We have super excited news!!

It’s never just about the photography style when it comes to business, but the team is the key for everything. We know it too well based on our experience of building a super awesome team in Sydney. They are not only hard-working and team players in every wedding projects but we also have a great time hanging out. The results speak for itself.

Ilona and I have been traveling to Indonesia to shoot weddings in these past two years. We saw potential to make many couples happy to have their weddings documented with our natural storytelling style. I guess we were fortunate to be able to meet a lot of potential photographers during our speaking engagements with Wiki School Pedia in Indonesia. On that event, we met two different personalities that could fit straight-in to our team. They are Mario and Darmawan.

They know what it takes to be FE. They have been shooting for us since July this year. So this blog is just to officiate that Foto Expression Indonesia is now servicing weddings and pre-weddings in Indonesia. Check out our temporary websites before we have time to revamp the brand new website.

Indonesian couples in Sydney, now you know where to go if you want to combine the pre-wedding and wedding coverage in Sydney and Indonesia

Please come back again soon as we have more news for Foto Expression – Indonesia next year. Don’t forget to give Mario and Darmawan a warm welcome!

Howdy and welcome to my second blog on the new home of Foto Expression blog. This time I would like to share my first wedding anniversary in Bali recently. If you have read my previous blog, I mentioned that this year I had a great opportunity to shoot my first destination wedding outside my comfort zone, it is in Bali! The other thing that excites me was the wedding day happened one day before our first anniversary. What a coincidence!

Bali, for some reason has special place in our heart. I tried to ‘google’ around and found this statement that best illustrates the magical of Bali.  Here it is: Bali, known as Island of God, with its varied landscape of hills and mountains, rugged coastlines and sandy beaches, lush rice terraces and barren volcanic hillsides all providing a picturesque backdrop to its colourful, deeply spiritual and unique culture, stakes a serious claim to be paradise on earth (quoted from Wikitravel). For those that have ever experienced the hospitality of Balinese, you may agree with above.  If you have not, lets check out some of my photos to truly show the magical of this little paradise.

You can also check our pre-wedding photos taken by Wiki Lee (and his wife Ilona Lee and Marcell Gunawan from Foto Expression) in Ubud and Jimbaran, Bali.

Back to the topic, when I knew that my client finally decided to book us as their photographer (YAY!!), the first thing on my mind (apart from the wedding itself) was WHERE to celebrate our anniversary?? There are lots and lots of nice and fancy restaurants in Bali, from no star until Michelin rated. However, since this is our first year celebration, I want this to be rather special. So I searched and asked around and finally decided to celebrate at Tirtha.

Tirtha, this venue called, is located on the top of Uluwatu cliff, with panoramic views of the Indian Ocean. We held our wedding in Tirtha Luhur one year ago, on the 13^th November 2010. With the help from Andi (our wedding assistant from Tirtha Bridal) and thanks that no one actually got married in this place on that day, we were allowed to celebrate our first anniversary day here.

As soon as we stepped into the villa, we feel a magical tingle going through our body. Not to mention the luscious scent of the area go through every bit of our breath! The surroundings of the area are absolutely beautiful, and they just bring old good memories happened in this place a year ago. We were seated in the gazebo facing the Indian Ocean, next to the chapel. The decoration, the foods and the ambient were romantic. The night was so perfect (thanks God for not giving us rain on that night!) that we couldn’t ask for more. We enjoyed every minute as the time passed by. To sum up (otherwise I won’t stop!), we had a fabulous time; a memorable anniversary night in this place. We will definitely come back again!

Here are some random snapshots of Bali

If you by any chance have not watched this, you should watch our marvelous videos taken by Wiki Lee, Ilona Lee and Marcell Gunawan from Foto Expression.

Check out below video:

Ken + Celine Wedding Fusion video

Ken + Celine Same Day Edit Video “Why should Ken marry Celine?”

Ken + Celine Wedding video trailer “Sempurna”

Howdy World!

It has been a while since my last writing a while back ago and this means I got so many things pending to write up! Recent trip to Europe, my own routine PLUS laziness are causing the delay (such an excuse Ken!). But I promise to catch up the best I can!!

All right, in the middle of this very silent night (during flight back to Sydney from Indonesia), while my memory is still fresh, I’d like to blog my latest and newest wedding assignment in Bali. I still remember a while back ago when I receive inquiry from Edwin (or known as “Coco”) to shoot his wedding on the 12th November 2011.

I was so excited and could not stop smiling for two reasons: ONE, someone has appreciated my work and wants to fly me all the way to Bali. TWO, Bali is a beautiful island with full of memory for both me and my wife Celine. We married a year back ago on the 13th Nov. In other words, once I have finished with Edwin’s wedding, we can celebrate our first wedding anniversary. What a coincidence!

The day has finally came, and I had opportunity to meet Edwin and Elissa two days before their wedding. Edwin, as most of his friends say, is a warm gentle guy who knows everything. He is like a Wikipedia to me. He has something in common with me, both of us love to EAT! Needless to say, Elissa is a beautiful soul, outgoing type of girl with a very pretty smile. She has lovely voice too (Note for Elissa: I’m truly mean it – the song that you sang on that night really impressed me! No no I didn’t mean anything though

I’m blessed to shoot their intimate wedding, set in the charming Majoly Restaurant in Bali. The day was packed with so much laughter and fun, very big thanks to their friends, bridesmaids and groomsmen.

Under the heat of Bali I finally survived my first destination wedding. I really enjoyed the day (thanks to Krating Daeng – Indonesian version of energy drink and lots of Pocari Sweat). I am truly satisfied with I have done and look forward for the next Bali wedding!

Taken in early this month during my church mission trip to Tobelo, Halmahera Island, Indonesia using my cool Lumix GF-2 14mm f4.

Here is some bonus picture of me hanging out with the local kids

Come back again next week, I’ll show you the fusion video of this mission trip.

Been super busy in the past 2-3 weeks, I traveled to Malaysia and Singapore, then my team and I hosted a 4 days event in Jakarta, Indonesia. With no break, we straightaway shot a fusion portrait films in Belitung Island, Indonesia. So this is what I can share with you at the moment. I am sure more to come

We will fly back to Sydney tomorrow. I definitely miss my home so much after been traveled heavily in this past 6 weeks.