..PORTRAITS
OF PENANG:
..LITTLE
INDIA
..PENANG
UNDER THE BRITISH
..EAST
INDIA COMPANY:
..1786-1858
..ENGLISH-PENANG
HOKKIEN
..POCKET
DICTIONARY
..HELEN
ONG'S GREAT DINING
..IN
PENANG
..THE
CHINESE IN PENANG:
..A
PICTORIAL HISTORY
..DAYS
GONE BYE:
..LIVING
IN PENANG
..ROAD
TO DAWN: FILMING
..IN
PENANG
..TULILA:
MUZIK BUJUKAN
..MANDAILING
..PENANG,
THROUGH GUILDED
..DOORS
..PENANG
TRAMS,
..TROLLEYBUSES & RAILWAYS
..OUR MALAYSIA
..KINTA VALLEY
..PENANG POSTCARDS
..COLLECTION
..STREETS OF GEORGE
TOWN,
..PENANG
..RAJA BILAH AND
..THE MANDAILINGS
..IN PERAK
..WATER WATCH
Areca
Books
120 Armenian Street
10200 Penang, Malaysia
Tel: +60 4 2620123
Fax: +60 4 2633970
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Website: www.arecabooks.com
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Portraits
of Penang: Price
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Portraits
of Penang: Little India In 1979 Ooi Cheng Ghee spent a year exploring the streets of Little India, Penang with a particular way of seeing and his trusted Leica camera. It was not only a journey of discovery but a kind a conversation with the diverse community that inhabited the enclave. Juxtaposing people and streetscapes, his images capture the essence and dynamism of a singular place. With accompanying essays and commentaries on the photographs, this beautifully designed volume both documents and celebrates Little India with affection and humanity. This
is a beautifully designed, hardcover book with 160 black-and-white
fine art photographs and accompanying essays and commentaries
on the images. Portraits of Penang: Little India is destined
to become one of the classics of social documentary photography.
Book Launch Thursday
12 May 2011 at 6.30 pm, Galeri Seni Mutiara, The Whiteaways Arcade,
Lebuh Pantai, Penang 'This is not only a work of art; it is a personal statement by an observant and intuitive artist, perceptive of the moods and sensitivities of a culture that is living' - Andrew Sheng The Photographer
Ooi Cheng Ghee was born in Penang, Malaysia in 1944. After an early association with the Photographic Society of Penang he turned his attention to exploring the technical and expressive possibilities of social documentary photography. Two major photo essays followed: Little India and Koay Jetty. He is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society, United Kingdom, and has held solo exhibitions at Galeri Seni Mutiara, Penang. He continues to live in Penang where he practises as a doctor and explores the frontiers of digital photography. |
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