PHOTOi - Issue 09 (August 2004) by Scott Poh

Shriro opens the world s first Hasselblad camera boutique in Singapore. See page 1.

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Sports See page 20 for our guide to good sports photography

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Living life at high speed Cover photo by: Willy Foo

in the world of motorsport , see page 19

Action Shooter Willy Foo

fills the Reader s Galeria on page 14

Turkey a land full of culture and history

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Underwater and loving it with Nikon s Coolpix 4100

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Canon EOS-1D MkII speed is everything

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Inside News

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First Look Through Kath s lens

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Yian on the Move

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Reader s Galeria

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Competition

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Master of the Craft

page 19

Lessons

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Happenings

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I m Passionate about sports Sports photography for me has always

held a special place in my heart. It's always different and no matter how careful your planning is it's never easy. Events can be challenging both physically and mentally and yet they are always exciting. Right from the time when I started shooting track and field events for the school magazine, back in the early 70's, I have had a love affair with sports. Mind you, despite playing and competing on a national level in a number of sports I've never been a sporting superstar, for me the glory has always come from simply being able to be there, to capture history then on film and now on digital. My career highlights include covering the Paralympics in Barcelona, shooting MotoGP's in both Malaysia and Australia, Superbike and FIM endurance races at Suzuka, shooting many forms of motorsport including World rally championships, drag cars, Aussie V8 touring car races at Bathurst Australia and Wellington. I've shot the All Blacks, Tall Blacks, All Whites and Black Caps on many occasions and covered many long and short distance endurance races like the Eco-challenge, Coast to Coast and Southern Traverse to name a few. I have travelled to many different countries around the world to shoot sport and I have always found that

covering an event is just like competing in it. Nothing is ever easy, I have been spat at, doused in beer and urine, had rocks and bottles thrown at me, been forced to sleep in many uncomfortable locations whilst covering assignments, including helipads in amongst fuel cans for shelter, I've been robbed, assaulted and nearly arrested just for being there. But at the end of the day I'm still happy, as I have seen world champions crowned, teams overcome great adversity to win and athletes, both able bodied and disabled, rise to the occasion and succeed. Sports will always be my first love in photography. There is something about catching a moment in time, a minute fraction of a second, which contains all the elements of a great picture- action, drama, humour or attitude. Planing is, as always the key to any successful adventure and you must prepare to cover any sport just as an athlete would. As a newspaper photographer I often had little or no notice that I would be travelling away to shoot sport in some exotic place so I always prepared an away kit list. Extra batteries, usable Laptop, storage cards, long and short lenses and weather protection capabilities for both my gear and myself - nobody like to be wet and

cold. Now once you are there it is just as important to get the images back and being deep inside the Sabah Jungle or up on top of a mountain is no excuse in today's mass communication Internet world. But when you get there and a million things are happening right in front of your lens, the most important thing to remember is to ask yourself "Why am I here?" this will get you started and make the experience much more fun and exciting. To get yourself started in the exciting world of sports photography just head on down to your local sports club or playing field, with at least an 80-200 zoom and get clicking. There is much more to see and shoot at a local event than fighting for space on a dais with a hundred other shooters at the big events. Plan your coverage, learn to watch the game and get used to the split second reactions you need to develop. Once you build up a portfolio of good sports shots show them to editors and anyone who will look at them, the market might be small here in Singapore but with some creative thinking you will find outlets for your sports photography.

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is launching its fourth International Photographic Competition on the Environment, sponsored by Canon Inc. The world s biggest environmental photography competition, entitled Focus on your World , will run till October 24, 2004 and is open to everyone, regardless of nationality and age. UNEP and Canon Inc urge all photographers to express, through their images, their hope, joy, anger and concern for all life on Earth. Photographers can visit the competition website at www.unep-photo. com for a full list of rules, regulations and entry forms and also to view the past winning images. Entries can be sent to the following address: UNEP Photographic Competition, TIME Inc., 152 Beach Road, #24 05/08 Gateway East, Singapore 189721. Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will be given in each of the three categories. The winner of the Gold prize in the General category will net an amazing US$20,000 in prize money!! So what are you waiting for? Grab your cameras and go!

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Cover Photo By Willy Foo using a Nikon D2H and Nikkor 80200 lens

Hasselblad is back in the city You all know what boutique stands for: small exclusive high value brands, great value added service to discerning customers on a very personal level. Well Singapore now has the worlds first camera boutique Pro Photo. A division of Shriro Singapore Pte Ltd, Pro Photo is the first Hasselblad camera boutique to be opened anywhere in world. Developed by Helen Lim and her team at Shriro, this new retail concept is aimed at discerning professionals and serious amateurs alike, who all want a retailer to go that extra mile for them.

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The new showroom and retail outlet on the fourth floor of Plaza Singapura offers alongside its retail operation, still image consulting services, digital imaging services and training, a mini gallery and also aims to help serious amateurs and pros to get a head start into the realm of digital photography at the high end medium format scale. It has taken a lot of hard work and effort by my staff but now we have the worlds first Hasselblad Boutique said Helen, Our aim is to always provide prompt and efficient professional services to our customers who all demand a lot from their equipment.

MITA permit Number (P) 226/10/2003

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Some of the

hardest working men in photography today Recently Singaporeans had the chance

to meet (albeit briefly) one of the hardest working men in photography today. As a photographer he doesn t often get the chance take that many photos today but as an industry mover and shaker in the Asian and world photographic scenes Dr Shahidul Alam, is up there with the best of them. In between jet setting all over the world to meet photographers, teachers and publishers, working tirelessly for the World Press Photo as convenor of judges this year, Shahidul Alam is the principal mover behind the Pathshala School and Drik Photo Library at Dhaka in Bangladesh. In Singapore recently to lecture at Publish Asia, Shahidul also took time out to talk to Singaporean photographers about the Chobi Mela (the Festival of Light), a bi-annual photography festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This year, a muchexpanded Chobi Mela III will take place early December. Already a number of local photographers have signed up to attend this prestigious event, which sees many world famous photojournalists like James Natchway attending. This is the third time the biannual festival will be held and the theme this year is Resistance . Singaporean photographers are cordially invited to attend Asia s most famous festival of photojournalism. On the local front, Hasselblad master photographer, Tay Kay Chin, is hard at work on an amazing number of projects from books to exhibitions; commercial assignments to self generated projects. He has his dance card pretty

much filled for the next eight months with projects, including a major body of work for the Singaporean NGO aid agency, Mercy Relief. He will visit Indonesia, North Korea, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines and Iran over the next seven months to document the agencies humanitarian projects and aid work there. This book project is due in Feb 05 along with a major photo show to promote the agencies work. On the home front his very distinctive Panoramic Singapore book is due for launch later this month. He has also contributed to a book on disabled sport. His maid s story project is also still continuing. Recently as part of his national day project he organised a photo shoot of 40 people born on Aug 9. The National Day Babies Picture Book August 9 babies project meant he was inundated with phone calls so he has been hard at work juggling shooting schedules and organising the book. Another hard working Singaporean photographer is Ngee Ann Poly student Leonard Goh, who recently spent seven weeks in Dhaka helping to organise the Singaporean connection for the Chobi Mela event. His trip to Dhaka was partly supported by the NYAA Young Photographers Network (YPN). PHOTOi recently caught up with Leonard, Kay Chin and Shahidul at a meeting of students from Hwa Chong JC and National JC where Kay Chin and others of the Young Photographers Network were helping the students to organise next years Singapore Youth Photo Contest. For more details about Chobi Mela please contact www.drik.net

Pictured from left, Leonard Goh, Shahidul Alam and Tay Kay Chin.

Digital Bootcamp The first ever Digital Bootcamp was held recently at Objectifs Center for Photography and Filmmaking in Singapore. The three day-long intensive workshop supported by Epson, was conducted by noted digital trainers John Cosgrove and Chris Yap and covered all aspects of the digital workflow from capture right through to output. Participants were subjected to a very demanding schedule of digital shooting assignments and Photoshop workshops. Subjects included indoor studio and outdoor portraiture, sports and street photography. Later they investigated the digital workflow and output their images on Epson large format printers.

Epson Print Academy Singapore Epson s very successful Print Academy programme rolled into Singapore recently as part of a four country SEA tour that has included Thailand, India, Singapore and later this month, the Philippines. Host PHOTOi Editor John Cosgrove kept the large crowd entertained as he walked them through his version of the digital workflow accompanied by guest appearances via multi-media of talented US based stylus pros including Hollywood celebrity photographer Greg Gorman, New York advertising shooter Jack Reznicki, as well as top Singaporean photographers Derrick Lim and Tay Kay Chin. Later in 2004 Epson will be bringing world class celebrity shooter Greg Gorman to Singapore to conduct several workshops on portraiture. Keep an eye on PHOTOi to find out when and where you can meet this great people photographer.

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TALE OF 2 CITIES:

CENTRAL JAVA PHOTO TRIP 2004 By Larry Loh

It all started with a single thread. Indonesia combined regional photo forums shoot May 2004 , read the thread title started by member ed9119 (aka Eddie Ng). It was an open invitation for a planned photography trip to the Yogyakarta region in central Indonesia to experience all the culture and photographic opportunities the area had to offer, including the famous Borobudur Buddhist temple. The trip was also aimed to forge closer relations among the various photography forums in the region, which were namely ClubSNAP.org, Offstone.com and fotografer.net (Indonesia's largest online photo forum), who were very keen to play host in this cross-cultural exchange. Such a unique opportunity was not lost on the Singaporean photography enthusiasts, especially with tidbits such as unprecedented pre-dawn access to the Borobudur temple being dangled as attractions. The 16 seats for the trip were quickly filled up, and we all waited for the departure date to arrive in impatient anticipation. It was a mixed group to be sure, including both genders, digital and film aficionados, manual and auto-focus users and even a few scattered medium format addicts among the 35mm crowd, but we were all united by our love for photography and our eagerness to shoot to our hearts content. After a convoluted early morning journey via ferry to Batam, through to Jakarta via airplane and another short jaunt to our final destination (all due to Indonesian customs regulations), we finally arrived in Yogyakarta to be warmly welcomed by a very friendly and sociable Kristupa and other members from fotografer.net (FN for short). Time was precious on this trip and we had barely settled into our coach seats when we were whisked off to the Prambanan temple for our first photo shoot. The Hindu temples are one of the major places of interest and are situated 15 kms east of Yogyakarta. The setting sun cast a pleasant warm glow on the structures, and many took advantage of the fading light for some interesting play on shadows and silhouettes. A sumptuous dinner followed next at the Prambanan temple's restaurant featuring a Javanese menu. It was heart-warming to see photographers from both countries mingling with fellow enthusiasts, sharing tips and tales, jokes and wisecracks. After an enjoyable evening, we adjourned to the hotel for some much-needed shuteye and rest for the highlight of the trip Borobudur! Despite the early wake-up time (3am), Borobudur was well worth the effort. The UNESCO World Heritage site certainly lived up to its reputation as one of the seven Wonders of the Ancient World, with an almost tangible sense of serenity and calm about the place, and you could hear many camera shutters happily clicking away. During the next two days, the participants visited many places of interest, including silversmiths at Kotagede, Malioboro Street for street photography, the Palace of Sultan of Yogyakarta at Keraton and the Parangkusumo sand dunes. An additional highlight of the trip was another pre-dawn excursion to the Pundong area, where local farmers transported their wares over the bamboo bridge there and brought their cows to the river for a morning

wash. This was followed by a visit to a local traditional market, with all the sights and sounds that the local populace had to offer. Three days flew by in an instant, and it felt all too soon before we had to reluctantly pack up and depart for home. Despite another convoluted journey back to Singapore, we all left feeling very content and satisfied with the enriching experience. We not only had the chance to rub shoulders with the some of the best photographers in Indonesia but thanks to the overwhelming hospitality of the FN members, we had a warm feeling in our hearts and many keeper photos from our cameras.

