It was a rainy Friday in Brisbane. The city centre was alive with activity as workers rushed out to grab a bite during their lunch break, and shoppers busied themselves with the task of filling their wardrobe with even more threads. Lately I’ve been thinking about expression in photography. The ability to communicate mood is […]
Category Archives: Random thoughts and musings
March
05
BNE Train – a reflective post
posted by Adam Robert Young
A quick post today to share this moment on the train between South Brisbane and Roma Street Stations yesterday afternoon on my way to meet my wife Jade for a meal in the city. I’ve been so focused on projects recently I realise I’d forgotten to find the joy in capturing everyday magic moments that […]
August
01
You will be forgotten, live now!
posted by Adam Robert Young
A trip to South Brisbane cemetery triggered some sombre reflection about the inevitability of our time on this life coming to an end, and all traces of our existence eventually fading without trace. Yeah, this is not going to be the most cheerful of posts, but stick with me, it will all be OK in […]
August
25
So my photo is being viewed all over the world. You’d think I’d be happy! (AKA to watermark or not?)
posted by Adam Robert Young
After going semi-viral here in Vietnam, my photo of So You Think You Can Dance Vietnam’s Doan Vu Minh Tu doing the splits between two chairs with a bowl of noodles has turned up on websites around the world. I did a quick Google search and found it appearing on blogs and other sites from […]
Even if you give up on your dreams, they may not give up on you…
posted by Adam Robert Young
Do you ever feel that despite your most concerted efforts – the blood, sweat and tears – you cannot seem to get anywhere in life, in your career, or in following your dreams? I feel you – I was there exactly one year ago. This day one year ago, I announced to the world that […]
March
10
My massive cock-up – how NOT to use keywords and tags for your blogposts!
posted by Adam Robert Young
It was meant to be all in good fun, but my curious little experiment went wrong and I created a monster! I’m referring to my post back in January about men here in Saigon who raise roosters for cock fighting. When I decided on the title “Vietnamese Men With Big Cocks”, I thought I might […]
October
30
A Chinese concert and a revelation
posted by Adam Robert Young
What many people don’t know is that photography isn’t my only creative outlet. I am also a musician – or at least I used to be. I hung the guitar up many years ago, and it has sat collecting dust ever since. Lately, however, I have started to feel the draw back to music. I’ve […]
September
10
Only in China!
posted by Adam Robert Young
It’s interesting the difference in how different cultures perceive the notion of “face”. People often say a key part of Chinese culture is this very idea, but I would argue that it’s a universal thing, even if it takes different forms in other cultures, or is not quite as pervasive. This photo which I took […]
August
01
Hunger and curiosity
posted by Adam Robert Young
When I spotted this little cutie in a Gloria Jeans cafe in Crescent Mall, Ho Chi Minh City, I wasn’t sure if she was hungry or just curious. The more I thought about it, the more I realised there’s little difference between the two, as curiosity is a kind of hunger – hunger to learn, […]
Seeing
posted by Adam Robert Young
Just a quick post to remind everyone to try to see the beauty in the everyday. Here’s a shot of some pipes seen outside a hardware store here in Guangzhou – an oldie from the archives!
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