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2013-04-27 05:44:49 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 60 +1s)

That very last trip back home after a tough week at work ...

2013-04-25 04:38:06 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

This is very sad news to me. Syria, and particularly Damascus and Aleppo, are some of my favorite desitinations in the world for photography - amazing places!

2013-04-21 16:16:50 (8 comments, 10 reshares, 98 +1s)

Rice farmer outside Hanoi, Vietnam.
www.michiel-delange.com #vietnamphotography   #asia   #travelphotography  

2013-04-17 03:51:20 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Generally I love any improvements to the design of G+, which have been really nice and progressive, but a recent change just keeps on visually assaulting me every time I visit - those insipid little round avatars and profile pics!
It's a format that just doesn't make anybody's mugshot look good, neither does it do any favors to carefully constructed (square) artistic avatars and logos. All you end up with is a round blob with something in it! Anybody else feel the same?

2013-04-14 18:15:54 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 59 +1s)

Scene from the historic Georgetown in Penang, Malaysia.
www.michiel-delange.com #malaysia   #asian   #streetphotography   #streetphotographers  

2013-04-07 16:03:20 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 54 +1s)

I don't often do landscape work, but was intrigued when finding this scene while out shooting before dawn in Hoi An, Vietnam.
www.michiel-delange.com #vietnam   #vietnamphotography   #asia   #landscapephotography   #landscape   #southeastasiaphotography   #southeastasia  

2013-04-02 11:50:28 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 56 +1s)

Spent a lazy Easter Weekend at home, playing around with my daughter as model, an old stereoscope, a blackboard and chalk for this experimental image.
www.michiel-delange.com

2013-03-20 12:45:39 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 45 +1s)

Candid portrait of a dhow packer, taken at the Dhow Wharf on Dubai Creek a few years back. I miss the many days I spent photographing there, and eventually also often being invited onto the dhows to enjoy some tea together with the crew. 
www.michiel-delange.com #streetportrait   #dubai   #middleeast   #streetportraiture   #streetportriats    

2013-03-15 07:48:37 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 61 +1s)

An old lady chilling in the winter sun in Bhaktapur, Nepal. 
www.michiel-delange.com
#streetphotography   #streetphotographers   #streetportraiture   #streetportrait   #nepal   #asia  

2013-03-08 12:36:11 (4 comments, 4 reshares, 62 +1s)

This image has a really nice Friday afternoon feel to it - cruising home in Penang, Malaysia. Wishing everybody a wonderful weekend!
www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotography   #streetphotographers   #malaysia   #penang   #asian  

2013-02-10 05:39:02 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 61 +1s)

Wishing everybody a most wonderful and Happy Lunar New Year, and especially also to all my crazy expat friends in Vietnam - Happy Tet!
www.michiel-delange.com
#streetphotographers   #streetphotography   #penang   #asia   #malaysia   #lunarnewyear   #chinesenewyear   #chinesenewyear2013   

2013-02-07 12:04:45 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 79 +1s)

Wishing I can make something similar of my lunch break right now - island style in Phuket, Thailand.
www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotography   #streetphotographers   #thailand   #phuket  

2013-02-01 13:48:09 (7 comments, 10 reshares, 64 +1s)

A sea gypsy preparing a meal in a village on Phuket Island, Thailand. Wishing everybody a great weekend.
www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotography   #streetphotographers   #travelphotography   #thailand   #phuket  

2013-01-29 13:54:56 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 29 +1s)

By chance, I came across an old abandoned taxi on the streets of a small town in Penang a while back. My first attempts to photograph it kinda failed, as they were just shots of an old taxi - nothing special and a bit ho-hum. I later returned to try another approach and then noticed what's been left behind by the owner inside the car. A polarizer filter took away the glare on the windscreen, but also exposed some strange streaking that must be something inside the glass.
Perhaps the result is not to everybody's liking, but I like playing around with this image. Opinions most welcome.
www.michiel-delange.com #malaysia   #streetpics   

2013-01-28 12:11:24 (9 comments, 2 reshares, 68 +1s)

I must confess that I miss my time spent in Vietnam. Going through my archives, another shot from 2007 in Hoi An, Vietnam. I wonder if this lady is still around on her boat.
www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotography   #streetphotographers   #vietnam   #vietnamphotography   #hoian   #travelphotography  

2013-01-17 07:28:12 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 58 +1s)

From my first visit to Vietnam in 2007, a man found on the streets of Saigon. Apologies for being so quiet for the past few months. I'm still struggling to get a proper internet connection. Hoping that all will change again soon.
www.michiel-delange.com
#streetphotographers   #streetphotography   #streetpics   #vietnam   #saigon   #vietnamphotography  

2013-01-06 08:59:09 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Having just moved into a very old house, the previous owners (in their late 80s) left me with a rather curious device - an old stereoscope with about 100 old stereo image cards. The device is handmade from wood and tin and I suspect that it may date from the second half of the 1800s. The image cards are mostly hand coloured, apart from a black & white series too.
Do anybody know more about such stereoscopes, i.e. age, value etc? More info is most welcome.

