6.04.2012

International Site Profiles: Asian Photography Blog




We're posting a series of short profiles that will collectively provide a starting point for an exploration of international blogs, online magazines, and pages. We began by looking at KileleWe Take Pictures TooArab Image FoundationGreater Middle East PhotoSpace CadetStreet Level JapanKantor Berita MES 56Japan ExposuresInvisible Photographer Asiamy new notebookoitzarismeLa FototecaZoneZeroPanoramica Galerie, and reminders: I WAS THERE.

Today we continue with a look at Singapore-based Asian Photography Blog.

THE BASICS
SiteAsian Photography Blog
Founding Publishers: Yao Hong
Location:  Singapore
Recommended sample post: Xiong Wenyun
Frequency of posts: Low, 1-3 a month
Founded: November 2007
Last updated: May 2012
In a sentence: Posts introduce an Asian photographer with a small well-selected group of images, a link to their page, and a paragraph or two of commentary on the work.

Asian Photography Blog features photographers from Greater Asia. Photographers are presented through a grouping of three of their images from a single series, followed by a short text that includes a link to the page of the photographer as well as a few thoughts on the images. The comments section provides a space for a relatively active conversation. The photographers are sharply curated, the comments informal and light.

A sidebar provides a blogroll with several other Asia-based sites as well as archives.

Asian Photography Blog can be found on Twitter.