Victor Liccioni Portraits

Victor is a friend I've wanted to photograph for a long time. I saw a beautiful photograph of him sitting on the ledge of a window in black and white. Here, we try to make a new version of it. I knew he'd be great in front of the camera as he's always so expressive.

Sasha Tolstikova Portrait

Here's someone who is totally passionate about what she does. It was so lovely to work with Sasha.

More Portraits of Heather Huyen Phan

Heather Huyen Phan Portraits

Mary Chaplin Portraits

I had such a lovely time working with Mary two weeks ago, doing a styling session with her and bringing in a make-up artist and hairstylist to create this series of portraits. I loved her earnest eyes and could have sat with her all day.

Karavansara Retreat and Residences - Siem Reap

I had the privilege of staying at the Karavansara Retreat and Residences last month, relaxing in the lounge area where the staff brought out Khmer favourites like the Curry Beef Salaman: cubed beef sauteed in garlic, shallots and seasoned with lemongrass, chili, coconut, galangal with a splash of coconut milk.

Then there was the Medley Fresh that made me grin: sticky rice dumplings filled with addictive palm sugar and fresh tropical fruit to lessen the guilt. Writing about it makes me hungry.

Guests can relax by one of the few salt water pools in town while sipping on a smoothie and as the sun sets, move to the lounge by the fish fountain in the middle of the tropical garden. I loved the design and look forward to doing a fashion shoot on the grounds in the future!

Featured in October Issue of SilverKris, Sinpapore Airlines inflight

SilverKris p.75, Photo credit: Jessica Curtis

Documentary Photo Essay: Chung King Mansions Published on Invisible Photographer Asia

I'm very excited. Photos showing my first impressions of Chungking Mansions have been published on Invisible Photographer Asia. Thanks to Nic Dunlop for a brilliant edit and ThingsAsian Press for funding the project. To follow on Facebook click here

Kerryn Haig & Mathilda Portraits

I had the pleasure of working with Kerryn Haig the founder of Equator Homewares and her daughter just before heading to the UK & doing more personal portraits. We shot at her beautifully styled new flat in Saigon. Special thanks to Sydney-based Lisa Collins who did a brilliant job with the image editing.

David Appleton Portraits

David is a great personality to work with and I really wanted to capture his laughter as well as the more serious sides. The co-founder of creative marketing agency Edge Asia is wearing his grandfather's suit in the formal shot.

Irma Janssen Portrait Shoot

I'm continuing to do more portrait shoots in Saigon and loving it. There's nothing like working with someone one on one, gaining their trust, communicating with them and at the end to see the person happy with how you've perceived them. That feeling of relief and sense of accomplishment makes me look forward to the next shoot.

Here's a recent shoot of my friend, the Dutch exercise maven Irma Janssen. She's great at what she does and her confidence and vibrant personality comes straight through. We worked on a series of pictures for the upcoming revamp of her website.

Sofitel Saigon Shoot

Here are some pictures from the test shoot at the Sofitel Saigon I shot in April via Keen a branding agency in Bangkok whose Creative Director Pierre Vermeir worked on the brilliant branding for one of my favourite restaurants: Roast Restaurant in London where my friend Lawrence Keogh is the executive chef. Small world!

More Fashion Shots

Nomad Clothing Bangkok Shoot

I got to do a quick half-day shoot while in Bangkok early this month. What fun! It was for Nomad a small boutique selling bohemian style clothing at Amarin Plaza in Bangkok. You can find their page on Facebook by searching Nomad Clothing Bangkok.

Special thanks goes to documentary photographer Patrick Brown for providing the location.

Looking Back: 2006 - First Time on Travel Channel

Almost exactly five years ago, I was contacted by a TV researcher at Tremendous Entertainment, working on the Taiwan segment of the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. Many exchanges went by and rather than getting the gig as a translator, I wound up with an invitation to be an on-camera guest. I was fortunate to work with Tremendous on three more projects after that, a pilot for my own show, Bizarre Foods Holiday Special and Bizarre Foods Bangkok. I'd like to share the video of when it all began.

A Gentleman's Saigon in Prestige

Mr Whybrow inspired this story two years ago when I thought how a city can be so completely different if you're a man. What do men like that's of quality and what can Saigon offer? Prestige finally commissioned the story. Here it is in this month's issue of Prestige Hong Kong. Text by Gemma Price.

Travel+Leisure Saigon Mixologist

"Hey, Markus, how can we do a story that'll include you?" I'd said to my favourite bartender six months ago. Here's the story, appearing in Travel+Leisure SEA's March 2011 issue.

Gemma Price Portraits--Saigon

I did a portrait shoot of writer Gemma Price last week on the rooftop of my building in Saigon. We used what space and props we had.

I love women who come to shoots perfectly made up and ready. She was great & I'm looking forward to shooting her again for my style blog Asia Street Style as a featured stylista.