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My knowledge of pop culture is poor, I admit with no shame; it’s never been good, in fact. So when I was asked to shoot the making of a movie starring one Zhang Ziyi and one Wang Leehom, I...
The Blue Oceans Film Festival was recently on in the 'States, which is a great thing. But I have to say that I object (slightly) to the name “Blue Oceans”. Because it suggests that oceans...
One of Asia's defining characteristics is contrast. My flat is in a new apartment block with a swimming pool, gym, and underground parking full of Audis and Mercedes. One hundred meters away,...
My actual mission on the day was to get some time lapse footage in the snow. Since it had been a long but largely snowless winter, I was up first thing in the morning to capture it. This i...
Today in Beijing it is a typical hot and dusty summer's day with a forecast high of 37 degrees. It's hard to believe that just a month ago it was snowing, and I was out taking photographs b...
Could you spear this? The debate over spearfishing petered out some years ago. I think this is quite wrong-headed of us, since it is rapidly becoming more and more relevant. My stance on...
Historically, powerful, rich nations have often used their poorer, weaker brethren as convenient holiday destinations. But when this happens today, to the detriment of the local environment...