Tuesday, 26 June 2012

The Beginning

As with every story, there is a beginning. And then, is there an end ...

How about we start from where it all began...



Tay Ninh, Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam, my birthplace.
Located roughly 90km north west of Saigon (now known as Ho Chi Minh City), is a great place vibrant city/town boasting just over 1 million people in roughly 4000 sq km radius. It is famous for and also home to the Cao Dai religion. Pictured above in the background, is the original and first Cao Dai Temple built sometime in the early 1900s.

Unfortunately, although being my birth place, I have only had the opportunity to visit twice in my lifetime after leaving in the early 1990s. Most of the visits are more so busy with the relatives and haven't had the real opportunity to do any photography other than the usual happy snaps. As you would probably guess, the above photo is of course a photo taken with a modern digital camera which I have digitally modified to make it look antique with the sepia and grain effect.

Hoping to dig out some interesting photos of Vietnam and add to a future post. For now, thank you for tuning in! :)

Khanh



Sunday, 24 June 2012

Hello World!

Hello and welcome to my Photography Journals. This is my first official blog and if you're looking at this, thank you for being one of the first viewers! Feel free to comment, post links to your blogs, website or share any photography ideas.

Just to introduce myself. My name is Khanh Nguyen and I, like many of you, am a photography enthusiast.

What does 'enthusiast' mean?
I am no professional photographer.
I don't live, breath and smell my beloved DSLR 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
I don't own tens of thousands of dollars worth of photography gear.

So what does it really mean?
I have a day job. I am married. Photography is my second love, after my wife.
I am passionate about photography.
I believe photography is not just about taking photographs, but it is rather the art of taking photographs.
An art, which as with all artwork, we all have different views and opinions. What's important, is that we  share these different views and through enjoying other's artwork, we gain inspiration and opportunities to improve on our own skills.

I hope to share my perspective on this art, seen through my lens to share with you, the world around us.

I hope you enjoy my upcoming blogs and looking forward to hearing and sharing ideas!

My Photography Journal,
Khanh.