Reflections by Sebastian Song

The Indonesian photographers are a serious bunch in terms of style and

execution. While we shoot, they hunt for photographs. To them, hunting suggests a keen awareness for both the intended prey and one s surroundings. The prey , i.e., subject matter is identified as grounds are surveyed. Once the where , i.e., positioning is determined, they set up camp and deploy their arsenal of lens and filters. All that remains is the when , the exact timing to activate the shutter. The hunter organizes the entire photographic hunt into small manageable components of what, when and where and tackles them separately. Central Java can be an overwhelming experience. A land blessed with hospitable people who are guardians to wonderful world heritage like the Prambanan and Borobudur temples. From noisy streets flooded with scooters, motor vehicles and horse drawn carriages to quiet tracks leading to padi fields, there was no lack of photo opportunities. The sheer abundance of subjects can overwhelm any photographer with an uncontrollable visual overload. I tried to play tourist, wandering around and hoping that something will manifest before my lens. On hindsight, this exercise was a terrible failure in futility. Feeling lost, I chatted with the Indonesians and learnt that they have journeyed from different parts of Indonesia for this trip. Despite the language barrier, they are patient, ever eager to listen and share what they know. I learnt that Fotografer.net is essentially a gathering of four generations of photographers linked by a common love for the craft.

All photos by: Eddie Ng, Willy Foo, Ruel Tafalla, Larry Loh, Sebastian Song Websites: Eddie Ng - http://www.walkeast.com Willy Foo - http://willyfoo.clubsnap.org/gallery/jogja

Ruel Tafalla - http://www.pbase.com/ruel/central_java Larry Loh - http://larry.clubsnap.org/gallery/album11 Sebastian Song - http://www.pbase.com/sebastiansong/java

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Photography is a journey, never an end. A photo bears the photographer s statement to the world. Some photographers are better able to convey their messages across, aided by a deeper understanding and love of the subject matter. The Indonesian hosts exhibited true generosity, ensuring that whatever space they required was the bare minimum and not intrusive to others. They shared because they know no one has a monopoly on beautiful images. They also probably prefer to focus on capturing the moment than unnecessary squabbling. They focused on the task at hand and gave their 100%. The late Ralph Steiner wrote, but you still have not told me in which direction to point the camera and this is what matters. My reply is to listen to your heart, be very hard on yourself, be generous to others and keep shooting.

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Adobe s mega show Wow what a show! The Adobe Photoshop World Asia 2004 road show rolled into Singapore recently and attracted one of its largest crowds ever. Nearly 1200 people took the day off work to attend the lectures and product demonstrations at the Raffles Convention Center. On show were the presentation talents of Adobe evangelists, Aaron Tavakoli and Peder Engrob, as well as guest appearances from the godfather of Adobe Photoshop, Russell Brown. PHOTOi Editor John Cosgrove also featured as a guest photographer later in the afternoon. The road show was a great success reaching more than 2800 attendees in three cities - KL, Singapore and Bangkok.

ROMANCE and SKIN Photographer Tan Ngiap Heng, from The Pond Photography, has been very busy recently with two distinctively different exhibitions on show. The first was Skin - a collection of nudes recently displayed at Objectifs and now he is working on his second Romance - an exhibition of love being held at the Theatres Link, City Link Mall. On show until December 2004, Romance is a photographic exhibition exploring romance and the relationship between couples. Being a romantic at heart, I love taking photographs of couples in love. I like to see how each couple falls in love and how they express their love for one another. In my images I try to reflect the connection between the couple. The clothes a couple wears and who they spend time with are all ingredients to the romantic image. Their style of the image has to reflect the spirit of the couple as well. Romance is universal and yet unique . Said Ngiap Heng.

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Nokia s City Stories online gallery Nokia has brought together the region's top fashion

photographers in an online showcase of their masterpieces captured with the new one-megapixel phone, Nokia 7610. The 7610 is Nokia s first mega-pixel camera phone and can produce high-resolution images that can be printed up to 4R in size.

Fashion photographer Kenneth Wong loves the concept. I m shooting cityscapes, things lying around on the street, all the things I don t normally look for. he said Mind you it takes a little getting used to as the buttons are tricky.

The online gallery entitled "City Stories", will not only showcase photos but also photography tips by some 50 leading photographers from Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Fellow celebrity fashion photographer Wee Khim is having just as much fun with the 7610. I m just getting the hang of the new placement of the keypads! Kept pressing the wrong ones! But I'm a Nokia user, so it s not a problem getting into it. I m appreciating the increased resolution of the pictures and also the extended video capabilities, otherwise, it s pretty much the same as my previous Nokia 6600. He added.

Singapore s hottest fashion photographers like Geoff Ang, Wee Khim and Kenneth Wong are among the international crew of photographers who will be sharing their works on the digital gallery.

"City Stories" can be viewed on www.nokiacitystories.com and high-resolution photos are available for free downloading. Photos will be changed regularly till the end of the year.

Nokia 7610 - Be A Fashion Photographer and Win A Fashion Shoot online At

www.nokia7610.com is a great flash game featuring an interactive Nokia 7610 handset. Contestants are to compose the most beautiful picture by choosing from the variety of fashion models, backgrounds and wardrobes available. They will then 'snap' the picture using the handset featured on the website and submit

1st Prize - Evian Power

Evian in action A photo competition was a novel way to launch a new drinking bottle and French designer water label Evian was happy with the response from Singaporean photographers who turned their hand at photographing

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it as a contest entry. This contest is open to anyone from the following nine countries: Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Three winners (one winner to be picked bi-monthly) in total will be selected from 18 June to 18 November. Each winner will walk away literally with

clothes, accessories, etc to keep, as well as a makeover and a professional fashion shoot by top fashion stylists/photographers in his/her country. Each prize is worth USD$5000 (S$8,500) and international hair guru, David Gan, has been roped in to style the winner for Singapore!

2nd Prize - Pristine_ always

the new Evian Action Bottle in a sports or action environment. At the recent awards ceremony hosted at the Old Parliament Arts House, the 25 short listed finalists were displayed along with contributed works by

11 local celebrity photographers. The overall prize of $3000 was awarded to Joseph Loo King Wee (pictured), who photograph his bottle of Evian splashing into water. Second prize of $1500 went to Hu Yaocheng.

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Sarah Silver

The Photographers Gallery opens

Celebrity New York fashion and dance photographer Sarah Silver entertained an enthusiastic crowd at the

recent SINAR show in Singapore. Mixing stories of her own work experiences with expert tips and tricks for shooting with the new Sinar 54M digital back, she kept the crowd of experienced professional photographers and serious amateurs entertained for more than three hours. Her live, on stage shooting sessions using her Hasselblad and Sinar 54M back, demonstrated her masterful handling of light and movement in the studio, whilst the Sinar CaptureShop 5.0 digital software provided the background imagery. The Sinar Distributor, Gin Studios, conducted the fashion photography seminar in the HDB Auditorium in Toa Payoh. For more details of Sinar products please contact Gin or Mei at Gin Studio phone 6293 9998 or email them ginst@singnet.com.sg

The latest photographic gallery and training centre in Singapore opened recently on the ground floor of the MITA building. The Photographers Gallery is the product of a lot of hard work by Jeff Loo and Fabian So who have set up studio and gallery space for photographers to learn and exhibit. The opening exhibition was a collection of nudes by Thierry Delarue.

Free and easy with Phase One Working on the success of their H series backs, Phase One recently launched their latest P (for portable) series digital backs in Singapore. Ruby Imaging Systems, Chan Seng Fai, Phase One s Asia president Allan Hansen, presented to a large audience of Singaporean professional photographers, an up close and personal look at the new P20 and P25 digital backs for medium and large format cameras. Both are full frame CCD backs offering 16 MP and 22 MP respectively but their new portability means users are no longer tethered to a laptop or storage device. Working with either Type II, or I CF or MicroDrive cards up to 8 GB in size, the new Phase One IIQ Raw technology software speeds up the image capture process to make it up to three times faster than competitors. Major design work went into one of the main areas of concern for medium to large format backs, the heat the LCD monitor generates and the resulting noise in the digital images. Phase One tackled this problem by using a reflective type 2.2inch LCD monitor which uses extremely low power consumption from the externally mounted general supply video Li-On battery. This keeps the heat down and therefore eliminates noise in their digital images. Coupled to Phase Ones new C1 Raw workflow software the new P series Phase One system offers both speed and productivity and works on both Win XP and MacOS platforms. For more info contact Ruby Imaging Systems.

TP Gallery later invited PHOTOi editor John Cosgrove to help review images taken on the ClubSnap Java trip which will be displayed shortly at an exhibition featuring work by both the Singaporean and Indonesian photographers who attended this great photographic exchange.

Away with the birds

Over forty members of ClubSNAP and equipment laden event co-organizers from Nikon Singapore, descended on the Jurong Bird Park for this years Embrace Nature : ClubSNAP and NIKON Nature Photography Sharing Workshop. The very successful one-day workshop was divided into two parts, a hands-on session in the morning at the Bird Park and a sharing/critique session in the afternoon. The photo opportunities at the Bird Park were endless, especially in the walk-in aviary areas where participants were able to get extremely close to a variety of birds and even watch nesting preparations. The new Lorry Loft was a real hit for both photographers and birds alike, as the Lorikeets were kept well entertained with lots of shiny pieces of glass to try and play with. Expert tuition and advice from the experienced nature shooters of ClubSNAP s World of Nature forum and the opportunity to use a variety of Nikon DSLR s and big gun super telephoto lenses ensured that a good day was had by all, including the birds. Many thanks to ClubSNAP and Nikon for organizing a very enjoyable workshop and to all the workshop leaders/volunteers for sharing their knowledge and photographic techniques.

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Review

speed Canon s new EOS-1D MkII

is everything

a problem for this camera.

From the outside it looks the same as the original 1D, it still feels the same and yet the only clue that inside things have changed is the small MkII logo on the lower front left side. Canon s new EOS-1D MkII is in reality a whole new deal. From the completely new single plate CMOS sensor capturing 8.2 megapixels with the capability of reading 8 channels of colour simultaneously instead of the usual two, to its ability to drive a continuous frame capture rate at an astonishing 8.5 frames per second, the MkII is very much more than simply an improved model.

