There’s a total of 11 amazing photographers for the show “FROM THE GROUND UP” at the Sleeping Giant Gallery! Mavis Yeh from Vancouver BC is one of them!
Tell us a bit about yourself
I’m a hazardous materials diggin’ environmental consultant by day and a stealth mode photographer by night. I love to capture moments that the average joe don’t give 2 cents about and also the natural landscape that makes me calm and happy inside.
Stealth mode photographer by night. I like the sound of that! So how did you get into photography?
Started from a 3.1 mega-pixel Kodak point and shoot when I was in high school. I shot anything and everything just so that I can keep it all tucked away on CDs and hard drives. I’m a sentimental person and has a hard time letting things go and photographs are probably the easiest way for me to hold onto a moment forever that would otherwise be forgotten in a few hours, weeks or years.
Where do you get your inspirations from?
My inspirations comes from my dad’s Chinese brush paintings where less is always more. Why fill up an entire canvas when you can let the viewer use their imagination?
Who is your favourite photographer and why?
At this moment, I’m gushing over Erin Gilmore’s work. But to tell you the truth, my friends Frank Yeh and Jessica Kuan are my two absolute favourites right now - and I am learning so much from them every time we shoot together. :)
What are you planning for Contact this year?
I’m working on a collection called “An Ode to Fraser”. It’s dedicated to the Fraser River. “It” has been beaten up over the years with pollution - and we (the general public) certainly take it for granted. I drive over it on my daily commute and I don’t think many people stop to say: wow, the river looks spectacular today. Truth is that “it” takes my breath away almost everyday. So I’ve decided that my collection will show case some of the many beautiful facets of the Fraser and hopefully, I’ll be able to take your breath away as well.
If you were a camera, what would you be?
A polaroid so I can capture the moment - with no post processing.
Don’t miss out on “An Ode to Fraser”. It will surely take your breath taken away!
Cheers,
Hitoshi & Vince
There’s a total of 11 amazing photographers for the show “FROM THE GROUND UP” at the Sleeping Giant Gallery! Mavis Yeh from Vancouver BC is one of them!
Tell us a bit about yourself
I’m a hazardous materials diggin’ environmental consultant by day and a stealth mode photographer by night. I love to capture moments that the average joe don’t give 2 cents about and also the natural landscape that makes me calm and happy inside.
Stealth mode photographer by night. I like the sound of that! So how did you get into photography?
Started from a 3.1 mega-pixel Kodak point and shoot when I was in high school. I shot anything and everything just so that I can keep it all tucked away on CDs and hard drives. I’m a sentimental person and has a hard time letting things go and photographs are probably the easiest way for me to hold onto a moment forever that would otherwise be forgotten in a few hours, weeks or years.
Where do you get your inspirations from?
My inspirations comes from my dad’s Chinese brush paintings where less is always more. Why fill up an entire canvas when you can let the viewer use their imagination?
Who is your favourite photographer and why?
At this moment, I’m gushing over Erin Gilmore’s work. But to tell you the truth, my friends Frank Yeh and Jessica Kuan are my two absolute favourites right now - and I am learning so much from them every time we shoot together. :)
What are you planning for Contact this year?
I’m working on a collection called “An Ode to Fraser”. It’s dedicated to the Fraser River. “It” has been beaten up over the years with pollution - and we (the general public) certainly take it for granted. I drive over it on my daily commute and I don’t think many people stop to say: wow, the river looks spectacular today. Truth is that “it” takes my breath away almost everyday. So I’ve decided that my collection will show case some of the many beautiful facets of the Fraser and hopefully, I’ll be able to take your breath away as well.
If you were a camera, what would you be?
A polaroid so I can capture the moment - with no post processing.
Don’t miss out on “An Ode to Fraser”. It will surely take your breath taken away!
Cheers,
Hitoshi & Vince
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