ROBIN WONG

The images shown in this blog entry is a continuation from the previous blog article I published not too long ago, about shooting black and white images with intention. If I were to do more personal photography and not to worry about delivering images to clients and get paid (and hopefully have enough by the end of the day to put food on the table), I'd probably do more black and white work. I love the simplicity of not having to

7Artisans sent me their latest 18mm F5.6 full frame lens, so I had some wide-angle shooting adventures with it on my own Nikon Z5 around the streets of Kuala Lumpur. Normally I'd say no to manual focusing lens, but I do make exceptions, especially when the lens is so cheap, at about USD89 only! Yet it covers the full image circle of a full frame sensor, has full metal build, includes 2 aspherical and 1 ED lenses in the lens construction

I have heard so many times when an image was not good enough, just convert it to black and white and magically it will appear more artistic. Similarly, when the image was shot in poorly lit environment suffering high ISO noise, just remove the colors and the monotone scheme will save the day - masking the high ISO noise to look like film grain instead. What happened when the lighting isn't good enough for the colors to pop? No problem, the

When I started doing street photography, I put more emphasis on visual drama, capturing images that look appealing to the wider audience. It was about the use of strong colors, creative composition, play with interesting lighting and forcefully carve images that are striking on the first look. However, as I journeyed on many years further down the road, still doing street photography, I craved for deeper meaning in the images that I framed. Instead of just making images look stunning, I

This coming Sunday, 23 February 2025 at 10pm Malaysian time, I will be a guest on Rob Trek's YouTube Live Stream, together with a group of amazing Micro Four Thirds photographers and content creators! Special thanks to Rob Trek for hosting this, you are the MVP for coordinating and getting everyone together for the live stream. I look forward to joining Emily Lowrey (Micro Four Nerds), Peter Forsgard and Lee Hoy to talk about Micro Four Thirds and photography topics! If

There was the consumer touch and try event happening all over Malaysia for the newly launched OM System OM-3 camera, so I decided to pop by Artishutter X N4 Camera Store to get my hands on the OM-3. Special thanks to the awesome people at Artishutter X N4 for allowing me to do my first impressions video in their premises. There are many things that I do really like about the OM-3, but there are also a few potential deal breakers

Last Saturday evening, I was invited by my dear friend Jaya to watch the Fish Lantern Parade happening at Little Ghost Lane (or locally known as Kwai Chai Hong). My friend Kieon Long visiting from Kuching also joined us. I was not planning to shoot the parade in the first place, I was out and about and was doing other things. Since I have never seen a Fish Lantern Parade before, and it did look quite interesting, I decided to put

Last Sunday afternoon, I attended a private launch event for yet another exhibition by dear friend Azul Adnan in Kuala Lumpur. This time the location was at a cafe in Cheras, Erni & Tina. This exhibition showcased some of Azul's past work, all compiled in one place, while the patrons can enjoy coffee, tea and treats while viewing the images exhibited on the cafe walls. Since I was away for 2 weeks for Chinese New Year holidays, and just got back

I was away from Kuala Lumpur, and was back in my hometown Kuching, Borneo for more than 2 weeks recently. I went home for the Chinese New Year celebrations with my family. Every time I went home to Kuching, I would embark on my Kolo Mee journey. Those who follow me on my personal Facebook account would know that I post photographs of Kolo Mee every single day I was home without fail. Of course I took some images of them

The last tine I tried the Panasonic 20mm F1.7 was more than 10 years ago, and it did not leave a good impression on me. From my memory with limited experience shooting with the lens, the AF was the slowest among all Micro Four Thirds lenses and there was something unnatural and not pleasing about the image rendering from the lens. Therefore I never bothered to look at the lens at all. I must admit the Panasonic 20mm F1.7 is a