Penang Part Time Fisherman

Many Penang fisherman are sport fishermen. They do not earn a living from their fishing activity but a major passion and serious amateurs. Just like me, a serious amateur in photography. This is a small fishing enthusiasts' shack of 15 fishermen situated near the penang Bridge, run-down but with basic support to launch their motorized fibre-glass vessels (locals call them sampans).

These scenes can be seen along the coastal waters of Penang island where too some, classify them as eye sores while for me ... interesting subjects for B&W photography.

Before they are completely relocated to nearby modern facilities, I am seizing the opportunity to put them into archives which I am sure can be interesting viewings in years to come.

I like the image above; the fishermen stopped repairing their wooden platforms as their days are numbered to make way for the Penang coastal development project - The Light

Muntri Street

One of the many heritage streets in Penang, Malaysia. Muntri Street - Possibly after the Mantri (minister) of Larut, Ngah Ibrahim bin Long Jaafar. Today, Muntri Street is well known for its heritage lining; dotted with budget hotels. A quiet and wonderful stretch of street nearby to other heritage sites of Penang

Medium formats

Two images captured with the Texas Leica Fuji GW670III, simply light for landscape shots

And below is Mamiya 645AF with reversal B&W film session with ewok and jar jar binks :)

Singapore at Night

Two scenes in Clarke Quay with many locals and expatriates congregate at the river side stretch, its the weekly TGIF session

the other side of quay with lights galore

Feeling Young

How often ?

The Penang Bridge

The Penang Bridge expansion has completed, exactly 2 years when it first started. August 2009 has experienced much smoother traffic flow. I can arrive work within 2omins :) by driving slow like Luca Badoer

The Light - Penang Premier Waterfront (Part II)

This development project is doing strong as I witnessed in my daily commuting to work. Many activities in and around the site especially in the land reclamation works have been very active and I am sure to see more rapid progress soon. 

One early saturday morning my photographer friends and I sneaked into this site to capture interesting scenes and I managed these two in HDR