Notes from a Faraway Place http://erikwong.net Discoveries from the road, at home, in the media and around the web. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:26:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Music Video: Rae – I’m Good http://erikwong.net/2011/06/20/music-video-rae-im-good/ http://erikwong.net/2011/06/20/music-video-rae-im-good/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:27:31 +0000 Erik http://erikwong.net/?p=155 A music video I recently directed in New York City for upcoming artist Rae and DeeTown.  Hope you enjoy!

Click here to view the embedded video.

]]> http://erikwong.net/2011/06/20/music-video-rae-im-good/feed/ 0 Mount Elbert, Colorado http://erikwong.net/2011/06/20/mount-elbert-colorado/ http://erikwong.net/2011/06/20/mount-elbert-colorado/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:02:18 +0000 Erik http://erikwong.net/?p=153 Hiked all the way to the summit of Mount Elbert, Colorado, this past weekend with my friends Jay and Rayfield.  Never thought I’d be able to complete a trek like this so it felt amazing to complete the entire trail.

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]]> http://erikwong.net/2009/12/30/macau/feed/ 0 Modelling Shoots: Hong Kong & Sydney http://erikwong.net/2009/12/29/modelling-shoots-hong-kong-sydney/ http://erikwong.net/2009/12/29/modelling-shoots-hong-kong-sydney/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:23:29 +0000 Erik http://erikwong.net/?p=125 It was a blast taking my recently-acquired fashion/glamour photography hobby on the road, working with Abhay in Hong Kong (along with fantastic makeup artist Charles) and Cara in Sydney.  Everyone was so wonderful to work with, just really friendly, talented and creative.

Yes, it’s fun pretending to be an international fashion photographer.

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]]> http://erikwong.net/2009/12/29/taiwan/feed/ 0 My Friend Jean: Then & Now http://erikwong.net/2009/09/11/my-friend-jean-then-now/ http://erikwong.net/2009/09/11/my-friend-jean-then-now/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:21:35 +0000 Erik http://erikwong.net/?p=108 In 2002, I visited New York City for the first time.  My friend Jean had moved out there a few years before that and was teaching at a public high school in Manhattan.  I stopped by her school one day and took this photo of her in her classroom.

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Today Jean is living in Taichung, Taiwan and just started her second year in a 2-year stint teaching at an American curriculum-based international school in the city.  I’ve been out here on a week-long visit and once again had the privilege of snapping a photo of Jean in her latest classroom, seven years after seeing her in New York.

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Photos of some of the students at her schools in NYC and Taichung:

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On the plus side, Derek (mode), Gelsey (model) and Aubrey (makeup) were an absolute joy to work with and their terrific attitude under difficult working conditions kept me motivated.  In the end, it was more than worth it.

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