18 August– arrived at the malaysian rainforest. did i miss a turn? #paicubchai
20 August— [1] setup space, a little corner [2] first test print [3] first use since refitted the camera #4Woodie, shutter cap by hand, and new strobe system, workflow took some getting use to, many wastage [4] from 2 till 10pm, about 28 portraits in all, the #Profoto B10 strobe batt was flat, just managed to squeeze one last 'kilat' [5] coffee from Shima, life saver after today 🙂 such lovely community. #KantaPortraits @ Kampung Orang Asli, Kedaik, Pahang. Profoto strobe and trigger on loan from the great people of Srishti Malaysia. didnt get to fully utilised the features, but i did use off all the batt!
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[1] setup space at the festival
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[2] first print of Horas
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[3] first use of refitted camera #4woodie
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[4] from 2 till 10 pm
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[5] coffee from Shima, lifesaver
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20 August— The instant portraits, celebrating the World Indigenous Peoples Day, Rompin district level, with the Jakun indigenous communities from the surrounding area. Jakun have four tribes, puak bukit, puak kuala, puak hulu, puak sisir pantai (Hill tribe, estuary tribe, upstream tribe, coastal tribe), each with their distinct dialect to cultural and spiritual context of their environment. #KantaPortraits @Kampung Orang Asli, Kedaik, Pahang
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paper negatives
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inverted image
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20 August— my new bakul tepi (belakang)! open backpack and sling bag! great for organising all the camera necessities! Amai (aunt) in green made it 🙂 Sumbangan dari Orang Asli Kg. Petoh dengan ikhlasnya. (Sincere gift from the indigenous people of Petoh Village) Thank you for hosting and taking care of me these few days. missing them already. #KantaPortraits #4Woodie #paicubchai
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new basket
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she made it
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19 August— [1] Pinang lipat / folded betelnut... i was slightly intoxicated. [2] Village leaders from around Rompin, assembly, initiation of festival, Jakun tribe, Jemeri Village
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| Pinang Lipat / folded betelnut |
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Assembly of Shamans and headmen
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21 August— Scenes from the last few days [1] Bedul, more than 10 years of community activism to bring it to this level and still going strong. addressing the guest [2] Indigenous Senator Datuk Isa, honoured guest, representing the government [3] Festival grounds at Kampung Petoh (original name of village) [4] youths performing, 3 days in the row, effort from the independent-led local teaching programs [5] Kebun pdk, independent community garden of 15, by hand in nine months [6] Tan, Tuan Rumah, his success story of the Paku Pakis Batang, on water-logged waste land [7] Tok Batin, 97 years of age, when ask his age "sebelum Jepun, zaman British' [8] Supiah and Linda of Petoh youth camp, took up the courage to ask have their portrait taken together 🙂 #KantaPortraits #kantaboxkamra @ Kampung Orang Asli, Kedaik, Pahang
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[1] Bedul addressing the crowd
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[2] Senator representing the Government
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[3] Festival grounds at Kg Petoh
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[4] Youths performing
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[5] Kebun PDK, nine months
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[6] Tan, Tuan Rumah, success story
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[7] Tok Batin at 97 years of age
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[8] Supiah and Linda of Petoh
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22 August— Alai, one of my favourite prints, actually there are so many, just that he's very funny guy
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| Alai |
