It took 744 hours to shoot 8,412 images, in what would amount to 200gb in digital weight. For days I had carried my camera, lenses tripods across South East Asia, traveling across 5 islands, and 3 countries. But to the new generation of image workflows it meant nothing, because it only took seconds for a software glitch to erase my entire image library.
What resulted afterwards was a tedious data recovery process that spanned over 3 months, 4 different programs, and massive file sizes. Eventually, I was able to recover the entire library. There was however a large problem. Over 50% of the image files were corrupted by the glitch, and only 2% of the corrupted files were readable by image editing software. This it occurred to me afterwards, was the burned film equivalent of digital photography.
The photographs presented here mark the journey across Malaysia, Singapore and the islands of Indonesia. They present a glimpse into the everyday life of South East Asia.
What resulted afterwards was a tedious data recovery process that spanned over 3 months, 4 different programs, and massive file sizes. Eventually, I was able to recover the entire library. There was however a large problem. Over 50% of the image files were corrupted by the glitch, and only 2% of the corrupted files were readable by image editing software. This it occurred to me afterwards, was the burned film equivalent of digital photography.
The photographs presented here mark the journey across Malaysia, Singapore and the islands of Indonesia. They present a glimpse into the everyday life of South East Asia.
boy on beach, bintan, indonesia //
foreign influence, tanjung pinang, indonesia //
women in the market, tanjung pinang, indonesia //
fisherman leaving after work, tanjung pinang, indonesia //
the market garbage disposal, tanjung pinang, indonesia //
ferry to tanjung pinang, indonesia //
traffic, johar baru, malaysia //
houses on water, bintan, indonesia //
motorcyclist, jakarta, indonesia //
waiting for a friend, melaka malaysia //
boy on vespa, johar baru, malaysia //
magic show, johar baru, malaysia //
roti canai breakfast, johar baru, malaysia //
man on bicycle, bintan, indonesia //
woman in berka passing, singapore //
spice man, tanjung pinang, indonesia //
moving goods through the market, tanjung pinang, indonesia //
fish market, johar baru, malaysia //
van, bintan indonesia //
kids on a bicycle, johar baru, malaysia //
drying boots, johar baru, malaysia //
saturday market, johar baru, malaysia //
drinking coffee, singapore //
cleaning coconuts, tanjung pinang, indonesia //
two boats, bintan, indonesia //
children, bintan, indonesia //
surfers, bali, indonesia //
4 comments:
That first image is POWERFUL! sorry you lost so many -Dre
Oh Garen - these are gorgeous, I even like the damaged ones for embedding the story of their almost-erasure.
Your skills are evident in all of them, I'm sorry you had such a bad experiece with digital glitchiness... Perhaps film will make a comeback after enough of these incidents?
these are amazing- the two little kids i can't get over it. great work again garen.
thank you Claudia!! Are you back yet? Charlie, I still shoot in film too, digital doesn't have the same warmth that film does!
Thanks Sambo!
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