Nana Chen Interview in December Issue of JetStar

From time to time I'm invited for interviews in magazines. This one is currently directly in the seat pocket in front of your JetStar seat all of December.

A Portrait Break in Hong Kong

I've been spending my mornings practicing violin with Alvin the pianist (and pilot) while in Hong Kong. Life doesn't start till about early afternoon where I'm shooting. My publisher at ThingsAsian Press had introduced Alvin to me on my last trip.

My publisher constantly reminds me to relax, which I'm not very good at doing. Playing with Alvin does start me laughing every morning! Yesterday, after practice, Alvin and our mutual friend James returned to my hotel after lunch so I could drop off the violin. There was great light in one corner. I quickly squeezed as much of Alvin's six-foot plus frame into my Muji coat meant for all five-foot of me and hid his hair under my hat. Here's the result.

Soon Back to Hong Kong

I'm so excited that ThingsAsian Press has approved my third trip to Hong Kong so that I can continue to work on my book project. I will be there between 25 November to 9 December. Check out ThingsAsian Press's new and upcoming list of books on their website.

SONG A/W 2011 Shoot: More Floor Shots

I've had an addiction to interior design and clothes for as long as I can remember. I try to combine the two obsessions in my fashion shoots. Here are a few more from the same shoot last month.

SONG A/W 2011 Shoot

Saigon Econistas in Smile Magazine

I'd taken a break from writing two years ago to concentrate totally on photography. Now that it's more stable, I thought I'd listen to friends and colleagues urging me to write again, even for fun. So here it is, the first feature story since October 2008 where I do both.

Shankar's Emporium Ltd. Singapore

I did a commercial shoot in Singapore last month at Shankar's which was split into two parts: office & warehouse. For the warehouse portion, I sat on a foot stool in a small industrial cage & was forklifted high above the shelves. For the office part, I spent the day with everyone at work, capturing the comings and goings, the meetings and generally tagging along. Such friendly people. I missed them when I left.

Shooting in Singapore this Week

This is my first day in Singapore working on a shoot for Shankar's Emporium Pte Ltd. I could not help turning my computer back on before retiring for the evening to say how wonderful the people are. If you remember from an earlier post of my shoot for Hiang Kie Industries Ltd. in Vietnam, the English bloke smiling big in a white shirt and Manu, the head of Shakar's have brought me here. Looking forward to the shoot this week.

Taipei Bar Street

I shot this story in June for Discovery magazine. Cathay Pacific passengers, it's in the seat pocket in front of you all of August.

Steps in Hue

This was taken right by the Perfume River in Hue.

Nana Chen on Bizarre Foods Travel Channel

Tremendous Entertainment Inc. invited me to appear as a featured guest with Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel for the third time last December.

Andrew and I first met when I appeared in the Taiwan Night Market segment in 2007. I then got invited to Minneapolis--Andrew's hometown--to join him and other guests for the Holiday Special. This time it's Bangkok! Here's the preview.

Hiang Kie

And a few pictures from the Hiang Kie Vietnam shoot. This is where they decaffeinate coffee. Hiang Kie's production process is brilliantly ecological!

Equator Homewares

I've just finished up two commercial shoots last week. Here are some pictures from the first one with Equator Homewares.

It was amazing to work with the owner Kerryn Haig who was originally a stylist for top home magazines like Vogue Living in Australia.

Ad Campaign for SONG Spring/Summer 2011

I've just finished up another SONG Paris shoot. Here's a peek.

"Saigon Secondhand" on Travel+Leisure Toplist

A third story of mine just made it to the Travel+Leisure Toplists!



And pictures from the Siem Reap story are to be published in the US T+L 2011 Greatest Trips Book!

Goa Beach

These two shots were taken on the beach in Goa as the sun started to set. The top image is of an old woman scavenging for recyclable products on the beach. The bottom is of a young girl selling ice cream. Both were taken while on assignment for ThingsAsian Press in November 2009.

Polo in New Delhi

Polo in New Delhi taken in November 2007 on my first assignment for ThingsAsian Press. Some of the photos from that trip are in the book To North India With Love, edited by Nabanita Dutt.