The MkII is already re-writing the record books. The 8.5 fps is the fastest available at present and comes with a burst capacity of 40 frames, all while in AI Servo AF focusing mode. This is achieved by using split multi-processors that handle AF operations via two CPUs, one for the camera and one for the auto focusing. Under the hood the new DIGIC II digital imaging processor is really starting to resemble a high performance computer. Running two banks of DDR SDRAM (sounds a bit like my PC) the DIGIC II high-speed image processor churns out clean, sharp, low noise images in either JPEG or 12 bit RAW, or a combination of both simultaneously to the newest feature on the MkII, dual memory slots. You have the choice now to store your images on CF cards and or SD/MMC cards at the same time. The MkII also supports the next generation CF cards with media larger than 2GB; so shooting everything in RAW is not a problem of size capacity anymore. From under the hood we move up into the drivers seat and Canon have really gone to town

here. The controls are still the same but now the back end systems are really running at high speed. Seven colour matrix settings allow for extensive control over the colour characteristics of your images. Instead of the usual two or three colour spaces, users can now choose from five factory presets and two that allow independent adjustment of the colour space. For both colour saturation and tonal levels there are five levels of adjustment provided. The ISO coverage starts now at a very fine grained 50 ISO and goes all the way in 1/3 increments to 3200 through ISO

extension (a fancy word for an increase in sensor gain) giving you the widest spread in any EOS digital camera. The White Balance has been improved to obtain more precise colour in low colour temperature environments when shooting under tungsten or fluorescent lights. There are 10 selectable WB modes and all are fully adjustable to make the colour work for you. When shooting in vertical mode the camera can employ an image rotation mode to turn images on the 230k-pixel 2-inch TFT LCD monitor right side up so that you don t have to rotate the camera to look at them. It takes a while to get used to it but then you asked for it, for these old eyes I found it made the image smaller and harder to see detail. Everything about this camera screams power and speed and the differences between the earlier 1D and the MkII is

like comparing a Toyota Celica to a Ferrari. Both are fast but the MkII is operating on a whole new level of performance and capability. But enough waxing lyrically about the new MkII, lets get down to practical applications. Eight point five frames a second is a very quick burst rate and for a while it was kinda fun to shoot at it, but when my cards filled up I dialled down the burst rate to a more manageable five fps. Mind you it came in real handy when at the recent Police Carnival, I captured the monster truck action there easily and efficiently. From takeoff to landing it was easy to capture the full spread of the motor cross bikes and the trucks jumping. Another area I found the high capture speed of the MkII useful was when my children were playing with large soap bubbles. With only

microseconds before the bubble burst in the wind the 8.5 fps really rocked as I got all stages of the bubble development. Later I took things to the extreme and shot at a S-league match on high ISO settings. But the proof is in the pudding, as my dear old gran would say, and later back on my computer it was time to see if Canon had really improved the whole 1D package. Colour wise I shot in my usual Adobe RGB mode and surprisingly the images came out not that flat. The adjustable colour space makes it easy to get good contrast ranges to match the time of day you are shooting at. The biggest change was a very apparent lack of excessive noise across the whole ISO spectrum. The DIGIC processor has raised the bar in terms of low noise suppression capabilities. It was great to be able to shoot at 1600 ISO under mixed lighting conditions and get images that looked like they were shot at 400. The 8.2 megapixels means much bigger files upon expansion and it is nice to have more detail to play with.

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First Look

Imacon

medium format digital backs are now available here in Singapore Imacon s new Ixpress 528C digital camera back is finally available here in Singapore.

Capable of shooting raw uninterpolated images of up to 528MB in size using Imacon s unique micro-step 4Res capture process, the new Ixpress 528C is the next step in Imacon s concept of 'Unlimited Photography . The 528C offers three capture modes (one, four and 16 shot) and is able to shoot a full 16-bit colour 132MB image in single-shot mode, and 132 and 528MB images in four and 16 shot modes respectively. A Kodak 22 million, nine-micron pixel sensor and Imacon s revolutionary new sensor control Double Duration Circuit (DDC) ensures the highest image quality. An integral part of the Ixpress 528C is its adaptability to camera platforms spanning view cameras and the range of popular medium format and auto focus cameras. The i-Adaptor allows the photographer to interchange the back from one camera to the next by simply undoing four screws. The Ixpress 528C also offers full functionality across Mac OSX, and PC Windows platforms and connects to the Ixpress Image Bank via a 90cm cable for computer-free operation and a 10m cable for studio operation. Connection from the Ixpress Image Bank to laptop or computer is via Firewire. Contact is Shriro Singapore Pte Ltd

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Introduces the GP 2300 Series NiMH Rechargeable Batteries and GP PowerBank Travel

Imation s colourful Cd s Pre-designed Thematic CD-Rs are the latest must have in the world of personal CD recording. Imation has just launched a new range of options for users including six vibrant colours for the Floral series, a range of modernistic designs with an urban touch in the Gem series and another 8 cute animal cartoon designs to add to the Animal series. A full range of their CD designs are available for view on Imation s website www.imation-southasia.com/thematic. These fun CD-Rs are now available at all major IT and stationary stores for S$22.90 for a 50 piece bulk pack.

GP Batteries announced a new breakthrough in battery technology with the GP 2300 Series AA Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries. Featuring the highest capacity in the market, the GP 2300 Series is designed to satisfy the increasing demand for high-power batteries and to bring out the best performance of digital cameras. Offering the most enduring power the GP 2300 Series provides a significant extension of operation time, it delivers 4 times more shots than alkaline batteries for one charge. Eliminating the hassle of replacing batteries frequently. The newly launched fast charger GP PowerBank Travel, which is so slim it enables users to simply slip it into their luggage and carry it everywhere. It is equipped with 100-240V universal voltage for worldwide use. The GP PowerBank Travel can fully charge 2 pieces and 4 pieces of highest capacities NiMH rechargeable batteries in about 2 and 4 hours respectively. Prices: GP2300 Series AA NiMH rechargeable batteries (2 pcs pack) S$19.90: GP PowerBank Travel (bundled with 4 pcs of GP2100 Series AA NiMH rechargeable batteries) S$49.90.

Underwater and loving it Have you ever imagined taking your digital camera underwater? In the past this was a very expensive undertaking as the housings used to be worth much more than the body, well not so now, as a number of manufacturers are offering new underwater casings for their digital point and shoot models. The 4 mega-pixel Nikon Coolpix 4100 fits easily into the Nikon WP-CP1 Underwater casing, giving you many more opportunities to develop your digital photographic creativity. The WP-CP1 casing allows you to shoot in the rain, in the snow, down on the beach, in the pool or out in the ocean to depths of 40m. Easy to use and with a very intuitive operating system, the camera and casing were a huge hit with the kids in the pool, especially the QT movie function of the 4100. The resulting images came out very sharp as the 3x optical zoom Nikkor lens easily handled the light changes underwater. Available now at all good camera and photography stores. Contact is Nikon Singapore, Nikon Coolpix 4100 (S$529), Nikon WP-CP1 Underwater casing(S$299)

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Through Kath s Lens

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Dust can be a major problem for Photographers during Rodeo events but can also add to the action.

A fairly low position right beside the arena fence, a fast shutter speed and a 70-200mm helped to capture the riders peril from a safe distance.

High ISO B&W film and a fast shutter speed add drama as an adventure racer quenches his thirst whilst crossing a river.

FORGET FOOTBALL! I prefer action packed, extreme, adrenalin pumping sports ones that have my camera permanently glued to my face and the motor drive working overtime. I was brought up with Rodeo, my dad was a rodeo rider, so naturally, that was one of the first sports I chose to capture on film. Not as exciting as actually trying to stay on top of the enraged animal for 8 seconds but capturing the action in just a few short, hectic, seconds is just as challenging, especially when your using an Olympus OM1 with no motor drive! Having to waste precious seconds to manually wind on the film between each shot meant that I had to be able to almost predict what was about to happen in order to capture the peak action. Not a problem, as I knew this sport inside out. And that, the experts tell me, is the key to successful sports photography! Knowing the sport, its rules, its players, well enough to be able to almost predict the action. If you don t like or know the sport well enough then your pictures are likely to reflect this. Knowing the sport and where the action is likely to take place allows you to pick the right shooting position, lens and camera settings before the action even begins. But don t just get locked into what is happening on the field or in the arena, remember, peoples reactions in the crowd or the behind the scenes preparations can give you some wonderful images too. Although research is still essential, some sports such as mountain biking, BMX or motor cross are a little easier to predict where the action will be, simply by walking the course first in order to find the more challenging sections such as a steep downhill or uphill, a water crossing, an off camber corner or a natural obstacle that needs to be navigated. Now all you have to worry about is keeping safe, catching the action and trying to keep your backgrounds as clean as possible either by choosing a safe shooting position with a not so cluttered

background or by isolating your subject with a long lens and shallow depth of field.

However, don t just sit in one spot for the entire race or all your pictures will look the same. Move around the course to each of your selected spots keeping your eyes open for unexpected photo opportunities along the way. Adventure racing is in a league of its own, when you are photographing one it is almost like you are in the race yourself. You have to know what is happening at each stage and where it is likely to happen where will they cross a river, rappel down a cliff, cross a ridge, run down a scree slope? You have to be out there studying the map and predicting. Most of all, you have to be there at each spot, ready to capture the action, before the competitors get there. Not an easy task when there is limited road access into most of the areas that these races are held. You must be as prepared as the competitors are for climatic changes and injury and be adequately equipped to keep both you and your camera equipment safe and dry. An often frustrating sport for a photographer to cover but extremely exciting and the results can be spectacular. Remember, you don t have to play the sport to know it well, read books, watch videos, study photographs from the experts and watch the sport in action. Once you decide what part of the action you want to capture, grab your gear and join the sport of action photography. Check out these great websites for awesome images from some of the pros of sports and adventure photography: http://www.coreyography.com/ Corey Rich has traveled the world on assignment for Sports Illustrated, Outside, National Geographic Adventure and many more besides. www.bobmartin.com/ Many times UK Sports Photographer of the year. This one will inspire you in all aspects of sports photography! www.photosport.co.nz/ New Zealand s top sports picture agency.

Abseiling down the cliff alongside Jed, allowed me to isolate him against the skyline for a more dramatic image.

www.empics.com/ The top UK based sports photo agency Editorial.gettyimages.com/ One of the world s top photo agencies. www.sportsshooter.com An online community and resource site for sports photographers and other working photojournalists. It serves as an informative and inspiring site for anyone who aspires to be on the sidelines capturing great moments at their favorite sporting venue.

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, I enjoy watching and photographing football but compared to some other sports it s a bit like watching grass grow!

All photos by Kath Cosgrove

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Yian on the Move

Vernacular Photography at Arles

Here is my attempt to show some of my vernacular photography as Art (with a capital A ). In every one of my photo folders in my hard drive is a folder called Record shots , where I take pictures of people to remember who I went to festivals with, makeup artists I worked with, place names and cities, models that I use before they are made up (for example go-sees where the agency sends models to my studio before a shoot). They were taken with no aesthetic intent whatsoever. Is this a valid art form? You decide.

What could vernacular photography be? I had no

idea when I first read about it at the Arles photography festival in the south of France, where for five days I attended the biggest photography festival for, fine art in the world. The dictionary defines it as Using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language. Martin Parr, a Magnum photographer famous for his richly saturated in-your-face colour documentary of British life, was the artistic director for the festival this year. He defines vernacular photography as photos that were Created with no aesthetic intent. These are often in the technical, commercial or family domains. This appeared to be the dominant theme at this year s Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, and the word was present at most official conferences and dinner table conversations. After viewing 40 exhibitions, 5 nights of slideshows, meeting tons of people, attending the concurrent Off festival basically a wonderful overload of photography for me I will present you with my top four highlights. Firstly Hans Aasman, a Dutch photographer, who had just given up photography for the fourth time. He sold all his equipment and bought a point and shoot. Before this, he had given up large format photography. And before that, he had given up 35mm photography. This may give you an insight into his sense of humour. His presentation was on pictures from the first four issues of

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his magazine Useful Photography . Some examples. He went onto eBay and typed in the word ashtray , and showed those pictures as a story. Missing Persons was next, and as the title implies, was a collection of missing person s photographs. There was also a slideshow of municipal construction photographs taken to record the progress of building sites. Basically the most boring pictures you could imagine put together and called art. Then he went on for about 30 minutes on why art is all nonsense. It was very funny, but I think you had to be there to understand it. Trisha Ziff did an amazing documentary on the icon that photographer Alberto Diaz (aka Korda) created when he took the famous picture of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara. It is said that this is the most reproduced photograph of all time. She showed pictures surrounding the incident where the photo was taken, the contact sheets of Korda, and pictures of the actual scene that he was staring at with his famous gaze (a cemetery scene with thousands attending the funeral of the 81 people politically killed). She then showed pictures of hundreds of examples of the portrait being used in all kinds of circumstances. See www.zonezero.com/kordasche/ for some examples. Harry Gruyaert, a Magnum photographer, presented a retrospective on his work. He is best known as one of the early adopters of colour photography, and his photos really struck a chord with me. He talked about how

colour was a much richer language for describing the world, but yet presented the opposite case that black and white was much better suited to focusing our attentions on expressions. The entire show was helped along with a wonderful narrative, very personal and intense. Harry also showed a short film that he made to show his ex-girlfriend how much he loved her after she left him for another man. It was very touching. And finally, Phil Collins (no relation to the singer), in his book, states that he takes photos for the sole purpose of meeting people, and neither cares about nor is good at the technical bits. However, in my opinion, his photos were very good, extremely personal and inspiring me to do the same thing. In closing, remember that the Visa pour l Image festival in Perpignan is coming up at the end of August. (28th Aug to 4th Sept). I am hereby issuing an invitation to all of you to come with me and make use of the contacts that I have there. This is the biggest photojournalism festival in the world every year, (Arles being a fine art photography festival). Contact me at yian@yianhuang.com for more information.

