Photo of the Day: Taken by Lim Mark Anthony Pamintuan, winner of “Best of Show (Open Category)”.
This photo also won top place in Theme 1: Vision, the first of three themes in this year’s Canon PhotoMarathon. Photo credit: Lim Mark Anthony Pamintuan.
When I chatted with Mark about the photo, he shared that he decided to go to the Singapore Flyer because it was one of the famous icons here.
The annual photography competition takes place today on Saturday, 19 November, 2016 at the Suntec City Convention & Exhibition Centre 401-402.
Update (end of 19 November, 2016):
The results of the Canon PhotoMarathon has been released.
The winners are listed below.
I will be posting the winners’ photos on Instagram over the next few days to share with everyone the quality photos that came out of this competition.
BEST OF SHOW – STUDENT
Tan Jiale Nicholas, SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC
BEST OF SHOW – OPEN
Lim Mark Anthony Pamintuan
SCHOOL CHALLENGE WINNER
ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT)
STUDENT CATEGORY
1ST Tan Jiale Nicholas, SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC
2ND Nicolas Chua, ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT)
3RD Chew Ying Xuan Carina, PEI HWA SECONDARY SCHOOL
OPEN CATEGORY
1ST Lim Mark Anthony Pamintuan
2ND Wee Keng Hor
3RD Byron Moray Pittendrigh
STUDENT CATEGORY
1ST Wan Aniqah Mahirah, QUEENSWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
2ND Yang Sze Yuan Ivan, NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
3RD Ng Jia Ching, SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC
OPEN CATEGORY
1ST Ng Clarence
2ND Bacalso Nino Jim Apit
3RD Nazri Bin Bajuri
CANON CHALLENGE WINNER (only Canon users qualify)
LI JIAXUAN
STUDENT CATEGORY
1ST Emmanuel Benedict, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
2ND Tan Yan Sheng Shawnn, ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE
3RD Ng Jun Ying, HWA CHONG INSTITUTION
OPEN CATEGORY
1ST Soong Yi Wei Noel
2ND Lim Tee Lip
3RD Heppi Wasyeri
The “Beyond Boundaries” photo exhibition showcases Laxmi’s photos from multiple visits to the Kashmir. This story first appeared on The Travel Memoir.
Here you can see the photographer, Laxmi Kaul with one of her subjects.. A juxtaposition of the modern Indian woman with one in traditional garb.
Beyond Boundaries presents Laxmi Kaul and her journey with the people and nomads of Kashmir, where life is about simplicity, serenity and sincerity.
“After shooting in a highly turbulent & conflict–ridden area, I have realized that it is the everyday lives of the people living there that matter to me. They are the ones who makes me want to go back to and continue to narrate their stories. Their daily lives & cultures. I have discovered there is something special in the everyday; for one, we are alive,” said Laxmi Kaul.
What goes on around the borders?
Sometimes life is about the unplanned moments, the appreciation of nature and how civilisations interact.
Laxmi Kaul is a self -taught professional photographer, having started photography at a young age when she saw her father’s passion for making images.
Since then, she has never looked back.
Despite being a commercial photographer, she still holds people and documentary photography closest to her heart.
Laxmi connects with spirituality in daily life and travels with a patriotic zeal.
This photo is one of many beautiful shots that Laxmi Kaul is exhibiting at the Leica Galleries Singapore at Raffles Hotel Singapore from now till 5 December, 2016. Photo credit: Laxmi Kaul.
She believes the camera is her tool and photography is an extension of her very being.
The annual photography competition will take place on Saturday, 19 November, 2016 at the Suntec City Convention & Exhibition Centre 401-402. Registration fee: S$15.
Some 2,000 photography enthusiasts participated in this year’s Canon PhotoMarathon.
The results of the Canon PhotoMarathon has been released and are listed here.
Registration is open for Canon PhotoMarathon XIV in Singapore.
Registration is now open for the biggest photography event in Singapore.
The overall winner stands to win an all expenses paid trip to Japan.
The ‘Max Berek Innovation Lab’ will conduct R&D in the fields of new optical systems, computational imaging, virtual reality and augmented reality.
Ren Zhengfei, CEO of Huawei (right) and Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, majority shareholder and chairman of the advisory board of Leica Camera AG (left), signing the agreement on the establishment of the ‘Max Berek Innovation Lab’. Photo source: Huawei.
Huawei and Leica Camera AG today announced they have expanded their strategic collaboration with the establishment of a jointly operated research and innovation center.
