelihara:
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