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Reader s Galeria

Action Shooter

About the photographer:

Willy Foo I started digital photography 10 years ago with an Epson PhotoPC 600. It was one of the first digital cameras that gave rich colours at 640x480. Since then I ve had 13 digital cameras and am now shooting with a Nikon D2H DSLR. When I had a Sony 707, I spent a lot of time shooting in the Jurong Bird Park and at the Zoo. The shots came out fantastic, however when I was trying to capture action, it became frustrating having to pre-focus and pre-empt the shutter lag. While I was known for shooting humming birds, I had to spend huge amounts of time waiting for the humming bird to come to a pre-focused spot. After some savings,

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I decided to move onto a DSLR and got a Nikon D100, knowing that the 3 fps would at least get me more shots in an action sequence. Unfortunately for the hummingbird, the flash could only sync at 1/180, which is not sufficient enough to freeze the wings. Thus, I moved on to sports. Using a Nikon AFS 80-200mm as my main lens, I started capturing more action. I learnt that the expressions make the shot and thus would fire the camera in sequences, I ended up with huge volumes of photos each trip and spent tons of time going through them. After upgrading to the Nikon D2H at its 8 fps, the number of photos simply got too huge. I adopted

Whether it be nature, kids, sports or whatever, please send us a selection of your best images of subjects based around a common theme so that we can show off your work to the world. Send prints or email your best images to editor@photoi.com.sg or mail them to Hardware Zone Pte Ltd 20, Ayer Rajah Crescent, #09-04/05/11/12 Singapore 139964, attention to PHOTOi.

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a keep only the best frames mentality. With the D100, I would selectively delete shots which did not turn out well, but with the D2H, I would protect only 1 or 2 shots from each sequence and use delete all to delete the rest. I love to capture the moment during the peak of action, the expressions of joy, pain, desperation and anger, which flashes past in an instant. It s not just the action that makes the shot for me. It s as much the expression of the sportsman. It s gratifying when the players enjoy seeing their own photos in these moments captured in the heat of action which they are almost unconscious of. Willy Foo - willy@sp.com.sg

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The Best Photographer in Singapore

The Winners in round seven of the

PHOTOi Best Photographer in Singapore competition 2004 Theme Travel Destination

1st

2nd

Hui ManYan

3rd

Chan Hong Ni

The low angle and slow shutter speed gives this photo an edge.

A different view of a common scene well done.

4th

Julian Li

Woong Huat Hui

5th Anderson Teu

A Lovely dramatic shot, taken in extreme conditions, well composed and a good strong winner.

Again a dramatic angle with good use of black and white well caught.

Lovely scene well caught almost want to go there myself.

The Grand Prize Nikon D70 The overall points standing for round seven of the top 15 placegetters. Total plus 20 for the top 15 entries.

Hui Man Yan Chan Hong Ni Julian Li Woong Huat Hui Anderson Teu Marc Aviles Kenneth Leong Dot Chan Andy Tan Lionel Lin Loh Kan Yin Santiago D. Luib Wong Chek Poh Stefan Gisin Hui Man Yan

Overall Scores 96 94 92 91 90 89 89 88 87 87 85 84 84 81 81

The Grand Prize, for the Best Photographer in Singapore Competition is the Nikon D70, kindly sponsored by Nikon Singapore Pte. Ltd. Other prizes kindly sponsored by Cathay Photo Store (PTE) LTD

The overall score sheet

If you want to view the best 10 entrants overall and see your own overall points total please check for them on the www.photoi.com.sg web site. Please check the website to also update yourself on the rules and regulations.

The Points system explained.

Rank

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1st

Mark Aviles

922

2nd

Lee Hin Mun

624

3rd

Ivan Yeo

586

4th

Hui Man Yan

530

5th

Santiago D. Luib

447

6th

Julian Li

391

7th

Liew Tong Leng

358

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Felimon Sanchez

331

8th=

Sahari Sariman

331

10th

Li Shi Wei

286

11th

Woong Huat Hui

282

12th

Kenneth Leong

266

13th

Jericho Jensen

262

14th

George Hitchins

226

15th

Tan Wee Sim

225

16th=

Roy Sim

209

16th

Quek Chiau Liong

209

18th

Joshua Chai

200

19th

Chng Peng Eik

193

20th

Wu Swee Ong

192

21th

Maniya Aura Ong

184

22th

Chau Feng Hao

175

23th

Lim Choon Thin

168

24th

Wong Chek Poh

164

25th

Koh Kok Peng

154

26th

Lionel Lin

147

27th=

Tan Wei Te

145

27th=

Tan Angie

145

Round 9 Your Best National Day Photos (Closes 6th Sept)

27th=

Jeremy Tan

145

Round 10 Curves (Closes 6th Oct)

1: All registered entrant s gain for themselves 20 points by simply entering in each theme competition regardless of the number of prints/images entered. 2: Only entries scoring over 80% will be awarded points. 3: Each entry judged suitable for the top 10 will be awarded points individually which are then accumulated to that entrants overall score. 4: All points are then accumulated over the entire 11 themes for the grand prize. 5: Points can be awarded for such topics as the use of colour, impact, theme relevance and content. 6: The judging is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Send all entries to editor@photoi.com.sg or mail your prints to Hardware Zone Pte Ltd 20, Ayer Rajah Crescent, #09-04/05/11/12 Singapore 139964, attention to PHOTOi.

Themes *Closes on the 6th of each month.* Round 8 The View from your window (Closes 6th Aug)

Round 11 Final Round Reflection (Closes 6th Nov)

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The overall points standing after seven rounds of the PHOTOi Best Photographer in Singapore competition 2004.

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Industry Report

A peek under the covers It s always fun to get the inside track on what is going

to be released in the future, and it s one of those rare opportunities when the R&D boffins ask us (the media) for our opinion. It s kind of like being back behind the bike sheds at school with a classic I ll show you mine if you tell me what you think set pieces. Epson recently lifted the covers (albeit briefly) during a short trip to their factory in Suzhou, China, displaying what trick new ideas their techs have been working on lately. Suzhou is a very interesting city. It could be called the Venice of the east with its miles of scenic canals and bridges to view in amongst this very developed city. Epson is the biggest employer there, with more than 9000 employees, making cell phone and PDA LCD screens at the rate of 9,000,000 a month and yet they are pushed to keep up with the demand despite working 3 shifts 24/7. As the world's leader in digital imaging solutions as well as printer manufacturing, Epson s R&D staff have kept photographers interests in mind when they are developing new products for this very competitive market arena. What was surprising was how they have developed their inkjet printers to work in many new areas of manufacturing. One of these new areas is in the manufacturing of OLED, an electronic device made by placing a series of organic thin films between two

conductors. Think of OLEDs as the next generation of TV screens. When an electrical current is applied, a bright light is emitted in a process called electrophosphorescence. Even with the many layers, these systems are very thin and pliable, usually less than 500 nm (0.5 thousandths of a millimeter). When used to produce displays, OLED technology produces self-luminous displays that don t require backlighting. These are very thin, have a wide viewing angle and require very little power, only 2-10 volts and are much cheaper and easier to manufacturer than LCD and Plasma screens. Epson has developed their Micro Piezo inkjet printing system to build the OLED screens and had a working 12.5-inch model on show. They also talked us through how they are developing the printer heads to make flexible TV screens a reality.

EPSON OLED Screen

What does this means for us as photographers? Imagine if you can in a number of scenarios. 1: normal sized greeting cards that contain a slideshow of images and QT movies. 2: lightweight TV screens that you simply roll up and carry off to another location. 3: slideshows of digital images hung in photo frames displayed on screens no thicker than archival matt paper. Cool Ah! Back to reality, Epson also had on show a number of their latest products that we may or may not find here in Singapore. EPSON STYLUS PHOTO R800

EPSON Livingstation

The A4 sized EPSON STYLUS PHOTO R800 is due for launch here later this year and what a splash it is going to make in the marketplace. Already for sale in Japan and the US it contains two new ink trays (RED and BLUE) as well as a laminate coater more about this new printer at a later date. The super trick EPSON E100 PictureMate 4R pigment inkjet printer was mentioned in passing while we got to sample the very innovative EPSON Livingstation, a combined LCD projection TV and direct printing system. Both are currently available only in Japan, the US and the UK. The Livingstation comes with Epson's proprietary Photo On Demand capability, which allows users to view, print and store their digital photos without the need for a PC, from an easy-to-use universal remote control. Slots for popular memory cards, including SD /MultiMedia cards, Memory Sticks, Compact Flash and SmartMedia cards enable users to quickly view their digital photos. A very quiet, built-in dye sublimation photo quality printer produces borderless 4"x6" prints while archiving is made simple with the included CD-R/RW drive. All without connecting to a PC. We got our grubby little paws on the remote and it was a blast editing our CF cards on the big 57-inch screen model. The EPSON PictureMate is billed as a personal photolab, a compact solution for printing great photos quickly, easily and without leaving home. Just plug in your compatible digital camera or memory card, or connect

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your digital camera phone via Bluetooth® and start printing beautiful 10 x 15cm glossy photos with great detail and vibrant colours for true-to-life images. It is compatible with PictBridge and USB DIRECT-PRINT digital cameras, so you can simply connect and print. A useful index print facility helps you select your photos and a simple menu system for cropping, adjusting colour and changing layouts. The Epson PicturePack makes home photo printing even easier. One box contains all you need to produce 100 photos - 100 sheets of glossy Epson PictureMate Photo Paper and an Epson PictureMate photo cartridge. 100 blank photos in a box - all you need to do is fill them in! So that was our peek under the covers at Epson, Suzhou. Many thanks to Kim and Mary at EPSON for their help. The New EPSON Stylus C65 DURABrite inkprinter for the home and office was also on show.

Suzhou the canal city of Asia.

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SIX MORE FROM CANON! by Kath Cosgrove

Canon Singapore launched a further six new products recently, on the Indonesian island of Batam, bringing the total thus far to 38 of the 100 new products slated for release this year. The new products include a digital camera, two digital camcorders, two card photo printers and a film scanner.

The feature packed, Powershot S60, a 5 megapixel CCD (effective) digital camera with a unique 28-100mm UA (ultra-high index aspherical) f2.8 zoom lens, allows wider scene coverage, a high zoom ratio, high image quality and the ability to take close-up shots of a subject only 4cm from the lens. The S60 is equipped with a powerful DIGIC image-processing chip designed to deliver sharp, true-to-life images that can be recorded in both JPEG and RAW files. Also included in its thin, compact body are 9 white balance modes including underwater, Auto Exposure Bracketing, Auto Focus Bracketing, 5 creative zones to control the camera s aperture and shutter speed settings, a mini movie recording mode and many more features besides. Optional extras include a 2x tele-converter, a wireless controller and a waterproof case for shooting up to 40 meters underwater. Recommended retail price for the Powershot S60 is S$949.

Have fun printing photos directly from your PictBridgeenabled digital camera anywhere, anytime with the Canon CP 220 and Canon CP 330. These stylish little card photo printers can print a scratchproof and waterproof, 300 x 300 dpi, 24 bit colour, 4R photo in just 85 seconds and it only costs you $0.66 per print! You can also print in four other sizes panoramic (4x8 ), 3R, credit card or ID. For true mobile printing, the CP 330 comes with an additional free rechargeable battery, which can last up to 36 prints per charge. Both of these little beauties are also equipped with a new movie print mode that allows you to print scenes from your movie clip taken on selected Canon digital cameras. Canon MVX 20i

Canon MVX 25i

Home movie makers will be overjoyed with the new Canon MVX 20i and MVX 25i digital camcorders which now include high-end still camera functions. Picture quality is assured with their powerful 2.2 megapixel CCD s and a unique DIGIC DV chip that uses different techniques to process video and still images separately.

