Happy New Year to all the people from cultures that celebrate this traditional festival! And to all Chinese around the world, Happy Chinese New Year!
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祝大家：新年快乐，万事如意。身体健康，心想事成！
明けましておめでとうございます。
It’s the first day of the Lunar New Year. This year, it’s the year of the Pig, according to the Chinese zodiac.
May you and your family enjoy a healthy and prosperous Lunar New Year, and a blessed 2019!
It’s 2019. Happy New Year!
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Sunrise over the Ella Gap in Sri Lanka. Photo taken with Google Pixel 3 XL Android phone, with auto-added saturation in Google Photos.
A new day… A new year … A new beginning.
Best Wishes for the New Year.
Deepavali, or Diwali, is the Hindu festival of lights and is a public holiday in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
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A little wall lamp in Lisbon, Portugal, bringing light to the darkest corner of this lonely staircase.
The word “Diwali” is the shortened form of “Deepavali” which literally means “row of lamps”.
The festival commemorates the victory of Lord Krishna over the tyrant King Narakasura in ancient India and is symbolic of the triumph of good over evil – and light over darkness.
Here’s wishing all Muslim friends: “Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri”!
Masjid Sultan, or Sultan Mosque, in the Kampong Glam district of Singapore. Completed after 2 years in 1826, the mosque can accommodate up to 5000 people in mass prayer.
It’s Hari Raya Puasa today.
After a whole month of fasting during Ramadan, today is the day that our Muslim friends have been looking forward to.
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!
It’s 2018. Happy New Year!
It’s the first day of 2018 today. Here’s wishing all a wonderful year ahead!
May 2017 be a fantastic year for you and your loved ones!
The photos here were taken at the Xuan Zang Temple (玄奘寺）at Sun Moon Lake (日月潭) in central Taiwan, during my recent family vacation there.
A worshipper praying at Xuan Zang Temple (玄奘寺）at Sun Moon Lake (日月潭) in central Taiwan.
The 15th installment of the annual photography competition in Singapore took place today at the Suntec City Convention & Exhibition Centre. The winners are listed below.
View the complete portfolio of winning photos for Canon PhotoMarathon XV 2017 in this Instagram album here.
As in previous years, there were three themes announced at 9am, 12pm and 3pm respectively. The three themes this year were: Tilt, Celebration, and Mysterious.
There are two main categories for the competition – Open and Student.
I completed a marathon – a PhotoMarathon. This was the first time I participated in Canon’s annual photomarathon.
The winners are listed below. Click on the links to view specific winning photos.
Alternatively, simply follow this link to see the entire portfolio of winning photos on Instagram.
Photo of the Day: Spectacular shot of a male olive-backed sunbird feeding on nectar of a flower. Taken by Li JiaXuan, winner of Canon Challenge Winner.
JiaXuan’s submission for Theme 2: “Kyosei” – the second of three themes in Canon PhotoMarathon 2016. The photo won the Canon Challenge for the competition. Photo credit: Li JiaXuan.
Since Canon PhotoMarathon XV 2017 is happening this Saturday, I looked through the winning photos of last year’s PhotoMarathon 2016.
This photo is my favourite for last year’s Canon PhotoMarathon.
It’s 2017. Happy New Year!
Craft animals on display in a shop along the old streets of Jiufen (九份) in Taiwan. Photo taken with Canon EOS 5DsR with Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lens.
May 2017 be a fantastic year for you and your loved ones!
It’s the last day of 2016. Hope you had a good year!
Golden Sunset at Tamsui in Taiwan. Photo credit: kkmakesandbakes (my wife). Taken with Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with M.Zuiko 25mm f1.8 lens.
Glad the year’s drawing to a close. Best wishes for the New Year!
Photo of the Day: Taken by Byron Moray Pittendrigh, 2nd runner-up for Theme 1: Vision (Open Category).
2nd Runner-up in Theme 1: Vision (Open Category) in this year’s Canon PhotoMarathon. Photo credit: Byron Moray Pittendrigh.
A very atmospheric shot – many hands grasping at a light source.
An apt illustration for an alien movie, or “The X-Files”.
Really love the lighting!
