Shirren Lim
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Shirren Lim
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(meaning eye in malay language. mata-mata Âťtwo eyesÂŤ means police in malay)
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all the fairy tales we heard from our childhood starts with the same beginning, »once upon a time ...« Shirren Lim is a Malaysian photographer living in Jakarta, Indonesia. Born in Penang Island, Malaysia, in 1970. Shirren would find herself moving cities over the course of her life; and now finds herself based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Shirren took up photography in 2009. What she thought would be an interesting habit, she later discovered was to become a passion. Shirren’s main subject are portraitures and now slowly landscapes. To her, the expressions people wear are so beautiful, so telling, so naked in their sincerity. With her photo-taking, she tries and do justice to capture humanity in its many forms. Shirren also dabbles and experiment in other areas such as iphoneography and lomography. She spends a good amount of her time on personal projects and dreaming of her next travel adventure. Shirren’s work has been described as intense and earthy with her simple composition cutting to the heart of the subject matter.
Contact: www.flickr.com/photos/shirrenlim/ www.facebook.com/shirrenlim www.instagram.com/shirren_lim/
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»Temple and the Sun« Shot this while travelling by Car on the Road to the Airport. Sunrise at Nyaung Shwe – Lake Inle, Myanmar.
»Balloons over Bagan« View from a Hot Air Balloon in Bagan, Myanmar.
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»Mist over the Valley« Spotted this from Mt Penanjakan viewpoint – while exploring Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java, Indonesia.
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ÂťThe CaretakerÂŤ Temple Caretaker having a cigarette break outside the Goddess of Mercy Temple, Penang, Malaysia.
ree adjectives describing Shirren Lim? curious. brave. confident.
Who would you be and what would you do, if in your life there was not your photography? hmm, interesting question … i guess i would still do something that involves creating art – whether it’s baking or painting, something to keep my hands busy.
»Tête-à-Tête« Tattoo face chinese state woman having a conversation with someone off frame, Mindat, Myanmar.
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»Girl from Bekasi«
»Like watching snow fall«
»Boudhanath« Boudhanath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal
»Yak Herder«
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I met this Lady somewhere in Tibet ...
Why do you do what you do? i guess i want to leave some kind of legacy behind when i go. sometimes when i look back at my work, i can’t believe that i actually accomplished all that. went to all those places, meet all those people, took all those photographs. at the same time, constantly pushing the boundaries of my own personal comfort zone, one journey at a time. it is an amazing feeling to accomplish things that some people might deem impossible.
»Tibet« View from the Plane approaching Lhasa, Tibet, China
»Prayer Flags«
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... are everywhere in Tibet, China
»Soldier«
Near the Grand Palace, Images of Bangkok, ailand
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»Sticks and Stones« While on a recent trip back to Penang Island, I decided to go scouting for old / abandoned jetties.
»Nepal«
View from inside the plane before descending to Kathmandu International Airport.
ÂťThe Bird makes fourÂŤ Seascape in Penang Island, Malaysia
What equipment do you use? i mainly use my nikon d7100 camera. ricoh gr is my secondary camera and my iphone 6 for those quick snapshots.
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»Paduang« Bagan, Myanmar
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»Gargoyle«
View from the Towers of Notre-Dame, Paris
»A rainy Day in Paris« View from the Towers of Notre-Dame, Paris
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»At the Crossroads«
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»2 x 2« Shibuya, Tokyo
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ÂťPortrait of a YakÂŤ At Lake Namtso, with Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains in the background,Tibet. 32/33
What’s your background? What jobs have you done before working as artist? i have no artistic or creative background. in school, i took some art classes. i did, however, spend a lot of time with creative and artistic people working in the advertising industry. i have had the privilege of working with some of the top commercial directors, art directors and creatives in the industry. i don’t feel like i’m working as an artist. i just do what i do.
ÂťKingfisherÂŤ On a recent trip back to Penang Island, I decided to spend some time with some long exposure sessions.
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»Reverence« At Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet
»Musings from a burmese Teahouse« 36/37
»Face in the Crowd«
»Under the open sky, I walk« 38/39
»A Story untold«
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»X«
At Shinjuku station, Tokyo, Japan
What memorable responses have you had to your work? i have had people telling me that my work have moved them to tears. at my work are so true in expressing moments and emotions. at my portraits reflect the soul of the people that i photograph.
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»Tokyo Reflections«
ÂťMesmerizedÂŤ 44/45
»Boy from Glodok«
»Tokyo Lovestory«
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»The other Novice Monk« Is the artistic life lonely? i think so or at least it’s true for me. not many people understand why i like making photographic art. beauty for beauty’s sake found in the simplest of gesture, a look, a synchronicity of sorts found in those in-between moments.
»Novice Monk«
»Temple Sweeper« Inside Dhammayangyi Temple, Bagan, Myanmar.
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»Tibetan«
»Bhutan Boy«
»Dog Day Afternoon« At Indein, on the western bank of Inle Lake, Myanmar.
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»Ode to Joy«
I met this lady at a novice buddhist inauguration somewhere between Bagan and Mount Popa, Myanmar.
»Flower Girl« At a novice initiation ceremony somewhere outside Bagan, Myanmar.
»Boatman from Pokhara« 52/53
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What is your dream project? i would like to experience working on a national geographic assignment.
»Fishmonger« What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given? i think the best piece of advice i ever receive was that i should just concentrate on capturing the fleeting moments. i hold steadfast to that piece of advice whenever i’m out shooting.
Finally, what are your next projects? i’m really hoping to go back to tokyo and mongolia to continue my photographic adventure. 54/55
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