The CP220 measures a compact 170 x 119 x 54.8mm whilst the CP330 is only slightly bigger at 170 x 123 x 55mm. Recommended retail price for the CP220 is S$249 and the CP330 S$399.

Both models offer a true 16:9 wide-screen mode for a great cinematic picture effect. The MVX 20i has a 12x optical zoom and comes with seven auto exposure modes for shooting in any challenging conditions, such as filming under a spotlight, whilst the MVX 25i offers a 14x optical zoom and is equipped with additional Super Night and Night Plus modes to help you film in near total darkness conditions. The camcorders have a superior built-in audio processing system to help you record crisp and clean sound. The MVX 25i comes with a manual audio level control for customizing the level of sound recording too. A useful still camera feature offered by both camcorders is the AEB mode that can automatically take 3 shots of the same scene with different exposures. You can also print photos directly to PictBridge-compatible printers of any brand without going through a PC. Recommended retail price for the MVX 25i is S$1,899 and the MVX20i is S$1,749 with a free Snazio PC editing kit.

Recommended retail price is S$269.

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The new CanoScan 5200F, a 2400 dpi, film and document scanner has a revolutionary diamond-pixel CCD that produces superior image quality and colour reproduction, while it s USB 2.0 High-speed interface ensures fast scanning at all times. Photographers will appreciate the integrated 35mm-film adapter that can scan 6 frames of 35mm negatives and 4 mounted slides at one time. It is also equipped with Canon s exclusive FARE Level 2 technology which can remove dust and scratches, revive faded colours and clear up grainy images from scanned images instantly. Finally, the four EZ buttons make scanning, emailing, colour copying and archiving images a one-touch affair.

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Postcards

Turkey

Rich in culture, history, and beautiful romantic landscapes By Jeremy Choong escoli@singnet.com.sg

One can hardly escape the fact that Turkey is arguably the best destination for

travelers seeking to explore hidden wonders and diverse regions. There are so many things to see and do that it just cannot be covered in a single trip. So be prepared to go back several times. For the casual traveler, Istanbul appears like a mind-boggling mix of the ancient, the old, and the new, but beautiful destinations also abound in nearby cities and towns. There is no shortage of old world charm and great Mediterranean food all around Turkey. In fact, the country is more European than Asian. For a start, Turkey is a secular state, with no official religion. Despite the fact that a large majority of the population practices Islam, there is a healthy mix of people here all practicing their own religious beliefs. The national drink is Raki, a strong, minty alcoholic beverage with 45% alcohol content, and smoking cigars is a pastime many Turkish enjoy over good coffee and company. They take their hospitality seriously, while walking along the streets of Istanbul with a D2h around my neck, I was greeted on every street by people asking, Hello, are you from Japan? No, Singapore? Oh Welcome to Istanbul! Almost everyone will offer you a nice hot cup of apple tea. A visit to Turkey would not be complete without visiting the Cappadocia region in central Anatolia. The natural rock formations are breathtaking at dawn, sensational at dusk, and simply a sight to behold. Volcanic ash once settled here from nearby active volcanoes and the ash formed was easy to mould by hand and simple tools but oxidized quickly into a hard, porous rock. Early Christians, prosecuted by the Roman Empire, sought refuge in the caves here and continued expanding the underground caverns and tunnels into a virtual city beneath the rock housing more than 35,000 people. You can still find ancient wineries, horse stables, and kitchens here. Smoke was never a problem as the porous rock naturally absorbed the fumes, enabling people to survive underground.

At dawn, you must take a hot-air balloon ride across Cappadocia as few words can describe the feeling to match the sight. The panoramic view from the air was definitely one of the highlights of our visit to the region, and in fact, the country.

Every mosque in Turkey has people feeding the birds with pieces of bread, snacks, and fat flying pigeons are no exception. Here at the New Mosque, a prominent feature by the Eminonu waterfront, a boy sits by the edge pondering passers-by as pigeons take off for another feed.

The one thing, which made my trip to Turkey so much more memorable was something, my guide did. Even after I had arrived back in Singapore, he called me, to enquire as a friend, whether I had enjoyed my stay in his country. I certainly did! Discover Turkey yourself and be prepared to return. All images Copyright © 2004, Jeremy Alexander Choong

The Basilica Cistern. This vast underground water cistern, a beautiful piece of Byzantine engineering, is a most unusual tourist attraction in Sultanahmet in Istanbul. Laid out under Justinian in 532 A.D., the cistern's roof is held up by over 336 columns each 10m high.

Cappadocia. A hot-air balloon trip cost us US$320 for an hour from dawn to sunrise, but it yielded the most amazing pictures!

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The Open Air Museum in Cappadocia bears mute testament to the ingenuity of early Christians, who made all of these by hand only: Homes within the hills and "fairy chimneys".

The Haghia Sophia, once the Church of St. Sofia, was converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. Its central dome stands 80m above and is unsupported by any central columns. It was built in the 6th century AD and remains an architectural marvel even today.

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Master of their Craft

it weren t for his mothers company clearing out their old cameras, Paul Khoo and photography would probably have never paired up. Add into the equation a deep love for Formula One and motor racing in general and the two have became a life long addiction for this globe trotting Singaporean photographer.

After graduating from the California College of Arts and Crafts in San Francisco, USA, with a Degree in Fine Arts, Paul shot his first Formula One Grand Prix in 1989 as a stringer for a magazine that sadly folded after just 4 issues. Continuing to hone his skills and techniques on editorial assignments for various publications he travelled to circuits around the globe, shooting many different formulas of motor racing from Formula One to Indy Cars, 500 cc grand prix motorbikes, Vintage Racers, NASCAR and many others. Eventually, establishing a base in San Francisco, he became the US correspondent for Motoring magazine and was later invited to join the American Racing Press Association as a full voting member.

Photographer & partner, Onion Design 15 Little Road, #06-01, Singapore 536988 (65) 9687-1305 paul@oniondesign.com

Two essential tips Paul would like to give aspiring motorsport photographers are, 1: know your track, be very observant about what is going on around you at all times and always think safety. 2: Always carry two bodies, one with your long telephoto and the other with a shorter zoom, as things will always happen right in front of you.

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Paul Khoo

''You can say that Paul was one of the true pioneers of the digital photography age. In fact, the Marlboro News Service marked the first time that digital photography was used exclusively in a deadline environment with the Kodak DCS 1 (yes, before the AP or anyone else). That makes him (1) a pioneer and (2) damn old!'' said mentor Jim Thompson, former Editor of Marlboro News Service. After relocating from the West Coast of the United States to Singapore, Paul is currently a partner at Onion Design where he continues to shoot for a select client base on a regular basis. I still love my cars but there isn t that much around here on a regular basis so I have to travel. A long time Canon user Paul has only recently returned to digital with a 10D, I was raised on film and I still love my EOS 1v s but now it s interesting seeing what digital has to offer.

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SPORTS

Photography

Sports photographers have captured all the dramatic moments of human sporting achievements ever since photography was invented. Long after the memory of fleeting television images have faded we can still recall many great sporting pictures. But some say sports photography is a bit like watching a horror

A short guide on how to get good sports images 1: Plan your coverage remember why are you there. Plan to include wide descriptive scenic shots, mid length portraits and close up action shots. This will give you a wider selection of images. Don t waste your time trying to shoot only one type of shot. 2: Reaction to the action is the best shot you can look for so don t stop shooting when the goal is scored keep the camera ready for the celebration shots or the disappointment on the players faces. 3: Go early stay late: Arrive at your sport early to catch set up shots, practise angles and positions and then stay later to see what happens after the crowds go. Always take a few moments upon arrival to sort out which team is a playmaker team and which one is losing. 4: Rugby: Position yourself in a corner facing the stronger team and prepare for players running down the wing to score tries. The most desperate action is always in the corners and a 70-200 zoom will be suitable to capture of the action. 5: Soccer: Around the goal mouth and a few meters either side will get you most of the action, remember to stand away from the line and don t be dressed in similar colours to one of the teams. 6: Softball: From behind the batters plate looking straight at the pitcher for both throwing or batting shots and runners sliding home, first or third base for good sliding action and catching shots. 7: Motor sports: Think safety at all times, try to shoot on the corners where the cars and motorcycles are going at their slowest, you get great late braking passes and falls in motorcycling here. 8: Mountain biking: Look for four options, 1: slow climbs up hill where the competitors are struggling, 2: splashing through water makes great action pictures, 3: fast downhills for speed shots and 4: jumping shots where people either get it right or fall. Use all your techniques and skills to make the photos interesting 9: Adventure sports: Learn what you can about the course and look for photo points where competitors are struggling or in peril. 10: Gymnastics: Light is always a problem here so select high ISO s as NO flash allowed. Look for detail shots, close ups on the action, because gymnastic routines are repetitive you get many chances to improve your images. 11: Golf: Silence is golden - don t shoot on the downward stroke of the player. Look for low angles, sand traps and putting set-ups. Fast shutter speeds and shallow depth of field keeps distracting backgrounds in check and stops the ball. A longer lens is really a bonus here. 12: Angles of view either high and low: We all see from eye level so investigate all angles, high or low to see how it makes your picture more spectacular or gives it more impact.

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Lessons movie. We only watch it to see the really scary bits, to be shocked by prospect of blood and gore. While it s true some go only to capture the beauty of a sport in a graphical color sense, most go along to try and capture the crashes, the action and drama of humans attempting feats not normally accomplished. We look for athletes pushing their bodies and spirits to the limit. We also wait with the

tenacity of vultures after a kill, for the mistakes of these competitors after all they make for the best photos. Sport photography is really about the skill of the photographer in capturing reactions to the action, showing how competitors react to winning or losing. Capturing peak action and high drama takes skill and planning, you must learn all you can about the sport, who are the play makers

or who is the strongest competitor and where are the hot spots for you to stand. Angles play a big part in making your pictures stand out from others so does technique. Do you freeze the action or blur the movement? Get in you minds eye what you want to achieve today and the rest falls into place.

13: Sun - from behind or into, most say shoot with the sun behind you but always look in all directions; to shoot into the light expose one full stop open to fill in the shadows, on a digital check your trial shots before committing. 14: Long or short lenses: Take both a wide zoom to get establishing shots and alternative angle shots and an 80-200 zoom for the hard action shots: wide angles to include more information, telephotos to clean up backgrounds and highlight individual segments of action etc. 15: Technique: fast or slow panning, select various shutter speeds to make the action freeze (1/500th of a second) or to create the illusion of speed (1/30th), remember to pan when ever the subject is moving across your field of view regardless of the shutter speed. 16: Lines of tension: Your subjects body angles create lines of tension, the more slanted, the more interesting they are to viewers who then ask the question what happened next? 17: Peak action: Every upward movement has a peak where things are stretched to the max; it is also when things slow down enough making shooting the action much easier. 18: Markets for your images: Sell your images to the competitors, local newspapers, sporting magazines and event managers. Every competitor loves to see a great shot of themselves in action and then they might buy it. 19: Prepare for the event just like an athlete would do: Checklist includes, batteries, inclement weather protection, hat, drinking water, cleaning cloths for dusty lenses, make sure you are fit enough to run around with your heavy camera gear because photographers always do as much exercise at an event as a competitor does. Leave the heavy tripod at home - invest in a good monopod. 20: Trust yourself and your gear: We don t all own long lenses so maximise your gear by getting as close as possible to your subjects (within reason), wait for them to come into your field of view and don t shoot when they are dots in the middle of the frame. 21: To Inspire yourself surround yourself with great images to inspire you: Search through photo books and back issues of SI to find great images and hang them on your walls as they will inspire your to shoot better images. 22: Photograph the sport you love: Follow the sport you love as it will help you get an insiders view of the action, event and subjects if you are shooting a sport you don t like it shows up in the poor quality of your images. 23: Think safety at all times, stay out of the way of the competitors and always protect yourself and your gear from the sun, rain, dust or theft.

