I’m back from this year’s International Fotobook Festival in Paris. I did not win one of the prizes for my book dummy, but I did not expect to do so. I am just very very happy that my dummy was nominated for the shortlist, and that I was allowed to show it in Paris. This was my first time at the festival, and I am glad I went. For me one of the highlights was Tood Hido’s talk about his influences, his process and his forthcoming new book.
Here are some pictures I took while in Paris:
All these images were made in Kuching, Sarawak.
I’m in the process of sifting through my images from Malaysia. Due to our illness I have far less pictures than I would have wished for, but still there are a few that I like so far.
Coconuts – Jalan Alor
Car wash – off Jalan Pudu
Fishball noodle soup @ Imbi Market. No more of this for a long time: Tonight we’re flying back to Hamburg.
Teluk Nipah is a small place on Pangkor Island consisting of a handfull of guest houses, some foodstalls, souvenir shops and three minimarts. Internet access is erratic. We’re slowly recovering from our cold, tomorrow we’re going back to KL.
We’re on Pulau Pangkor, a small relaxed island off the West coast. Ever since we arrived we have done nothing but cough, sleep, cough, cough, sleep, and cough again. So no pictures from Pangkor yet. I believe I have never coughed as much in my whole life. Hopefully things will be getting better in the next few days.
Ipoh is the third biggest town in Malaysia which hardly gets to see any tourists but is famous for its good coffee and food, especially „tauge ayam“ – chicken with beansprouts. The Shanghai Hotel – though a bit run down – has a great location, a very friendly and helpful owner and some great architecture. But I still haven’t been able to make a really successful picture of the staircase.
Normally I am not a car buff at all, but over here they seem to attract me.
Tomorrow we’ll fly back to the mainland. No idea when we’ll have internet access again.