Tuesday, 6 December 2016
De Correspondent | Arsenic | Bangladesh
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Tuesday, 22 November 2016
The Lancet | Arsenic | Bangladesh
Monday, 27 June 2016
Croatia Airlines Magazine | Lisbon | Portugal
Monday, 3 November 2014
ExBerliner | Vietnam Issue
Wednesday, 1 January 2014
The Wireless NZ
At the end of last year I took photos of New Zealanders living in Berlin for The Wireless NZ. The article is about 'home' and the meaning of it. You can read it by following this link and smell the homely scents of tea, coffee and scones by pressing your nose to the screen. Thanks to Herr Ryan Eyers for having me along.
Monday, 18 June 2012
Recent Tearsheets
And that's the last month of work I did for the Word. Big thanks again to all who work there and made it a memorable two years (and also for being the first people I've ever looked forward to having meetings with). Cam on nhe.
These pictures were taken at an old barber shop near Hanoi's old quarter. Me and the writer thought it was a pretty cool place, although the proprietor was ashamed at how run down it is. I hope that he makes enough money to repair his shop but doesn't replace the chair. That chair must live on.
Sunday, 13 May 2012
iLiKETRAiNS
These photos are from a recent visit to the Railway Workers Ku Thap The in Hanoi, which are communal living quarters for the rail workers and their families, adjoining the Hanoi Railway Station.
We had a tour of the place - not the living quarters but the workshops. Grease-covered men in blue overalls attacked pieces of metal, did things to massive wheels, and hunched smoking around ancient machinery. We saw a turntable and the men turned it for us. We were taken to see an old steam engine being renovated. We fumbled around in the dusty old cab, pulling levers and staring at dials. We pulled the chain and made loud tooting noises. We - myself and the writer - realized that we still wanted to be train drivers, or trains, or something on rails. Which is why I'm posting all of the photos I took that day, not just a selection. Choo choo.
We had a tour of the place - not the living quarters but the workshops. Grease-covered men in blue overalls attacked pieces of metal, did things to massive wheels, and hunched smoking around ancient machinery. We saw a turntable and the men turned it for us. We were taken to see an old steam engine being renovated. We fumbled around in the dusty old cab, pulling levers and staring at dials. We pulled the chain and made loud tooting noises. We - myself and the writer - realized that we still wanted to be train drivers, or trains, or something on rails. Which is why I'm posting all of the photos I took that day, not just a selection. Choo choo.
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Recent Tearsheets
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Portraits
Here are some recent portraits:
Chef Hung -
Chef Hung -
Monday, 2 April 2012
Dubstep
They did come (to Hanoi). There was sputtering bass. They did grin. They did dance in jerks like happy marionettes.
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Some Recent Eats
Lately I have had the honour to photograph, and eat, a variety of Dim Sum, and a selection of snails:
Monday, 5 March 2012
Recent Tearsheets
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Recent Tearsheets
Tattoos are part of Vietnamese history, but in recent times they have become taboo. They are generally classed here as a 'social evil' (a vaguely nonsensical umbrella term used to describe things ranging from crimes to things that are 'not normal'), and are traditionally seen as the domain of bad people - gangsters, convicts and pimps. But in the past couple of years I've noticed more and more tattoos peeking out from the clothes under which they've been hiding. Gradually, they are losing their tainted image and, especially amongst younger generations, becoming seen as forms of creative expression and identity.
The Hanoi Tattoo Club, run by Tran Chi Hieu, is central to this new atmosphere of acceptance, and is where the following photos were taken:
The Hanoi Tattoo Club, run by Tran Chi Hieu, is central to this new atmosphere of acceptance, and is where the following photos were taken:
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Enter (the Year of) the Dragon
Vovinam is a Vietnamese martial art, combining Vietnamese wrestling and various eastern martial arts techniques. Born in wartime out of necessity, it continues these days as a popular pastime. In a courtyard under dim tungsten lights I visited a group of students practising this form of combat. My flash could only mete out a few blows before retreating, bruised and out of breath. I scissor-kicked it aside, and embraced the silhouettes.
Saturday, 21 January 2012
A Word In Your Mouth
As someone who can be something of a glutton, one of the many great things about working for a magazine is all the food I get to eat. Here is a selection of some of the dishes that recently met their doom twixt my jaws in the interests of illustration. Allow me to list the fallen, the lost (in no particular order): oysters, clams, high-class vegetarian offerings, blood, kimchi, spicy chicken, spring rolls, and (not) the nest of a bird. Rest In Peace O Toothsome Fuels.
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Recent Tearsheets
Sunday, 18 December 2011
Squarepusher
Some images from meanderings around and through a rough square drawn above the ground, in pencil, onto an area of Hanoi's old quarter.