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24: FILL THE FRAME!!! Don t shoot when the subjects are mere dots in the middle of the frame; let them come closer to you. Learn to override your natural impulses to press the shutter button when you think that they are too close. Filling the frame maximises the action and the drama of the sport you are photographing.

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A quick chat with

Jai Ong, from Out of the Box Design and Photography After operating studios at both Suntec City and Marina Square over the last 6 years, celebrated portrait and family photographer Jai Ong has recently moved Out of the Box Design and Photography to its new studio location in Millenia Walk.

"We have stayed in the area because a lot of people knew us here," said Jai "We have the same space but the concept is little bit different." "We are taking the idea of the traditional family portrait and changing the style and mood of it into a more modern engaging style of photography." "Our consumers today are more modern thinking, they like to have fun in a studio and we want them to play up more, gone are the days of stuffy family portraits as we try and get them to be more lively and animated." "We specialise in fashion portraits, photographing people having fun, so we always try and bring life to our pictures." Being one of the original digital photography studios in Singapore, Jai and his team have more than 10 years experience in the digital field. Working with both Nikon and Olympus systems Jai has found almost total acceptance of his digital images. Photography is meant to be fun. We encourage creativity through spontaneity, less the heavy make-up and dressing-up, less the blemishes, with some digital retouching. It's a more free style concept of photography and it is very popular." Being a total digital studio operation has helped Jai develop another service to his photography business, event and on location portraiture. "We attend parties, balls, weddings, promotional events and set up a portable studio there so that attendees can came in at their leisure and be photographed when they are all dressed up for the function. We also provide basic styling and hair touch ups to prepare the guests for their shoots. It's a lot of fun."

Book Reviews The PHOTOSHOP CS Book for Digital Photographers By Scott Kelby, Editor Photoshop User Magazine. Publisher: New Riders Publishing. The world is awash with Photoshop manuals, so it takes a special one to reach out and catch your eye. The PHOTOSHOP CS Book for Digital Photographers by Photoshop User Magazine editor, Scott Kelby is just one of these. I grabbed this one because it gave me what I needed, short information packed chapters that tell me in plain language how to fix the problems I can face in my digital photography. I learned a number of things the first time I opened this book like how to straighten crooked photos, sharpen images for effect and a really cool trick for turning small photos into really big poster sized images without a loss of quality. Kelly s style of writing draws you in and gets you thinking about what you can do to your own photos. The final bonus is that this book is full of practical tips and guides on how to do pro work on your pictures, from removing love handles to digital tummy tucks and how to present your pictures well. Good clean fun with Photoshop and a good read.

Digital High-End Photography Basics, Systems, Technology By Romano Padeste and Helmut Kraus Publisher: Sinaredition From one of the world s most well known suppliers of digital backs for medium to large format cameras, Sinar AG comes this excellent publication that could be considered the definitive reference book on what happens in the digital process. From set up to capture, editing to output this 110-page book covers it all in simple, easy to understand sequences. The authors have taken the time to explain succinctly all the digital processes, such as what is light and colour, the differences in image sensors, exposing and controlling the digital photograph, file formats, resolution, work spaces, offer up workflow models and detail CMYK output options. This book will defiantly teach you how to maximise your digital experience and be successful with your digital photography. In amongst the chapters are sub chapters that go into greater detail on such items as colour, the view camera, contrast and dynamics, compression and scaling. These sub section will help to advance your knowledge base on specific digital subjects and help you to understand better what happens when you do things. An excellent read that is now available from Gin Studio, the Singapore Sinar distributors, for S$95.00.

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Start with a Digital Camera, 2nd edition

By John Odam Published by Adobe and PeachPit Press. If you already own or are about to buy a better digital camera and need to hone up on what to look for and how to use it effectively, then this is a great book to start with. You will find out what kind of camera is best for the type of photography you want to capture, how to set up a workflow system that suits your situation and discover essential tricks and tips for using Adobes great image manipulation and management software, Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Rather than being just a book about Adobe products, John Odam has gone into great detail on how to use your digital camera properly in real world situations. From working with children and people to shooting buildings, and objects, he then moves you onto techniques for transforming your digital photographs. A great read and an essential book for all digital photographers, available now from all good computer book stores.

Photo Society NDP 04 WEBSITE ONLINE CONTEST

"UNIQUELY SINGAPORE" PHOTO & QUOTE COMPETITION

Please Note: This competition is now closed!

THE 2004 ADOBE DIGITAL IMAGING COMPETITION

Closing Date: 10 August 2004. Organised By: Adobe and Photoworkshop.com Entry Forms and Rules: http://www.photoworkshop.com/contest/i ndex.html Subject: two general categories: 1) Composite & Montage: Photo illustration, special effects, etc. 2) Enhanced/Optimized Photos: Lightly manipulated straight" photography. Each participant may enter a maximum of 2 images per category Open to: All photographers and digital artists world-wide 18 years of age or older. Prizes: 3 prizes per category, plus consolation prizes.

OUR SINGAPORE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Closing Date: 13 August 2004. Organised By: Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI) and Lianhe Zaobao. Entry Forms and Rules: www.sccci.org.sg or phone 63378381 ext 122 Subject: In celebration of Singapore's 39th year of Independence, the organisers came up with a Photography Competition themed " Our Singapore" offering attractive prizes to winning entries, which captured the essence of the subject theme. Open Category and Student Category. Each participant may submit a maximum of 3 entries. Open to: All citizens and residents of Singapore. Prizes: A total of S$5650 cash in prize Open Category: 1st $1000, 2nd $800, 3rd $500 and 5 Outstanding Prizes of $300 each Student Category: 1st $500, 2nd $350, 3rd $250 and 5 Outstanding Prizes of $150 each Winning entries will have their works exhibited.

WILL YOU BE HUNG

Closing Date: 20 August 2004. Organised By: The Photographers Gallery Entry Forms and Rules: www.info@tpgallery.com.sg or phone 68373886. Subject: Ever dreamt of having your photography works displayed in a gallery? Between 6 20 August, just take 1 or 2 of your best prints on any subject in A4 or Super 8R size and hang it up on the walls of The Photographers Gallery @ MITA, 140 Hill Street. #01-02. Opening hours are 12pm 7pm daily (closed on Sundays and Tuesdays). Open to: All citizens and residents of Singapore. Prizes: A panel of judges will pick the 10 best works, which will be featured in the Best of Hung exhibition in the gallery.

THE EPSON PHOTO CONTEST 2004

Closing Date: 31 August 2004. Organised By: Seiko Epson Corporation and Epson Group Companies. Entry Forms and Rules: www.epson.com.sg Subject: A choice of three categories: A Colour Imaging Contest photographic expression through digital processes. A Family Snap Award lively aspects of daily life. Also a special category: A Funny Snap. A Nature and Human Life Photo Award -Nature award - natural scenery, animals, plants and insects. -Human life award portraits and snap shots describing people or man made objects. Open to: All art and photography enthusiasts. Prizes: A fantastic total of 24.5 million Japanese yen (S$383,500) in prizes. Award-winning entries that receive top awards will be invited to the award ceremony in Japan. There will also be 30 winners for the epSITE Exhibition Awards. These 30 specially selected entries will have their works exhibited in epSITE, Epson Imaging Gallery at Wheelock Place, Orchard Road

SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Organised By: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with the sponsorship of Canon Inc. Entry Forms and Rules: www.unep-photo.com Subject: Focus on your world photographically express your hope, joy, anger and concern for all life on Earth. 3 categories: General (aged 25 years and over), Youth (aged 15 to 24 years), Children (aged 14 or younger). Open to: All nationalities and ages. Prizes: Gold, Silver and Bronze in each section as well as cash and supplementary prizes. The General category Gold prize winner gets US$20,000! Send Entries to: UNEP Photographic Competition, TIME Inc., 152 Beach Road, #2405/08 Gateway East, Singapore 189721. Web entries can be made at the website listed above.

SPOT & SHOOT IN CENTRAL SINGAPORE

Closing Date for Registration: 12 August 2004 Event Date: 22 August 2004, 8am 6pm. Venue: The Singapore History Museum. Organised By: Central Singapore CDC and The Singapore History Museum. Entry Forms and Rules: http://www.nhb.gov.sg/shm or for enquiries phone 633203659 / 6332 5642. Registration fee: $15 per team,. $10 per team for residents of Central Singapore CDC. $2 discount for teams from the same family. Subject: Form a team of 3 with your family or friends and join in the heritage hunt in the Central Singapore District. Remember to also sign up for the creative photography workshop to be held on Saturday 21 August. Open to: All Singapore citizens or permanent residents of Singapore. Prizes: 1st prize: $2,000, 2nd prize: $1,500, 3rd prize: $1,000 Prize Presentation and Exhibition: Saturday 4 September.

Workshops and Courses

THE PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY - COURSES

MITA Building, 140 Hill Street #01-02.

Basic Practical Photography Commencing: 23 August Course Fee: $180

Outdoor Portraiture

Commencing: 24 August Course Fee: $240

Studio Portraiture Course

Commencing: August 20 Course Fee: $240 ENQUIRIES FOR ALL TPG COURSES: Tel: 68373886. Email: info@tpgallery.com.sg

OBJECTIFS CENTRE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM MAKING PHOTOGRAPHIC COURSES: 12A Liang Seah Street Basic Photography

When: August 31 - October 12 Course Fee: $280

Documentary Photography

When: August 19 - September 23 Course Fee: $360

B&W I: Introduction to the Darkroom When: August 17 - October 5 Course Fee: $350

Shooting With Holga When: August 14 Course Fee: $185

Travel and Creative Photography

Commencing: August 17 Course Fee: $120 member / $220 nonmember.

What Do I Shoot For? Workshop

Commencing: August 19 Course Fee: $120 member / $220 nonmember.

Macromedia Dreamweaver Course

Commencing: August 21 Course Fee: $200 member / $300 nonmember.

MONTAGE 2004 MAGIC OF LIGHT

When: 10 August 21 August 2004 Hours: 9am 5pm Monday to Saturday. Closed on Sunday and Public holidays. Where: NUS Museum Visiting Exhibition Gallery. Featuring: An exhibition of entries from The Magic of Light Photography Competition. Admission: Free Enquiries: 68744616

Fashion Photography

Commencing: August 22 Course Fee: $150 member / $250 nonmember.

Digital Darkroom Photography

Commencing: August 31 Course Fee: $200 member / $300 nonmember.

LITTLE KINGDOMS

Wedding Photography

When: 19 August 3 October 2004 Hours: Daily Where: The Tunnel, The Esplanade. Featuring: A collection of coloured photographs by Desmond Foo which offer a fascinating glimpse into the environment, social and cultural conditions of children living around the Himalayan region. These endearing portraits capture today s youth in their own backyard going about their routine chores in life, playing and working. The series was photographed in Nepal, Central and Far West Tibet, Southwest China, the Zanskar region and in North India. Admission: Free Enquiries: The Esplanade - phone 6828 8377

Commencing: August 31 Course Fee: $120 member / $220 nonmember.

Black and White Printing Course

Commencing: August 31 Course Fee: $150 member / $250 nonmember. Enquiries for all PSS courses: email enquiries@pss1950.org or phone 6334 3361.

NATURE @ WORK WEEKEND PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS

Workshop leader, John Arifin Msc. ARPS.

