Classic BW in Asia Photo Gallery by Luko G.-R. at pbase.com

Classic BW in Asia

A selection of people I met during 10 years of regular trips to Asia. Every single one of them is still present in my mind, their memory as alive as when I was viewing their face through my viewfinder, or when I asked whether they would fancy a photo portray.

Due to the long BW printing technique, few have seen the result, though I hope I haven't betrayed any of their expectations.

Blue Eyed Saddhu	Mobilis Immobile	Riding on Greener Prairies	Still Looking Good
Hello Hang Bo	Loose Shirt Folk	Kandy Blokes	Smoking & Herding
Lao Kids	Playing with the Dead People	In and Out of School	Pensel Sekola
The Cat Portrait	Two Friends	Jeepney Boy	Otherness
Smokin' & Fishin'	Net Jobs	The Penimbawan Kids Are Alright	Malapascua Biker
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World	Kota Bharu Graces	Free Portraits for All	Mamak Mabul

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Didier Vanderperre		19-Jul-2010 02:32
Belle serie Luko !

ltolksdorf		17-Jul-2010 07:51
Excellent b&w portraits. V

Guest		15-Jun-2010 19:49
Lovely gallery of portraits. (V)

Marcela Mejia Photography		13-Jun-2010 03:10
Such an extraordinary collection of B&W , All of these portraits are so meaningful and stunning . Congratulations Luko.V

Jeff Real		12-Jun-2010 13:26
A superior collection of black and white images. You have done a great service to your subject here. ~V~

Victoria		09-Jun-2010 19:28
Every picture has his own story.

Serge		28-Nov-2008 18:29
Beautiful gallery! You are the Master!!!

Guest		30-Aug-2007 14:13
just like many others I have seen most if not all individual images, but as a set they are even better, I case where 2 + 2 = 5, I mean really, this is just amazing. I am convinced this deserves more than pbase, knowing you are such a story teller, both photo and written word, I would urge you to create at least a serious blog (that could be done on pbase, each photo could have a page of your musings in written text), a publication (would be happy to buy it for my christmas gift), or to be hang in a gallery. Go for it please. Peter

Didier Vanderperre		30-Jun-2007 03:13
Belle collection d'images fortes !

Guest		27-Jun-2007 01:01
One of the MOST Beautiful gallary I ever seen on Pbase. Amazing work. My Vote for this LUKO. Want to see More..Please do the needful. -Regards,

Guest		23-Jun-2007 06:06
Thanks for sharing this collection of photos. I really like how you can tell a story with each of the shot.

Guest		22-Jun-2007 13:57
A big V by the way. How did you keep track of film, lens, f stop etc?

Guest		22-Jun-2007 13:20
Luko This is one of the best galleries in Pbase, period. Every single picture is absolutely stunning, both on style and content. Have you ever done any exhibit on this collection or sent to Aperture or BW? Recent India pictures (first row) are great, but there is something more appealing about your older SE Asia pictures. They appear more passionate and "romantic". Technically all of them are flawless which is not a surprise, but what impresses me more is the sense of dignity and compassion that emanates from them in the tradition of HCB and the neo-realist film directors. Did you yourself scan them all from negatives? Best Prantik

ALSOM		21-Jun-2007 14:06
A killer gallery with such nice selection of B/W photographs. Thanks for sharing.

Conrado E. Dy-Liacco		19-Jun-2007 16:42
Powerful B/W's Thanks for sharing!

flowsnow		19-Jun-2007 02:13
Exceptionally captivating shots you have here. A winner. Vote+++

Guest		18-Jun-2007 21:35
je ne savais pas que tu postais ici..., une bien belle gallerie, personnelle, sans doute l'exemple de ce que je devrais faire moi-même: un tri sévère...j'ai commencé, mais m'arrête tjs en chemin!

Guest		17-Jun-2007 18:19
great gallery in B&W, all masterpieces.

teodora vlaicu		17-Jun-2007 11:57
beside that certain inner beauty which is so obvious in the portraits you're clicking, i very much like the time-less feel to this BW gallery (and i don't mean the 10 years during which you clicked all these) - and again - just like at the "Women in India", i have a hard time trying to choose which one i like most - every image is a story - an impressive and truly remarcable one.

Guest		16-Jun-2007 16:58
While I have seen most of these in TE, here the essentials of them are collected in a series that I think do equal justice to the wonderful people that you portray. One can speak of technical perfections of each of these, but more to the point is the humanistic appeal that they convey. Bravo! I will return.

Guest		16-Jun-2007 08:22
wonderful gallery Luko, I see some classic photos of you, waiting for more, Voted!

Furachan		16-Jun-2007 01:53
I like how you are using pBase, Luko. This BW gallery spanning years if I'm not mistaken as well as a mix of film and digital shows remarkable consistence. It's a whole different stry when you see them all in one place like this. Very impressive I must say... -F

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