It was one unexpected event, that I was quite surprised to have stumbled upon. It was an awkward evening, full of familiar faces from the industry which I have been gravitated into, but at the same time, I have an entirely alien outlook towards the whole scene.
The truth is, I have not felt so out of place in a long, long time.
Photo taken from Mau Horng, the official photographer for the event.
I am walking againt the tide. Let me drown, let the giant waves crash on me. I will still go against the tide. Why? For the sake of being who I am, and staying true to myself.
This "official" photo is ugly, Robin. I think the white balance is way off.
ReplyDeleteHey Bartosz,
ReplyDeleteYeah, that is the reason why I chose not to attend the entire function.
How was this event? It doesn't sound good from what I am reading here.
ReplyDeletehey mike,
ReplyDeleteI only attended the opening night. Ahahha.. I shall comment more to you personally when i return to Kuching soon.
The more i read from You, the more I am interested. Go against the tide, Robin! Don't be like the masses. Create photography not for your client tastes, but for what moves You.
ReplyDeleteHmm...
ReplyDeletehey bartosz,
ReplyDeletethanks man !! I really apprecite that. Staying true to myself is very important.
Hey Allen,
LOL. Nothing to say?
Lazy to say anything. .Cos I know what response you'll give me. :P
ReplyDeletehey Allen,
ReplyDeleteWow, you can read minds. Amazing.
I love my potatoes, and you are free to eat your salad.
:)
ReplyDeletehey allen,
ReplyDeletewow... I am sorry but I cannot read minds ahahaha. Engineers do not make baseless assumptions.
You paid but did not go? :O
ReplyDeletehey keith,
ReplyDeletenah, I was there at the dinner by a friend's invite. Nope, i did not sign up. I am going against the tide. Ahahaha
ah, I see. I really felt out of place there too. But maybe the reason because I'm the youngest one there. haha.
ReplyDeleteI am wondering, why do you choose to go against the flow? Any specific reason?
hey keith,
ReplyDeleteYou do not have to feel out of place because you are young. I admire you, because you go forth with your passion, even at such tender age.
I do have quite a few reasons to go against the tide. Nonetheless, it would be too lengthy to describe here.
The answers are all in the four links I have disclosed in the last sentence, written by a photographer whom I have come to respect: David Chua. Do give what he wrote a read, and you will get the whole picture. Nothing is what it seems, especially in Malaysian Wedding industry. Quite sad actually.
I have read them. It's quite depressing, but I still hope it's not entirely that bad, where there are still photographers who are not so unscrupulous. :)
ReplyDeletewrite a blog post about it!!
ReplyDeletehey Keith,
ReplyDeleteOf course, not all photographers are like that. But, generally, the trend of Malaysian Wedding industry is exactly like what those links have elaborately described.
Hey Aaron,
I still want to keep my head on, thanks. Why don't you write it? Hmmmm, I did not see you there too. ahahhahhahaha