Seeing is believing, right? But when images are processed and retouched beyond reality, one starts questioning what they see. In today’s world entire industries depend on what the creators squeeze in or out of an image. I believe this process grows a gap of distrust between the viewer and the image creator.
With this project I would like to take you on a photographic trip to the raw world of South East Asia. I would like you to believe what you see. I would like you to be touched by the authenticity and the charm of everyday magic happenings.
My mission is to show you things as they are: no filters, no color tweaks, no post-processing. Well OK, except image cropping. I will be shooting landscapes, cityscapes, nature and people I encounter. I will be exploring the human condition in its crude, nature in its innate beauty and cities in their urban actuality. I’ve had some previous experience living in Asia and I post old photos here.
I’m heading to Asia starting in February 2016 ending in June-July 2016. So far I have planned to visit Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and China. Throughout the trip I will be posting pictures and stories in real time to a blog whose development I currently work on. With your support on KickStarter, I can make it easier from a budget point of view. The amount I’ve set as a final goal is a fraction of the full budget I’ve previewed. The remaining costs are covered with personal savings. Your contributions will go to:
• Entry fees for natural resorts/parks (which very often support the maintenance of the parks).
• Local transportation fees – I plan to use only public transport such as local buses, boats – no car renting, no taxi & airplane transportation.
• Partial coverage of full-frame DSLR camera (1/5 cost coverage, the remaining 4/5 costs are covered by my own savings).
• About 5% will go on KickStarter fees.
Note: no additional personnel nor assistant is involved in this project. I will not hire locals to carry my bags nor engage in children labor activities. I will not visit parks where animals are exploited for touristic activities such as elephant/snakes/tiger attraction parks.
Finally: thank YOU very much for supporting this project. Let’s enjoy together the world and its magic. Because indeed, it is full of wonders.
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