Edwin Tan Malaysia Wedding Photographer

capture this image of Harry during Sarawak trip back in June 2009. While busy editing photos for all recent wedding and thinking to take a break now, retrieve this image and reprocessing again…

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Edwin Tan Malaysia Wedding Photographer

A journey of Malaysia Wedding Photographer :

Continue from Day Three of TREASURES OF THE RAINFORESTS PHOTOGRAPHY CONFERENCE:

Day four started from 12am where I was in my hotel room uploading, selecting and post processing photos for the final photo competition. After I completed the photos selection, I was too tired and join in some casual chitchat at the pool side with some speakers till 3.30am

After morning breakfast and last speaker’s presentation, we are all busy on photo competition submission and fun group photo session

Due to my flight schedule, (and god blessed since the following bus only manage to reach Kuching at midnight!), I have to travel back to Kuching immediately after the photo competition results. We manage to reach airport at 7pm and met Jimin Lai who are still there waiting for his flight! I change my flight schedule to an hour earlier without any charges.. Thanks to AirAsia and reach home just 5mins before midnight.

This is one great experience I had and my first time shooting this type of photography. Really enjoy so much with new friends, meeting passionate photographers and of course all speakers who are willing to share their knowledge and experiences without any reservation.

Once again, thanks for all your effort!!!

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Journey of a Malaysian Wedding Photographer:

Continue from Day Two, of Treasure of The Rainforest Photography Challenge and Conference after we have our breakfast in Hilton Batang Ai, here come our exciting journey of the day.. 1.5 hours long boat ride to longhouse…….I applied sunblock and get all my gears wrapped with platic bag. When I on board, (this is my first time go on longboat ride, i can feel the boat shaking and the water level is so close to me!!!) 5 mins ride from the resort, it seems so refreshing and so quiet in the middle of the lake..some of the longboat with native passing by and wave at us when we pointed our camera towards them.. I look at the cloudy sky and start worrying about my gears now….On board, we have Saiful Nang, Edwin Lay and Alvin Jong…since this is another long journey, they start taking self-portrait photos again hahhah.. I told Edwin Lay since he know how to swim and operate a longboat before, if anything happen, save my gears first!!!

When we reach longhouse, there were a few kids swimming in the river, and attracting most of us over for some fun shooting.. best part is , at that moment, I heard some noise from the other side of the longhouse. When I walk over, I saw a pig which like to show off!!! hahaha, whenever we point the camera over, the pig will stick out the nose for nice posing oo, not believe,… see how Edwin Lay trying below:

Once everyone were there, we enter into the longhouse and were welcome by the chief with rice wine and traditional dance. Portrait session with native took us around 45mins before we heading to another exciting journey- WATERFALL…

2nd part of the journey, we went against the water current, further up to the waterfall area. Due to dry season for the past few weeks, the water level is so low that majority of the journey required participants off the boat and walk pass the river for a small distance before we continue the journey. Luckily, our boatmen only ask us to come down for twice.. the rest of the journey, I saw other boatmen fell into the river, the stick stuck at the river side and etc.. Alvin told me, his friend met an accident few months back during the longboat ride with the boat overturn and two camera bags flush away during that time.. in fact, i felt very uncomfortable and guilty while seeing the boatmen (at least 60 years old) pushing the boat while I am sitting on the boat…..The tough journey took us another one hour from longhouse to waterfall area.

After the waterfall shooting where Jimin enjoy his swimm, we took our yummy yummy lunch at the river side…

On the way back to resort with direct sunlight was killing me!! i felt asleep few times in the boat itself.. lol…

The program continue after my hot bath in the resort with pretty model- April !! look at those cameras!!! after a few shoots, i decide to shoot the other way around on all participants hahahaha

That night after dinner, we continue the workshop with all masters of photography

Final Day

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Remember the workshop that I mention about : Workshop

The Treasure of The RainForest Photography Challenge and Conference

Last Friday, our journey to Kuching attending the workshop kicked start with 0800hrs flight from LCCT to Kuching…..One funny thing was, I was all the while sitting beside Clement and Ning during the flight and even join Clement with his Nitendo’s game not knowing he is Jim’s son…LOL.. 5 mins before we arrived Kuching, I told Clement that I am a photographer and he said, my dad too.. then I look at him and look at Ning… only I realise Clement has both Jim and Ning’s features.. hahahahah OMG.. my bad my bad.. I still remember Clement ask if I am full time photographer, when I answer no.. he answer– too bad. hahahahahah

After touch down, Alvin came to airport and fetch us direct back to Hilton Kuching. It was a relaxing afternoon and Ling, my client and friend now came over to fetch me for some nice tea break with bee hoon belacan and get myself some bird nest and rice wine.

Here we go some images during Hilton Kuching Cafe

During the 1st meeting, we are given the schedule and briefed by Alvin and Kenny on the following days program. It is also my first time meeting up with Mr. Yusuf Hashim, the administrator of PhotoMalaysia Forum who share his travel photography experience with us on that night.

Everyone went back to own hotel room and looking forward the following days excitement…

Continue Day Two….

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It was just like yesterday when we shooting prewedding for Ben & Ling and now here we are, the 2nd trip to Kuching for Joseph and Wan Yee’s prewedding assignment. It was around 830pm when we reach airport and we took some shoots to warm up the night for ourselves hahahah.

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Our first trip to Kuching and in fact my first trip to East Malaysia thanks to Ben & Ling arrangement and trust on our work. Ling has been doing all the site survey and study before our arrival which make the whole trip a lot easier especially on scouting the location for us. We stay in Kuching for 3D/2N during the prewedding shoots and it was fun and extremely full hahaah, Ben & Ling been feeding us none stop.. one evening they even call for 50 sticks of satay,…can you imagine that oooooo

Thanks Ben & Ling for your hospitality and we enjoy our stay very much, some of my highlights of the trip:

For More Photos, pls click here : Ben & Ling

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