A selection of our favourite images is available for PRINTS! 📸

people

A flock of pigeaons take up in the air in front of the Howrah bridge in Kolkata during a photo tour with pics of asia

Shooting around Howrah bridge in Kolkata

By Etienne / January 21, 2019 / 4 Comments

The iconic bridge of Kolkata has been photographed many times before, and will still be used as a favourite background among photographers for a long time. And there is a reason for that. It is very picturesque and offers great photo opportunities as the main Ghats are located near the bridge. There we can find a…

Read More
Boats commuting on the Buriganga river at sunrise in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh photography tour 2018 – Video

By Etienne / January 15, 2019 / 4 Comments

Here is the video from our recent photography tour and workshop in Bangladesh. From the bustling streets of Dhaka to the countryside of Bogra and the tea plantations of Sylhet, we spent 10 days working on people photography and improving our skills.   I hope you enjoy this video, and if you feel the need…

Read More
A Sri Lankan women working on the beach of Negombo in Sri Lanka

Promo video from our photography tour in Sri Lanka – 2018

By Etienne / January 9, 2019 / 2 Comments

Here it is, the video from our most recent photography tour in Sri Lanka that we ran in November 2018. 4 participants in a super dynamic and fun photography tour and workshop through the coastline and tea plantations of this amazing country! You can find a detailed tour and itinerary summary here. Have a look at…

Read More
A Sadu in Kolkata, India, showing his study book about the human body during a photography workshop with Pics of Asia

2018: another year of travel and photography

By Etienne / January 2, 2019 / 1 Comment

Another year… Well, another year filled with photography tours and workshops around Asia. I have the chance to be working with the coolest photographers based in Asia, which made my year much more fun but also helped me improve my own photography. I believe that 2018 was another gap year for me and for my photography.…

Read More
an auto rickshaw driver waits for a ride in the streets of Kolkata, India

Shooting street photography with a flash – Beginner hands on

By Etienne / December 28, 2018 / 1 Comment

Having this good-looking flash available with me after I bought my Xt3, I could not resist the call of trying something new. Travelling to Bangladesh and India once again this year, I decided to really push myself and my photography this time, in order to come home with different pictures. Today, I am also much…

Read More
A group photo from Pics of Asia photography tour in Kolkata in 2018

India 2018 photography tour wrap up

By Etienne / December 13, 2018 / 0 Comments

For our first photography tour in India, I wanted to do something different than any other photography tours in India. First, the idea is to visit different places than where all other photo tours go to, and Kolkata seemed like a great place to start. The other main idea was to blend travel and street…

Read More
A group picture from our photography tour in Bangladesh in 2018

Bangladesh 2018 photography tour wrap up

By Etienne / December 13, 2018 / 0 Comments

Another year, another successful photography tour in Bangladesh, a place that remains for me the best country on the planet for people photography. From the bustling streets of Dhaka to the peaceful countrysides of Bogra and Dinajpur, and the tea estates of Sylhet, this tour is an intensive 10-day people photography workshop that will surely…

Read More
Our group posing for a photo during our photography tour in Sri Lanka in 2018

Sri Lanka 2018 Photography Tour wrap up

By Etienne / December 13, 2018 / 0 Comments

What a week we just ended! Our first photography tour in Sri Lanka has been running smoothly, due to a great itinerary and perfect weather. Once again, serendipity followed us and the rain, which was hammering the country every day, stopped the day we arrived and started again the day we left.   On top…

Read More
A huge group of photographers in Mu Cang Chai lining up with their tripods

Open letter to photographers

By Etienne / September 25, 2018 / 21 Comments

After spending the last couple of years talking about the Ethics of Travel photography and trying to spread the word about said ethics, I feel the task is getting more difficult on a daily basis. When travelling around Asia, l have increasingly witnessed actions by some photographers that left me with a bad taste in…

Read More
A panorama photo of the rice fields of Mu Cang Chai at sunset, taken during a photography tour with Pics of Asia

North Vietnam photography tour 2018 wrap up

By Etienne / September 24, 2018 / 4 Comments

Another month of September, another month spent exploring Northern Vietnam and its endless rice terraces. Given that last year’s photography tour was almost perfect, there were only a few minor changes to this year’s itinerary. What I had in mind, though, was to spend more time in the tea plantations between Sapa and Mu Cang…

Read More