The new a99 II will be available at all Sony Stores, Sony Centres and selected Sony authorised dealers in Singapore from November 2016. RRP TBA.
The new a99 II is the successor to the a99 and includes Sony’s Hybrid Phase Detection AF system and A-mount features such as Translucent Mirror Technology (TMT).
Sony positions the a99 II as a professional level camera appealing to sports and wildlife photographers.
• Full-frame 4D Focus: Hybrid Phase Detection AF system with accurate 79 hybrid cross AF points enabled by 79-point dedicated and 399-point focal-plane AF sensors and continuous shooting at up to 12fps.
• High resolution 42.4 effective megapixels 35mm Full-frame Exmor R CMOS sensor.
• Newly developed optical 5-axis in-body image stabilisation system.
• Better operability and reliability in newly designed downsized body.
• Internal 4K movie recording in XAVC-S format with host of pro-orientated movie features.
Check out the details in the press release below.
Some new cameras and lenses from Olympus that we can look forward to in the coming months. Most of the prices and availability are yet to be announced.
The flagship OM-D E-M1 Mark II with battery grip, being flanked by three PEN E-PL8 compact mirrorless cameras.
The list of new cameras and lenses include the following.
A quick summary of each is included below.
Olympus announced the development of the new flagship OM-D E-M1 Mark II, with a 121-point all cross-type On-chip Phase Detection AF, and an 18 fps high-speed sequential shooting in AF/AE tracking.
Here’s wishing all Muslim friends: “Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri”!
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! Muslims and non-Muslim visitors taking a breather from the hustle & bustle of the Ramadan bazaar last night.
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.
Little girl having henna drawn on her hand at the Ramadan night bazaar. Thanks to the girl’s mother for so generously granting permission for this photo.
Here are some photos from visiting the night bazaar last night at the Geylang Serai area in Singapore.
Getty Images is deepening its commitment to immersive content with new virtual reality business to make available high quality VR and 360 content.
“With the launch of the Getty Images Virtual Reality Group, we are embedding VR content technologies into the core of our business and ensuring that, as use of VR continues to grow, its users are further enhancing their experience with access to the world’s best imagery,” said Dawn Airey, Chief Executive Officer of Getty Images. Photo credit: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images.
Getty Images Virtual Reality Group is a new business dedicated to the creation and global distribution of virtual reality (VR) content.
“The technology is still in its infancy – as are the business models addressing how to use it – but we can expect to see VR become a leading tool for visual storytelling. It is anticipated that over 14 million consoles will sell this year alone (TrendForce), and we are only on the cusp of what will be a tectonic plate shift in VR,” said Dawn Airey, Chief Executive Officer of Getty Images.
The Getty Images Virtual Reality Group brings photographic and video technology together with Getty Images’ 21 years of experience in visual storytelling, to offer content for existing and future VR platforms.
The Group provides an offering of over 12,000 premium 360 images with new content added daily, as well as high res gigapixel content from key events and venues.
High quality VR production is also being offered through Getty Images Assignments.
Adapting to new image technologies, Getty images began building its collection of 360 and gigapixel imagery four years ago, pioneering the use of these techniques in its role as the Official Photographic Agency for the International Olympic Committee at the 2012 London Olympics.
Nikon has launched the D5 and D500 DSLR cameras in Singapore. Both will hit the shelves here end April. Prices TBA.
Update (26 April, 2016):
The Nikon D500 is now available in Singapore. RRP below.
The Nikon D5 and D500 side-by-side in Singapore, at the launch at Aura in National Gallery, Singapore.
The D5 is the new flagship DSLR camera from Nikon, which was unveiled during CES 2016 back in January this year.
The 20.5-megapixel Nikon-FX format full frame DSLR sports a 153-point AF system, 12 fps continuous shooting, a new CMOS sensor, and a new EXPEED 5 image-processing engine.
The D5 is the first Nikon to come with highest standard ISO sensitivity at 102,400, and the ability to shoot 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) movies.
The D500 is Nikon’s top DX-format DSLR, offering the performance of the D5 in a compact, lightweight body.
The D500 incorporates the same powerful 153-point AF system and EXPEED 5 engine as the D5, boasts high-speed continuous shooting at approx. 10 fps and supports 4K UHD movies.
The D500 has a wide sensitivity range from ISO 100 to 51200, expandable to Hi 5 (ISO 1,640,000 equivalent).
Read more about the Nikon D5 in the earlier story here.
Below are more details about the Nikon D500, extracted from the press release.