Basic Photography

Commencing: 14 August

WHEN A BODY MEETS A BUILDING

When: 13 August 24 August 2004 Hours: Monday to Saturday 10am 7pm. Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays. Where: SG Private Banking Gallery, Alliance Francaise de Singapour, 4th Floor, 1 Sarkies Road. Featuring: A solo exhibition by Michael Lee Hong Hwee. Using Multi media including film, photography and installation, Michael explores the boundaries and fictional relationships between the human body and architecture. Admission: Free Enquiries: Phone 6833 9314

Commencing: 21 August

Apply Creative Photography Workshop

Commencing: 28 August Workshop fee: S$195/ S$ 180 (Early bird). 3 Sessions a total of 12 hours All Enquiries: www.natureatwork.net or by phone: 6235 0021

FOUNDATION PHOTOGRAPHY

Featuring: Press Photographer, Francis Lee will be conducting foundation photography courses at various community clubs in the East. Course comprises of 10 sessions with 2 field trips. Course Fee: $100 per participant Contact: Francis Lee at 947 96311 or email huhututu@hotmail.com

INSPIRATIONS FROM LANDMARKS

When: 21 August 11 September 2004 Hours: Monday to Friday 11am 7pm. Saturday, 1pm 5pm. Where: Objectifs Centre for Photography and Filmmaking, 12A Liang Seah Street, Singapore 189033 Featuring: A photography installation by Chris Yap. Inspirations from Landmarks is about spaces. It is about spaces where we create our lives, find familiarity, seek solace, share relationships and discover intimacy, where the alternative lifestyle is not alternative anymore. A series of images uncovering the emotions behind everyday life and places. His installation fuses photography with space, and aims to challenge the audience to see the norm for what it is. Admission: Free Enquiries: Tel: +65 6339 3068 Fax: +65 6339 6930. Web: www.objectifs.com.sg Email: info@objectifs.com.sg

BASIC STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY

2 sessions (Sat/Sun) for 3 hours. Limited to 6 participants. Course Fee: $150 per participant All Enquires: Francis Lee at 947 96311 or email huhututu@hotmail.com

CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

Hours: Tuesdays 7.00pm 10.00pm or Saturdays 2.00pm 5.00pm Where: Block 43 Studio Gallery, Work Loft Spaces, Chip Bee Gardens, #03-80, Jalan Merah Saga, Holland Village. Featuring: 8 lessons / 3 hours per class Course Fee: $400 All Enquires: Tel 647 11359 or Hp 9684 8215 or email studio@block43.com

NATURE

The Pinhole Camera When: August 21 Course Fee: $70

Sunprints

When: September 4 Course Fee: $50

OBJECTIFS COURSES OFFERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EPSON SINGAPORE: Digital Capture

When: August 24 September 7. Course Fee: $180

Digital Printmaking

When: August 11 and August 18 Course Fee: $180

Digital B&W Printmaking

When: September 4 and September 11 Course Fee: $200

The Scanning Station When: August 28 Course Fee: $90

FOCUS ON YOUR WORLD

Commencing: August 16 Course Fee: $144 member / $244 nonmember.

Digital Photography I

When: August 12 - September 9 Course Fee: $250 Enquiries for all Objectifs courses: email info@objectifs.com.sg or phone 6339 3068

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE

30 Selegie Road, Selegie Arts Centre Building.

B&W Darkroom Techniques

Commencing: August 12 Course Fee: $180 member / $280 non-member.

Conventional Basic Photography

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Hours: Monday 1pm 7pm, Tuesday to Sunday 9am-7pm. Where: Singapore History Museum, 30 Merchant Road, #03-09/17, Riverside Point. Featuring: An exhibition of works by 5 photographers - Ming, Lance Lee, Bryan van der Beek, Ernest Goh and Wong Maye-E who documented the outbreak and impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore last year. A selection of over 90 images. Admission: $3 Adults, $1.50 students and senior citizens. Free entry on Fridays from 7pm-9pm. Enquiries: Tel 6332 3659

Commencing: August 17 Course Fee: $200 member / $300 nonmember.

Mastering Macro Photography

Closing Date: 14 September 2004. Organised By: The Photographic Society of Singapore Entry Forms and Rules: http://www.sbg.org.sg/index.asp. Subject: Capture the beauty and wonder of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and submit your pictures under the following 5 themes: Gardens' Plants, Gardens' Orchids, Gardens' Landscape, Gardens' Lifestyle and Nature in the Gardens. Open to: All citizens and residents of Singapore. Prizes: 1st prize - Nikon Coolpix 5700, 2nd prize - Nikon Coolpix 3100 and 10 consolation prizes.

Closing Date: 24 October 2004.

Glamour and Nude Photography

When: from 1 August Hours: Daily 5am 12 midnight Where: Singapore Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre. Featuring: A new exhibition by members of the Nature Photographic Society of Singapore featuring images of the flora that can be found in the Botanic Gardens. Admission: Free Enquiries: Phone 64719933 / 64719936 / 64719956 / 64719932 / 64717361.

Exhibitions

PILIPINAS

When: 25 August until 21 September 2004 Hours: 12 p.m. - 7 pm daily. Closed on Tuesdays and Sundays. Where: The Photographers Gallery at MITA, 140 Hill Street, #01-02. Featuring: The Travel Photography of Lester V. Ledesma, showcasing stunning travel photographs of the Philippines. All of them providing rare glimpses of life in the archipelago. Admission: Free Enquiries: Tel 68373886, info@tpgallery.com.sg

ROMANCE

When: July December 2004 Hours: Daily Where: Theatres Link, City Link Mall. Featuring: A photographic exhibition exploring romance and the relationship between Singaporean couples. Admission: Free

HASSELBLAD MASTERS EXHIBITION

When: 19 August 15 September 2004 Hours: 11 a.m. - 9 pm daily. Where: epSITE, Epson Imaging Gallery Wheelock place #03-18/19, Orchard Road. Featuring: On a yearly basis Hasselblad nominates twelve Masters in photography. The selected Photographers represent men and women, different nationalities, a variety of photographic styles and application areas and span from young, up and coming to world famous established professionals. However, all Hasselblad Masters have several things in common: their skill in handling a Hasselblad camera, their artistic creativity and their strong passion for photography. Admission: Free Enquiries: Tel 6736 4986 Website: www.epson.com.sg

SPECIAL EVENTS

CONFERENCES AND SPECIAL EVENTS

EPSON CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR CIRCLE OF LIFE EXHIBITION Closing Date: 11 August 2004. Organised By: epSITE, Epson Imaging Gallery and the Nature Society (Singapore) Entry Forms and Rules: At the epSITE 501 Orchard road, Wheelock Place, #03-18/19. Telephone 6736 4986 or download from the website at www.epson.com.sg Subject: Digital paintings of Singapore nature. Open to: All citizens and residents of Singapore. Prizes: 28 finalists will be exhibited in the epSITE, Epson Imaging Gallery from 17 September until October 2004.

38ºC...REMEMBERING SARS

When: 24 July 10 October 2004

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AMK Colour Centre Pte Ltd, ......................................HDB Centre #01-30 AMK Colour Centre Pte Ltd, ........Blk 253 Serangoon Central Drive #01-241 AV Colour Lab, ................................Blk 683 Hougang Avenue 8 #01-941 CitiPhoto, ......................................................Blk 101 Yishun Ave 5 #01-73 Color Zone Photo Finishing, ......................Blk 292 Yishun St. 22 #01-263 CPL Foto Services Pte Ltd, ...........Blk 152 Serangoon North Ave 1 #01-336 CPL Foto Services Pte Ltd, ..............Blk 180 Toa Payoh Central #01-576 CZ Colour Lab, ...............................................................Sun Plaza #B1-19 Ed's Copying Lamination, .....................Blk 208 Hougang St. 21 #01-201 Exquisite Colour Centre, ............................NTUC Hougang Mall #B1-04 Exquisite Colour Centre, ....................................Revenue House #02-04 Focus Photo Enterprise, ....................Blk 166 Woodlands St. 13 #01-543 Lively Color Centre , ....................Blk 532 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #01-2459 Paintbrush Colour Centre, .................Blk 303 Woodlands St. 31#01-203 Photo Finish, .................................................Blk 513 Bishan St. 13 #01-504 Photo Finish, .................................................Causeway Point #B1-27/30 Photo Finish, .........................................................Hougang Point #02-07 Photo Finish, ..................................Northpoint Shopping Centre #B1-14 Photo Finish, ........................................................Novena Square #01-32 Photo Finish, ................................................................Shaw Plaza #01-09 Photo Finish, .....................................................United Square #B1-41/52 PP Color Service, ...............................................Sin Ming Tower 1 #01-09 Printstar Photo Specialists Pte Ltd, ..............Khatib MRT Station #01-01 Top 28 Photo Colour Centre, ............Blk 447 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #01-1681 Whampoa Color Centre, ................................................272 Balestier Rd Silver Photo Studio & Wedding Gowns, .......Blk 181 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 .......................................................................................................#01-2932 Spot Color, ............................................................Thomson Plaza #01-11 CENTRAL

Albert Photo, .......................................................Orchard Towers #01-16 AMK Colour Centre Pte Ltd, ........................................Valley Point #0-13 Best Photocopy Photo Lab Service, ...............Coronation Plaza #02-41 Cherry Colour Lab Pte Ltd, .....................................Shaw Centre #03-16 Class Photo, ............................................................Apollo Centre #01-01 Colour Junction, ........................................................Tanglin Mall #B1-05 Fotohub.com Pte Ltd, ................................................OUB Centre #03-01

Fotohub.com Pte Ltd, ....................................Suntec City Mall #02-050 Good Eastmen Photo Finishing, ........................Orchard Plaza #01-39 Ideamark,...............................................Golden Mile Complex #01-46 King's Express, ....................................................Sim Lim Square #01-33 Kingsley Colour Centre, ................................Fook Hai Building #01-08 KJ Colourlab, ..........................................................................8 Sixth Ave Knight's Photo, ................................................Chinatown Point #01-33 Max Photo Pte Ltd, ............................................................72 Pagoda St. MS Photo King, ................146 Market St, Multi-Storey Carpark #01-15 Photo Finish, .........................................................Bugis Junction #B1-16 Photo Finish, .............................................................Centrepoint #B1-13 Photo Finish, ...................................................................City Link #B1-67 Photo Finish, .............................................Forum Shopping Mall #B1-22 Photo Finish, ........................................................Ngee Ann City #B2-01 Photo Friend, ...................................................Peninsula Plaza #01-46A Photo Genie, ...................................................Great World City #B1-13 PP Digital Imaging, ..............................................Far East Plaza #03-69 Printstar Photo Specialists Pte Ltd, .....................Capital Tower #01-03 Rich Photo Gallery, ..................................Tanjong Pagar Plaza #01-36 Spot Color, ..............................................Little India MRT Station #B1-02 Spot Color, ........................................................Plaza Singapura #B2-12 Spot Color, .........................................Raffles Place MRT Station #B1-36 That's Photo, ..................................................Midpoint Orchard #01-03 True Colors Photo & Services, ......................... .The Concourse #01-40 EAST

3 Up Photo, ...........................................................Rivervale Mall #01-13 88 Fastspeed Photo Svc, ................................Blk 301 Ubi Ave 1#01-235 Apex Photo, .............................................Blk 735 Pasir Ris St. 72 #01-312 Bedok Photo Studio, ...........................Blk 89 Bedok North St. 4 #01-101 Boon & Co Pte Ltd, ....................Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 Exquisite Colour Centre, ........................8 Tampines Central 1 #01-02 Foto Imperial, ..................................Blk 148 Potong Pasir Ave 1 #01-65 Foto Station, .............................................Blk 58 Marine Terrace #01-57 Ideamart Photoideas, .................................Temasek Polytechnic AD9-2-13 New Hua Pin Color Centre, ....................Blk 632 Bedok Reservoir Rd #01-874 Outstanding Color Centre, ................Blk 201C Tampines St. 21#01-17 Photo Finish, .................Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1#B1-43B Photo Finish, .......................................................Compass Point #B1-32 Photo Finish, ............................................DBS Tampines Centre #01-05 Photo Finish, ........................................Siglap Shopping Centre #01-13 Photo Finish, ..................................................Tampines Mart #01-11/12 PicturePerfect Digital Lab, ..........................................East Point #01-10 Plus One Colour Centre, ............Blk 741 Bedok Reservoir Rd #01-3079 Printstar Photo Specialists Pte Ltd, .....................Tampines Mall #B1-31 Sin Soonly Photo Express Trading, ...Blk 95 Aljunied Crescent #01-493 Siren Photos, ..........................................Blk 68 Geylang Bahru #01-3217 Spot Color, ...................................................Heartland Mall #01-133/135 Teng Fei Color Centre, .................Blk 208 New Upper Changi Rd #01-659 WEST

