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- A Podcast – Taiwan Temples presents “Taipu’s Portrait of the Gods”on Dec 30, 2015 in Taiwan blog Temple Culture podcast Culture Temple God Podcast Statue supernatural possession spirit writingTaiwan Temples presents our first episode of a god photographer in a podcast series about Taiwan temple culture Hosted and meticulously crafted by writer and podcaster Robert Kelly and interviewed by me Wu Taipu is a wedding photographer wit...
- Tainan 39 Hour Film Contest — 2015on Apr 24, 2015 in blog Photography Taiwan 2015 Contestival Event Event Photography Festival portrait short film Tainan 39 Hour Film Contest teamThe fourth annual Tainan 39 Hour Film Contestival has come and gone. In four short years this Tainan festival has become one of Taiwan’s major film happenings, this year the indomitable Lynne and Till added a lectures from filmmakers, film inst...
- Beitou Hot Springs for JetstarBeitou Hotsprings is a hotspring area originally developed by the Japanese. Easily accessible by MRT, it’s historical sites and hotspring scenery makes for a great daytrip. I shot these photos on assignment for Jetstar. This stream runs out of...
- Silkroad Magazine — Taiwan Old BrandsA recent assignment for Silkroad taking photos of four generational shops around Taiwan turned out to be a lot of fun as all the traditional shops and subjects were interesting and photogenic. The third shop I went to was Hsiang Ren He’s tradit...
- Dawes Bicycle Brochure 2015Recently shot bicycles for British bike company Dawes at a bicycle factory here in Tainan for their 2015 brochure Not my usual type of photography and wouldn’t like to do this for a living (although it may be more lucrative than the editorial I...
- Renaissance — Ice cream, Bubble Milk Tea and Black ThunderAn assignment to photograph popular low-priced food-and-drink treats in Taiwan for Renaissance Magazine My son doesn’t like posing for me but ice cream and bubble milk tea were wonderful incentives Family Mart Ice cream...
- Shennong Street, TainanA recent assignment for Sept/Oct Issue of Renaissance Magazine The focus was the quaint 慢慢鳩生活木作- Dove Tail Restaurant and Workshop.
- Jiali Zhen Xing Temple God Statues and Temple Arton Nov 19, 2014 in blog Photography Taiwan Temple Culture Art Culture God Jiali Renovation Soulangh Statue Tainan Temple Xing ZhenZhen Xing Temple in Tainan’s Jiali District, originally called Qing Shui Temple, was founded in 1723 and dedicated to Lord Qingshui. Early settlers to Taiwan brought with them ‘Lord Qingshui,’ — a deified monk — from the...
- Old Lin Department Store Tainanon Nov 14, 2014 in blog Photography Published Taiwan travel Hayashi Hyakkaten Japanese Era Lin Department Store Tainan 林百貨Hayashi Hyakkaten, commonly called the Lin Department Store (林百貨), is a Japanese era department store that first opened in 1932. Taiwan’s second department store (the first was Kikumoto Department Store in Taipei), re-opened in June this...
- Golden Days: The Gold Sculpture of Liu Kun HuiI had the great fortune to be able to photograph Liu Kun Hui (劉坤輝), an artisan that has achieved Taiwan’s National Treasure grade status (國寶級). Liu Kun Hui is 85 years old and began his apprenticeship when he was 15.I met the talent...
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