2013-01-01 05:50:44 (11 comments, 3 reshares, 50 +1s)

Wishing everybody a wonderfully prosperous 2013, full of bright, white toothy grins!
Also a huge and special thanks to those who've been supporting and following my efforts here on G+. It's been a tough 2012 for me on many levels, and I'm still without reliable internet and a functioning laptop - hoping that will change soon so that I can properly engage with my photographic work again. Best wishes!

2012-12-25 04:12:47 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 44 +1s)

Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas!

2012-12-17 04:11:09 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Don't you just HATE that trying to remove all kinds of stupid manufacturer stickers from the faces of new household appliances takes longer than manufacturing the piece?!! And that's if you manage to actually get it off without having to call upon the heavy chemicals ...

2012-12-12 08:08:31 (8 comments, 3 reshares, 44 +1s)

An oldy - Two young boys and their father releasing a bird at the start of the Chinese Year of the Rabbit (last year), taken at a temple in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. 
www.michiel-delange.com
#streetphotographers   #streetphotography   #malaysia   #penang   #asia  

2012-12-10 09:10:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Looking forward to some great inspirational work here. Best of luck!
www.michiel-delange.com

2012-12-10 09:04:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

A genre close to my heart - I can already see some wonderful work here and look forward to being inspired! Best of luck, and hoping this community will grow to one of the strongest.
www.michiel-delange.com

2012-12-10 09:01:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Hi everyone - glad to join this community and hoping to be inspired by what I can find here. Best of luck.
www.michiel-delange.com

2012-12-09 09:18:10 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 30 +1s)

Haven't been using Snapseed for a while, but every time I do, I get reminded how much fun it is to play around with.
Out of curiosity, when / if you do mobile photography and processing, what's you fave app to use? There's obviously Snapseed, Instagram, Hipstamatic etc. I've personally been using Hipstamatic more than any others (results which I never really post to G+) as I kinda like the "unpredictability" of selecting a lens / film combination upfront and not having to post-process.

2012-12-07 07:38:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

What a potentially wonderful new feature - a community of that I hope will keep the inspirational juices flowing! Also looking forward to meeting some great new talent here. All the best.

2012-11-26 13:58:41 (5 comments, 4 reshares, 66 +1s)

Street scene in the old town area of Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. This is a pre-conceived shot where I waited for a while on the pavement for something "good" to come by. Glad it was this man on his old bicycle. 
www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotographers   #streetphotography   #malaysia   #penang   #asia  

2012-11-17 06:05:51 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

I'm now getting more than slightly pissed off with Apple!
I (used to) routinely link my wifi-only iPad to my iPhone data via the "Personal Hotspot" function, which worked wonderfully all the time and every time up to IOS 5. Since upgrading to IOS 6, and subsequently IOS 6.1, about 90% of the time I have to reboot both devices before they connect!!!
I used to like Apple products because they simply worked without fail, but my opinion is now very much tainted. I can accept an IOS upgrade to have some minor bugs, and that these are usually quickly solved with a smaller upgrade, but with how is it possible that this problem cannot have been properly addressed and solved by now?
Anybody else having the same problems? If it's something that I'm doing wrong, or some hidden new setting that I need to know about, please let me know.

2012-11-16 13:27:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Tweet 5 of 12 from "The Graphic Tweets of Idiot" series

2012-11-14 14:06:48 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Tweet 4 of 12 from "The Graphic Tweets of Idiot" Series

2012-11-13 13:48:38 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

Tweet 3 of 12 from "The Graphic Tweets of Idiot" series

2012-11-08 13:48:02 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 37 +1s)

Tweet number 2 of 12 from "The Graphic Tweets of Idiot" series.

2012-11-08 13:41:12 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

A few years ago, I started a street project called "The Graphic Tweets of Idiot". I've forgotten about it until somebody recently inquired about it again, so - perhaps time to resurrect Idiot ... 
This is the first, introductory image from a 12-part series. This project was basically inspired at the time by (what I find) the absolute nonsense that most people tweeted, which got me thinking: People can tweet whatever the hell they want, and lie about their true circumstances. Most text-only tweets seem to also be totally without context. Idiot was born - a faceless, lonely wooden puppet tweeting his daily encounters, but within a photographic context that with nowhere to really hide the truth behind his tweets. 
The project was meant to be a tongue in cheek look at social networking, and not designed to offend - just a bit of fun. I'll post the first 12 sequential&qu... more »

2012-11-07 12:20:17 (11 comments, 4 reshares, 42 +1s)

More typical street life from the Chor Bazaar, Mumbai, India.
www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotography   #streetphotographers   #mumbai   #india  

2012-11-04 10:36:44 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

WINDOWS 8: SOME SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY QUESTIONS

I'm still contemplating upgrading to Windows 8, but am hesitant if it will involve having to not only get familiar with a new OS (which I'm ready for), but having to struggle with having to make my existing software work again as it should, and if it will... 