1st Lot Express, ...........................................Lot 1 Shopper's Mall #B1-06 3TK Smart Color, .....................................Blk 18 Jalan Membina #02-06 ABS Photo Centre, ..........................Blk 501 Jurong West St. 51 #01-265 ACC Colour Centre Pte Ltd,..................Blk 826 Tampines St. 81 #01-80 Brilliant Color Centre & Trading, .................Blk 78 Redhill Lane #01-07 Charming Colour Photo Lab, Taman Jurong Shopping Centre #01-09 Choice Photo & Gifts, ..................Blk 283 Bukit Batok East Ave 3 #01-275 Colour Collections, ..................Blk 253 Chua Chu Kang Ave 1 #B1-18 Double One Colour Centre, ..Blk 442A Clementi Town Centre #01-47 Double One Colour Centre, ........................Blk 328 Clementi Ave 2 #01-208 Filmmen, ......................................Blk 164 Bukit Merah Central #01-3629 GS Studio & Photo Lab, ...................Blk 491 Jurong West Ave1 #01-159 Hui Yi Collection & Colour Lab, ....Gek Poh Shopping Centre #01-268 Ideamark, .................................Singapore Polytechnic FC5 Co-operative KC Ginza Lab & Studio, ...........................................Ginza Plaza #01-58 KC Poly (NP) Colourlab, ..............Blk 5 Ngee Ann Polytechnic #01-01 Le Bans (S) Pte Ltd, ..............................Bukit Batok MRT Station #01-07 Nets Imaging Pte Ltd, ............................................Ikea Building #01-05 Photo Finish, ............................................................Anchorpoint #01-09 Photo Finish, ..........................................Bukit Panjang Plaza #01-01/02 Photo Finish, .................................................Cold Storage Jelita #G-07 Photo Finish, .....................................Holland Shopping Centre #01-05 Photo Finish, .........................................................IMM Building #01-100 Photo Finish, ......................................................King Albert Park #01-06 Photo Finish, ............................................................Jurong Point #B1-27 Photo Finish, .................................................Tiong Bahru Plaza #B1-01/02 Photo Genie, .............................................Harbourfront Centre #02-114 Photo Hut, ...............................................Blk 109 Clementi St. 11 #01-09 Premium Image, ..........................................The Village Centre #03-09 Railmall Colour Lab, ....................444 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, The Railmall Siren Colour Lab, ............................Blk 961 Jurong West St. 91 #01-204 Speed Graphic Colour Lab, ............Blk 253 Jurong East St 24 #01-225 Style Photo, .....................................................2 Pandan Valley #01-207 Tong Heng Color Lab & Mini-Mart, ..........Blk 46-3 Commonwealth Drive ........................................................................................................#01-398 Vivid Photo Productions Centre, ................Blk 18 Toh Yi Drive #01-111

Konica Photo Express Chinatown Colour Centre, ....................People's Park Centre #01-05 Foto Fast Digital Centre Pte Ltd, ...........................Midlink Plaza #01-10 Good View Photo Studio, ...............Blk 106 Jalan Bukit Merah #01-1870 GP2 Colour Lab, ....................................Blk 63B Lengkok Bahru #01-360 GP2 Colour Lab, ..................................................Tampines Mart #01-21 Kim Sheng Photo Express, ..................Thomson Imperial Court #B1-02 Kirei Colour Centre, ..................Blk 25 New Upper Changi Rd #01-624 M.S. Colour, ............................................Blk 102 Yishun Ring Rd #01-129 Zest Photo & Trading, ...........................................Eastpoint Mall #01-04 Zodiac Color Finishing, .....................Blk 305 Woodlands St. 31 #01-79

Clubs / Societies Anderson Junior College,................................4500 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 Anglican High Photographic Society,.................600 Upper Changi Rd Anglo-Chinese Junior College Photographic Society, 25 Dover Close East Catholic Junior College,...................................................129 Whitley Rd

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Contax Club Singapore, ....66 Tannery Lane #04-01 Sindo Industrial Bldg Damai Secondary School,...................................4800 Bedok Reservior Rd Hwa Chong Junior College Photographic Society,....661 Bukit Timah Rd ITE Bukit Batok Photographic Club.............................20 Bukit Batok St.21 ITE Dover Photographic Club..................................................20 Dover Drive Objectifs-Centre for Photography and Filmmaking,..12A Liang Seah St. LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, ....................................90 Goodman Rd National Junior College Photographic Society,..................37 Hillcrest Rd Nature Photographic Society (Singapore), ..........................1 Preston Rd Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (HQ / Visual Arts), ......80 Bencoolen St. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Performing Arts), ....151 Bencoolen St. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Fashion Studies), .....38 Bencoolen St. Nanyang Junior College Photographic Society, 128 Serangoon Ave 3 Nanyang Polytechnic, School of Design, ...........180 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 NTU Photo-Videographic Society, Students Affair Office, Nanyang Ave NUS Photographic Society, .............Yusof Ishak House, 31 Kent Ridge Rd Raffles Junior College, ..................................................53 Mount Sinai Rd Republic Polytechnic, .............................Tanglin Campus 1 Kay Siang Rd SAFRA Photographic Club, ...................................5200 Jalan Bukit Merah Singapore Polytechnic Photographers, ..............................500 Dover Rd St Andrew s Junior College Photographic Society, ..............2 Malan Rd St Andrew s Secondary School, ...........................2 Geylang Bahru Lane Swiss Cottage Secondary School................................3 Bukit Batok St.43 Temasek Junior College Photography Society, .........22 Bedok South Rd Temasek Polytechnic, Visual Central, .......................21 Tampines Ave 1 The Photographic Society of Singapore,30 Selegie Rd Selegie Arts Centre Victoria School Photographic Society,..................................2 Siglap Link

Superstores Best Denki (S) Pte Ltd, ........................................Century Square #04-4/05 Best Denki (S) Pte Ltd, ....................................Eastpoint Mall @02-06/07/08 Best Denki (S) Pte Ltd, .............................................Hougang Point #01-08 Best Denki (S) Pte Ltd, ............................................Thomsom Plaza #03-31 Best Denki (S) Pte Ltd, .................................................IMM Building #02-38 Best Denki (S) Pte Ltd, ......................Junction 8 Shopping Centre #03-02 Best Denki (S) Pte Ltd, .........................Parkway Parade Complex #02-33 Best Denki (S) Pte Ltd, .........................Ngee Ann City Podium #05-01/05 Best Denki (S) Pte Ltd, .....................................Plaza Singapura #04-09/12 Best Denki (S) Pte Ltd, ............................................Thomsom Plaza #03-31 Courts (Singapore) Limited,............. Blk 730 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 #01-4272 Courts (Singapore) Limited,................................. Causeway Point #04-31 Courts (Singapore) Limited,........................................Centrepoint #03-43 Courts (Singapore) Limited,.................................. Compass Point #03-26 Courts (Singapore) Limited,.......................... Funan The IT Mall #05-38/39 Courts (Singapore) Limited,.................................. Jurong Point #02-05/10 Courts (Singapore) Limited,.................................Parkway Parade #B1-84 Courts (Singapore) Limited,.........................Suntec City Mall #03-005/023 Courts (Singapore) Limited,.......................Tampines Mall #02-26/#03-25 Courts (Singapore) Limited,................................Tiong Bahru Plaza #03-19 Courts (Singapore) Limited,...................................... 460 Toa Payoh Lor 6 Courts (Singapore) Limited,........................... 205 Upper Bukit Timah Road Courts (Singapore) LImited,................................... White Sands #01-20/21

Cafe / Restaurant McCafe,.............................................................................Changi Airport T1 McCafe,..........................................................Great World City #01-25/26 McCafe,...............................................Marine Cove, East Coast Parkway McCafe,........................................................................Jurong Point #01-31 McCafe,..............................................................................Parkway Builder McCafe,...................................................(Terrace Plaza) Shaw House #B1 McCafe,..............................................................United Square #B1-11/12 McCafe,.............................................................................West Coast Park

Retailers / Others Alan Photo Trading, ................................................Sim Lim Square #01-38 Active Foto, .............................................................Sim Lim Square #02-77 Active Foto, .............................................................Sim Lim Square #04-74 BestCam Photo Pte Ltd, ..........................................#01-41 Peninsula Plaza Camera Hospital,.....................................................Sunshine Plaza #01-67 Cathay Photo Store (Pte) Ltd, ..........................Peninsula Plaza #01-11/14 Cathay Photo Store (Pte) Ltd, ...............................Marina Square #02-219 Chan Brothers Travel Pte Ltd, .............................Fook Hai Building #07-01 Charlie Lim Photography, .....................Blk 2 Alexandra Distripark #03-09 Convergent Systems (S) Pte Ltd, ...........................Sim Lim Square #06-12 EastGear.com, .......................................................Peninsula Plaza #02-02 Elais Mart, ................................................................Sim Lim Square #01-09 Francis Studio Classic, ......................Peninsula Shopping Centre #01-20 George Photo,........................................Blk1 Changi Village Rd #01-2000 Hasselblad Customer Service Centre, 11 Chang Charn Rd #06-01 Shriro House Hotprint Pte Ltd, ............................................China Square Centre #01-38 Instant Digital Services, ..............................................OUB Building #01-00 John 3:16 Photo Supplies, ..................................Funan The IT Mall #03-37 Mega Fotofinish Digital Zone, ..................................Crosby House #01-00 Magnificient Snap,.................................................Marina Square #02-246 Memory World (S) Pte Ltd, .....................................Sim Lim Square #04-12 Memory World (S) Pte Ltd, .................................Funan The IT Mall #05-17 M S Color Service, .........................Blk 711 Ang Mo Kio Central #01-3501C Out of the Box Design & Photography,..................Millenia Walk #01-103 Parisilk Electronics & Computers Pte Ltd, 15A Lorong Liput ( Holland Village) Pic And Pixel Singapore Pte Ltd, .................Funan The IT Mall #04-12/13 Picture Me Digital Technology, ......................Suntec City Mall #03-47/49 Photo Wonder Colour Centre, .............................The Woodgrove #01-09 Pro-M Photo, ...........................................................Peninsula Plaza #02-62 Pro Photo,...............................................................Plaza Singapura #04-13 RGB Color Pte Ltd,...................................................Premier Centre #01-01 Ruby Photo,.........................................Peninsula Shopping Centre #01-01 Sinvision Pte Ltd,......................................................Sim Lim Square #05-06 SingPost Post Office-Bedok Central,...................Blk 218 Bedok North St.11 SingPost Post Office-Kent Ridge,.........................Yusof Ishak House (NUS) SingPost Post Office-Killiney Rd,...............................................1 Killiney Rd SingPost Post Office-Robinson Rd,.....................................71 Robinson Rd SingPost Post Office-Singapore Post Centre,......................10 Eunos Rd 8 Standard Photo Pte Ltd, ..........................................Millenia Walk #02-25B The Camera Workshop,..........Peninsula Hotel Shopping Centre #01-31 The Reel Thing Pte Ltd,..........................................................71 Bussorah St. T.K.Fototechnic,...........................................................Shaw Towers #02-45 Wow Studio Pte Ltd,.....................................Tan Boon Liat Building #04-06

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