Saturday, 30 July 2011

Slow Japan - Part Eight

I was only in Kyoto for a night, but it was enough to fall in love with its mix of the traditional and the modern, the beautiful and the seedy. Zen rock gardens, temples and, of course, the old teahouse-lined pleasure district of Gion where you can come face to face with ancient Japan. To which I say - "Great! Really 'sugoi' and just the sort of thing I want to see."

But then I also feel like I should say this:

Slow Japan - Part Seven

This picture both is and isn't of Kyoto's Golden Temple. Well, really it is.

Dominic Blewett Photography

Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Commercial: Piaggio Factory

Who is this intrepid man?

Monday, 25 July 2011

Rock Hard

More shots from my recent trips to climbing areas in and around Hanoi. These visits have confirmed two things: 1) These people are strong, 2) I am very weak. But I went back to the Vietclimb gym a week after I took the photos, and swarmed and sweated my way around small sections of the wall like an ill, muscle-free spider and I now know two more things: 1) After 6 months of such stuff I'll need to walk through doorways sideways, and 2) At that time you would be ill-advised to ask me to hold your watermelon - I'll crush it in one hand like a quail egg. Truth.

It Is Hot

Like this:

Dominic Blewett Photography

Saturday, 16 July 2011

Slow Japan - Part Six

Suzaka nestles in the Kiso Mountains a short train ride from Nagano. I worked in an apple orchard and it felt good to work outside in the fresh air, with good company and surrounded by snowy peaks. Each day at midday a loudspeaker bleeped lunchtime and later on, in the afternoon, a male voice floated slowly over the fields saying something, I don't know what. Both these sounds went bouncing through the clear air, echoing down the valley and I wish I'd had something to record them with; though the noises had officious roots they were calming and strangely beautiful. Anyway, I have no idea why I'm writing this as clearly there's no way to photograph such things. But what I could photograph was part of a wooden bridge in the sakura-splattered surrounds of Garyu Park.

Dominic Blewett Photography

Friday, 15 July 2011

Halong No

Further to the post below which fooled no-one, here are a couple of outtakes from a couple of shoots that took place last weekend at a climbing gym, and a rockface in Quoc Oai, outside Hanoi.

Tuesday, 12 July 2011

Halong Glow

Dominic Blewett Photography

Sunday, 10 July 2011

A Slice of Peace, a Slice of Old

All Things Will Pass

Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Engagement: Helena & Ade

At the beginning of June I photographed Helena and Ade, a lovely young couple from Jakarta, in Saigon. The two of them were great subjects, had lots of ideas for style - from classic to street to traditional - and had chosen some beautiful locations. We started early one morning at Notre Dame Cathedral, visited a few more places around the centre, and then finished up in the evening at the Fine Art Museum and Jade Emperor Pagoda. I wish them all the best for their wedding this November and for their future together. Thanks also to Aidan at Eden Images for the assignment, help with location scouting, and good times at the bia hoi.

Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Recent Tearsheets

From the July issue of The Word. Che, sticky rice, various street foods - this month involved a lot of eating.

Double Exposure

I've been shooting with my Holga quite a lot recently and experimenting with double exposures. Tricky. Trickier than I expected; for every one I like I get around nine or ten that are a total mess. So here's a shot that I do like - hopefully it'll be joined by others soon.

Dominic Blewett Photography

Sunday, 3 July 2011

A Ghost in the Machine

Consisting of memories and an eerie red and blue-rimmed light which is creeping into some of my shots. Either that or it's the foam inside wiping its fingers over the film again. Actually I don't mind, yet.