It has been a long time since I had a free Saturday afternoon to belt out a few tunes. Music is definitely one of my favourite past-times (other than playing with my camera) where I can express my emotions. Anyway, I popped over to my friend’s house to prepare for Sunday church praise and worship segment. I currently lead a worship band at church and loving it. While we were singing away, I couldn’t help noticing my friend’s dear Grandpa Watson sitting alone in the living room watching Chinese opera re-runs. Karen has been given the responsibility to look after her grandfather every weekend, and I have so much respect for her because it’s not the easiest thing to do. She has shared that it’s been a huge sacrifice to let go of weekends and care for Grandpa Watson and miss out on what most people enjoy doing on Saturdays - catching up with friends, shopping or lying out on the beach. About a year ago, Grandpa Watson lost his wife from a sudden stroke, and passed away 3 days later. The sad news shattered Grandpa Watson, and since then he was left heartbroken, distraught and became physically frail. He has gone on walk-about, calling out to his wife. They married in year 1947!
I tried to strike up a conversation with Grandpa Watson, but I was lost for words. It was one of those boring old conversations like, “how are you, what are you doing”, but it didn’t feel genuine. It was only until I walked away and saw the intimate relationship Karen had with her Grandpa; I wanted to capture it (Yes, I had my camera on me…hehe). It was so beautiful to watch so I asked for their permission to take pictures of Grandpa Watson. From the first click of my camera, it totally change Grandpa’s perspective of me and he opened up to me and towards the camera. Cameras are a fantastic communication tool! Apparently he use to own an SLR but during the war in China, his camera got confiscated. I had sweet pleasure taking pictures of Grandpa Watson. Their story is a reminder how we should all treasure and respect the elderly. I dedicate this story to my dear friend Karen and Grandpa Watson - a real testament to life.
Meet Joseph and Xi Xi, a gorgeous couple who got engaged after dating for 5 months! They sure didn’t waste any time as they are getting married this December!
We decided to take them out for a night engagement photography session (e-session) where we got creative with lights and use of reflections.
To see the photos, please click on the above photo!
Enjoy!
Love Akwoo
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Hi all!
It has been a crazy few months and we have experienced many amazing weddings and also have been given awesome opportunities doing fashion photography at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week and the launching of a new fashion brand label. Fashion photography is another strong passion we have and we are would like to thank Madam Virtue, Bryan Boy and Base Standard (coming soon) for bringing out name into the fashion industry.
We will be flooding our blog with more updates. Keep an eye out for many new changes on the blog and our facebook.
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Well hello Bryan Boy! The hugely popular fashion blogger and trend setter to hit the streets of Melbourne during the Melbourne Spring Fashion Festival. He is currently in town to host a bunch of Marc Jacobs films and play dress-ups at Madam Virtue &…amp; Co, which stocks the most divine and exquisite designer labels such as: Marc Jacobs, Antonio Marras, Dries van Noten, Chanel, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Jean Muir, Alexander McQueen, Marni, Lanvin, Salvatore Ferragamo, Dolce & Gabbana, Karl Lagerfeld, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Balenciaga, to name a few.
Akwoo Photography would love to thank the wonderful Madam Virtue & Co team for this amazing opportunity, and….of-course Bryan Boy for being so fabulous for the camera. You go boyfriend!
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Here is the slideshow, enjoy!
Turn up your speakers for the full experience.
Matthew and Jenny’s wedding had everything! As soon as we arrived at the groom’s house, the sun came up and it turned out to be a perfect day.
As you would see in their slideshow, their wedding had everything!
The day started off at Matthew’s home where we took photos of Matthew and his groomsmen, and then we headed off to Jenny’s place for photos, traditional chinese games and tea ceremony.
Matthew arrived to the tea ceremony with a big massive pig (traditional chinese wedding)
Big Pig
Oink
However Matthew was not allowed into the home to see his bride until he had passed the tests of Jenny’s bridesmaids.
These tests included a taste test, quiz and singing in chinese test.
Bridemaids guarding the entrance from seeing his Bride.
The most interesting test was definately the taste test.
Taste Test
This involved eating any of the following foods, but luckily Matthew was allowed to palm off the foods to his faithful groomsmen.
Good salty mouldy tofu
Cum quat in brine aged 10 years
Ginger
Black vinegar
Avocado (which he dislikes)
Pickled Veg
Cheese cake
Lemon
Kim Chi
We then headed of to Red Spice Road for the ceremony and reception.
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