PENGKUEI BEN HUANG - Photographer

Photojournals - On The Road #20

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:20:10 PDT

Gas station employee resting behind the dumpster, Kamloops, Canada

Photojournals - On The Road #19

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:22:15 PDT

Butchart Garden, Brentwood Bay, Canada

Photojournals - On The Road #18

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:39:44 PDT

Passengers at BC Ferry en route to Victoria, Canada

An Unforgettable Tour

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:30:01 PDT

On the BC interior for a job and it won't be days before I'll get back to the city. Frankly, I'm not really feel like doing this.....specially going back to towns where I had quite unpleasant trip last time make this job a bit more on the mix side.

My In-law parents came visit little over a month ago for about ten days and had to showed them around the city here in Vancouver and Victoria and later followed them to the Rocky mountains and parts of BC interior with the tour. It was a brutal 10 days as we were rushed from Victoria, BC to Calgary, AB at their request due to the fact that they are a bit more demanding than normal parents. This is more or less because they're working for the government in South Korea(Thank god its South....) and because they spent so much time on their jobs the attitude sort of carried over onto their private lives. In some occasions you can clear feel that they were acting like state officials visiting foreign country rather than seeing their daughter. They're constantly harassing their daughter for being fat(not true.....) and they were very ignorant toward local custom. But what irritates me the most is that fact that they were kept on telling their fellow Koreans while we were on the tour that they're government officials in order to gain some respect....which no one cares.

As chaotic as it was, I did learned a thing or two out of this trip. First, I really do feel that The Rockys separates BC from rest of Canada psychologically if not physically. Which explain why Vancouver feel so different than all the other Canadian cities I visited. Then there's whole reminder of why I prefer driving by myself rather than join the tour. But the most important thing is after watching my parents in-law it serve as reminder for me and my wife not to become them.

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #49

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Sat, 16 May 2009 11:08:38 PDT

Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver, Canada

The Shootout......

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:44:51 PDT

About threes years ago when I started to work with this commercial photography company specialize in grad photos they were experimenting an event by inviting few selected customers to pose as models for staff photographers who interesting in shooting them. An event was based out of an incident prior to my employment which saw a major dispute between the employer and the photogs and this is part of the initiative to try to smooth relationship between photographers and the employer. Since then it became a ritual which staff photographers gather every year and snap their shutters away like there is no tomorrow in order to strengthen their portfolios.

Since my interest of photography is not in the area of fashion or commercial so I was not so much excited about dedicate myself entirely to this event. However, curiosity drew me to be present every year as an observer......and eventually picked up my own camera and snapped a few photos.

This year I was rather uninterested in shooting models so I began focusing on the progression of the event and photographers. Much like documenting a fashion show or a fashion shoot. Naturally this is something the company is unlikely to use because the style of photography is not what they are promoting. Then again, I was not commercial photographer to begin with.

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #48

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:44:06 PDT

Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #47

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:01:59 PDT

Robson Street, Vancouver, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #46

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:10:03 PDT

Construction site of Canada Line on Granville Street, Vancouver, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #45

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:10:01 PDT

Granville Street, Vancouver, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #44

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:08:35 PDT

Child Playing at Crystal Mall, Burnaby, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #43

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:19:00 PST

Mascots of 2010 Winter Olympics performing at Chinese New Year Parade, Vancouver, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #42

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:36:53 PST

Aberdeen Centre, Richmond, Canada

Happy Chinese New Year, Politician Style

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:03:44 PST

It's a common sense that celebrities and politicians like to get attention - Whether their intention is to send a message or just simply attracting potential support. When in public, they will perform pretty much every act they can think of or pull off shamelessly to get the message across.......

I was photographing the Chinese New Year Parade few days back as part of the personal project documenting Chinatown. While I was shooting I spot Premier of BC sneaked up on the third group which is ready to start marching. Immediately dozens of cameras started to show up in front of the group and snapping away like mad dog. This puts the parade to a temporary halt for few minutes while a cop along with volunteers from the organizing committee trying to push the "unexpected crowds" to the roadside. Then the premier done something which is quite comical to me while cops and volunteers trying to chasing away the snappers - he started to greeting and waving at spectators on all directions, even though majority of the crowds couldn't even spot him. By then it was clear he was putting on a show to the media.......

By the way, I'm not writing this because I despise him or his party, I just thought it's a interesting story to tell because it's funny and ironic at the same time.

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #41

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:22:54 PST

Pedestrians crossing the street on Broadway, Vancouver, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #40

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:30:28 PST

Shoppers at Metrotown, Burnaby, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #39

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:34:44 PST

Man clearing drive way outside his house, Burnaby, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #38

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:47:11 PST

Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #37

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:03:19 PST

Seniors at bus terminal on Edmond station, Burnaby, Canada

Seasons Greeting

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:33:58 PST

When I moved here 3 years ago people were telling me how beautiful the weather is in Vancouver....then the fall came and it was pissing rain till spring. Then 2 years ago it started to snow hard towards the winter, which came into shock to the locals but not so much for me because the geographical location of the city means we could not immune from the bitter cold winter when the arctic wind found its way to crash on us.

And this year is even more dramatic. It was very mild up to mid December then all of the sudden it became extremely cold....then the usual non-stop pissing rain that the locals accommodate to became a non-stop snow(as of now, 70cm of snow covering metro Vancouver) for about a week. In short, the unfamiliar weather just made the entire metro area a chaos.

But the good thing is that I was able to get enough snow to make a snowman......

Anyway, to people who visit this blog, friends and strangers alike, I wish you all a very happy holiday.

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #36

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:38:56 PST

Joyce Station, Vancouver, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #35

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:55:50 PST

Young boy crossing the street at busy intersection, Vancouver, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #34

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:24:23 PST

Edmonds Station, Burnaby, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #33

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:10:37 PST

Union Rally for minimum wage increase, Vancouver, Canada

Photojournals - Vancouver Wandering #32

noreply@blogger.com (PK Ben Huang) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:28:40 PST

Downtown, Vancouver, Canada