Amidst the gloomy outlook over the past few days (being down with flu and all) I received some good news which cheered me up a little. I submitted 4 images for the International Photography Awards (IPA) a few months back, of which 2 of them received Honorable Mention! Obviously it is disappointing not to get the top prizes but considering there were nearly 15,000 submissions from 103 countries across the globe. Coming up against so many top photographers worldwide and appearing in the honorable mention list ain’t too shabby anymore if you ask me

IPA is a sister-effort of the Lucie Foundation, where the top three winners are announced at the annual Lucie Awards gala ceremony. The Foundation’s mission is to honor master photographers, to discover new and emerging talent and to promote the appreciation of photography. Since 2003, IPA has had the privilege and opportunity to acknowledge and recognize contemporary photographers’ accomplishments in this specialized and highly visible competition. Visit www.photoawards.com for more details.

Here are the 2 shots that got into the Honorable Mention list.

Honorable Mention in People – Children category for the winning entry “Joy”

Honorable Mention in People – Wedding category for the winning entry “Unwavering Love”

We’re going to be in San Francisco!

Having recently received an invitation to do a bridal shoot in San Francisco, Wendy & I will be embarking on a return trip to the very beginning of our relationship, and boy do we have a deal for all you folks looking to do overseas bridals with us.  For those not in the know, Wendy and I met in San Francisco back in 1996, and we spent the next 7 years of our lives together before returning to Singapore in 2003.  We literally had to travel halfway round the world to find each other, and were married on 11th November 2005.

After much discussion with my dear wife, we couldn’t think of a better way to make this trip to San Francisco a more memorable one for us, than to share the experience with you!

As always, road trips with clients entail more than just taking pictures in beautiful places.  We’ll be bringing you around our memories and sharing our stories, in an attempt to create your very own.  By the time you’re done with the shoot, you’ll be wishing you didn’t have to leave! Fret not, ’cause you’ll have a wedding album that others can only dream of.

As part of our 5th wedding anniversary celebrations,couples who sign up for shoots in San Francisco during this period will not be charged airfare and accomodation costs!  Shoots will take place between November 10th – November 17th, 2010.

Do drop us an email at inquiry@expressivelyjoho.com, should you like to embark on this epic journey with us!

- Amos

Some images to share from Gerard & Belinda’s pre-wedding photoshoot. And now I am looking forward to the lovely couple’s wedding day in September!

Some shots to share from Daniel & Yvonne’s wedding day. Amazingly, I have another couple next year called Daniel & Yvon (sans the ne at the back). These names must be a heavenly match!

I was fortunate enough to be able to cover one of the last weddings held in CHIJMES. It was a beautiful evening with a beautiful setting and I hope my images have done the lovely event justice. Here’s some preview shots for the lovely couple.

Three’s a crowd, but definitely not a problem, as we warmly invite our newest and possibly brightest (perhaps we’ve grown dim over the years) photographer, Amos Leong, to our ranks and will be promoting his packages for actual day and pre wedding, local and overseas! His portfolio and images will be up faster than freshly baked cookies so stay tuned!

So, who the heck is Amos? Here’s a peek:

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We are glad to have Amos’ experience and insight into our team and we are sure that many couples are going to be delighted with his work, aptitude and personality. Very soon, there will be updates of his work here on the blog, on the main website and on facebook.

If you’re like me, and good things CANNOT wait, you had better email us now for his package deals and snap him up before the cookies go stale, or all the dates are booked up, neither of which you want happening… =)

It is an exciting day! We are growing because of your support, and now Amos can join in the joy that you have brought us as our esteemed clients!

my usual repertoire of national library and botanic gardens resulted in anything but usual shots, thanx to c&v’s vibrance and chirpiness. it almost seems like non-singaporean born chris is able to withstand singapore’s heat better than most locals!

the connection between the two is strong, both at ease with each other as well as the camera, which is great seeing as both have very different backgrounds. v doesn’t try to act angmoh, and c doesn’t try to act singaporean. that is just how it shld be. and somehow that bodes well in any reln, being yourself, and being accepted for you. i learn alot when i obeserve couples, and this was a positive lesson.

so, angmoh gentleman marries local sg hottie, pics for proof below! =)

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