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Photography from south-east Asia by Jon Sanwell

Posts tagged ‘black and white’

Hanoi street portraits (#10)

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Last week, thanks to the nice people at WordPress, my post on shooting for a year at 35mm was featured on Freshly Pressed, causing an ego-boosting spike in views of this site. I’d just like to say a quick hello to my new followers, and a big thank you to those who’ve been reading for a while. I appreciate all the support and comments, and I hope that you’ll continue to enjoy my pictures.

Hanoi street portraits (#7)

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These two guys run little street-side tea stalls in different parts of Hanoi. The guy at the top was initially very reluctant to have his picture taken but eventually decided to humour me; the guy at the bottom, now making his second appearance on this blog, was a very willing model. He has a big, goofy smile, but I prefer this more serious shot.

Catch of the day

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There’s a cafe round the corner from my house where I like to sit of an afternoon, nursing a ca phe den da (iced black coffee), gathering my thoughts, such as they are, reading a book, and gazing out at the lake. I was there this afternoon, before heading in to work to teach my evening class, as the fishermen came in from their afternoon’s work. I’ve seen this scene before but never had my camera with me to record it. I didn’t have my camera with me today either, so I used my crappy camera phone – which I might have to start using more often, as I’m quite pleased with how this came out.