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!