Do anybody have some experience and advice to share?

In particular, I mostly run the following software on a regular basis:
Photoshop CS5.1
Lightroom
InDesign
AutoCAD 2010
Adobe Acrobat
MS Office Suite

What's your opinion? #windows8  

2012-11-01 14:14:43 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 53 +1s)

So many interesting scenes on the streets at the Chor Bazaar (Thieves Market) in Mumbai, India. One can spend all day there and watch as scenes unfold around you all the time.
www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotographers   #streetphotography   #mumbai   #india  

2012-10-25 13:44:35 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 30 +1s)

Man and goat bonding at the Chor Bazaar, Mumbai, India.

www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotography   #streetphotographers   #mumbai   #india  

2012-10-22 10:49:09 (17 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

As a street photographer, where do YOU draw the line? 
A recent comment on one of my images (on a different forum) made me wonder once again what kind of subjects different street photographers actively avoid shooting, We obviously all have different interests, styles and "moral" standards of some kind, for lack of a better word, and a street "roamers" are bound to bump into a few situations that will challenge your principles. It would be interesting to know what kind of subjects or circumstances you will generally NOT shoot (if any), and why do you avoid it?

2012-10-19 15:10:06 (10 comments, 1 reshares, 35 +1s)

An experiment away from my usual type of work and processing, critique and opinions most welcome please. Wishing everybody a wonderful weekend.
#streetphotographers   #streetphotography  

2012-10-18 15:55:36 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 33 +1s)

Wish I can sometimes nod off at work ... then again, I'd probably be too lazy afterwards to get back behind the desk. A courier catching up on some sleep on his wooden cart in Mumbai, India.
www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotography   #streetphotographers   #India   #mumbai  

2012-10-17 10:33:52 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 32 +1s)

This shot almost landed in the trash, but something about the unconventional composition attracted me back to it. So ... decided to give it a go and see if it somehow works. It will be interesting to know what you think ... take off the soft gloves. Mumbai, India.
www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotographers   #streetphotography   #mumbai   #India  

2012-10-16 15:39:17 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 31 +1s)

I was lucky to happen upon a wholesale dried fish market one morning, while trucks, loaded with thousands of dried fish bales, were being unloaded for the day's trading. Mumbai, India.
www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotography   #streetphotographers   #india   #mumbai  

2012-10-15 15:28:31 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 46 +1s)

Back from a week in India! Luckily I managed to squeeze in a few photo outings from just before daybreak to breakfast, before business obligations took over for the rest of the day. Found these two guys waiting for their first customers at a street market in Mumbai, India.
www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotography   #streetphotographers   #mumbai   #india  

2012-10-05 16:57:52 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

I'm off to India again for a week of business, but hoping to make some time in the early mornings to shoot new stock to continue my "Bombay Chapter" series. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
www.mike-delange.com #streetphotographers   #streetphotography   #india   #mumbai  

2012-09-26 08:53:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

*18%GREY ISSUE 2: SOME THINGS IN LIFE CAN ALSO BE FREE!* 
As per previous post, here is the link to 18%GREY Issue 2 for free digital downloading. Please spread the word.
#streetphotography   #streetphotographers  

2012-09-26 08:53:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

*18%GREY ISSUE 1: SOME THINGS IN LIFE CAN ALSO BE FREE!* 
18%GREY's been receiving a lot of attention and support, but in the interest of widening our readership even further, I've decided to offer the digital download versions of both Issues 1 and 2 for free for an undetermined time! Please make use of this, and in return, I wouldn't mind if you can help spreading the word to all #streetphotographers  and lovers of #streetphotography . 
As always, your feedback and suggestions are most welcome.
Best regards - +Michiel de Lange 

2012-09-24 17:52:55 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 20 +1s)

Angel in a Red Cap .... a candid scene at a fishing harbour on the island of Phuket, Thailand.

www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotography   #streetphotographers   #thailand  

2012-09-20 15:46:06 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 34 +1s)

Some things are just plain human nature and will NEVER change ... mom working in the "kitchen" while dad's watching TV ... haha ... at a Sea Gypsy village on the island Phuket, Thailand.
www.michiel-delange.com #streetphotographers   #streetphotography   #thailand  

2012-09-14 15:00:18 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 41 +1s)

I caught these fishermen busy hauling a net in the rain, at a fishing harbor in Phuket, Thailand. 
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2012-09-10 16:44:46 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

It's been a while since last being in Thailand, but found a few more images hidden in my archives from a visit there a few years back. A worker repairing boats and ships at dry-docks on the island of Phuket, Thailand.
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