Let there be light (Updated 4 Feb 2010)

Updated with fresh captions 12.57pm, 4 Feb 2010

Meshing the human form in a graphic way, the human form becomes calligraphy in this mix of symbols, lettering and gesture. Shot in Vancouver, Canada.

A member of the Beijing Dance Academy goes en pointe in the legendary Long Hallway of the Summer Palace in Beijing.

Phan Thị Kim Phúc and her child, Thomas. Kim Phúc was the nine-year-old girl who was famously photographed fleeing her village in Vietnam after a napalm attack. She only survived because she took off her burning clothes. She eventually relocated to Canada and became a citizen. She now crusades and lectures on behalf of peace. Shot on 6×7 film, available light.

A boxer strikes a combative, athletic pose. Shot in Dobbs Ferry, New York, at an old warehouse.

A subject for a National Geographic story, Hollywood actress, martial artist, and stunt woman Datuk Michelle Yeoh dangles on wires from a helicopter hovering 500 feet over the Hollywood sign. The picture symbolises the enormous impact Asian actors have had on mainstream, big budget Hollywood movies.

LET There Be Light, the largest photography seminar in Malaysia, will be held this Saturday, 6 Feb 2010. The seminar will focus on lighting techniques, and will be conducted by internationally renowned photographer Joe McNally.

Apart from sharing photography techniques, McNally will also be auctioning off five of his prints to raise funds for the Children’s Home of Hope, run by the National Cancer Society of Malaysia.

McNally’s works include photography for, among others, National Geographic, TIME, Men’s Journal, Sports Illustrated and Newsweek.

Registration for the seminar costs RM380 and closes on Thursday, 4 Feb. To register and for more information, visit http://wedshooter.tv/mcnally.

Let There Be Light is organised by WedShooter.TV, an online classroom for photographers, the first content-on-demand photography education portal in Asia. The portal is the brainchild of award-winning wedding photographer Louis Pang, whose online portfolio can be viewed at www.louispang.com.

The gallery above features McNally’s photography. All photos are by McNally, and are courtesy of him and Pang.

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