Cover shoot: Galaxy x Armani

Shot by Jonas Lille, 

With Karen Yiu and her team doing hair and makeup. 

Stylist Jolene, eternal fav. 

Full look from Armani. 

 

Cover shoot for Galaxy magazine: Wilson with Amanda G: Favourite models

My last cover shoot with Galaxy Magazine. 

With favourite models Amanda G (about to pop a baby any day now!) and Wilson. 

These cover shoots on location were... exhausting. But we got 'em done thanks to a great team. 

Throwback Thursday: Galaxy Macau magazine vs Vogue

One of these shots was for the magazine I edited, Galaxy Macau. 

The other was published in Vogue. 

One of 'em is wearing Chanel. The other.. not sure actually.

Well, we had this wildly rushed shoot at the hotel and resort in Macau - and somehow got this magical image - the one on the far left BTW. 

It was a strange time as the weather suddenly changed and temperatue dropped, the model was freezing and somehow the team wasn't getting the lighting right. If I vaguely remember, it was after a long and painfully tedious day and the model had had it. She walked off set after the hour and we were praying we got the shot. There was some mild panic that we didn't have enough looks for the pages but my clever art director said, not to worry, we'll make a single shot a double-page-spread in case we fall short. Well, we didn't fall short, the picture came out great and... we never worked with that model again. 

Behind the scenes shenanigans of a cover shoot are a barrel of laughs... on occasion. 

 

Throwback: Shooting Eurasian model Ana R: outtakes

Some of the outtakes from this photoshoot in Macau, with Hong Kong model, one of my favourite people (I meet most amazing people through work - one of the very few perks esp these days!), gorgeous agency owner Ana R. 

We usually meet at events, show face - and then go to our dive to chill with friends without the paparazzi. 

The Wedding Shoot: Outtakes from a location shoot in Macau with Arthur Bray

Wedding shoots are... mostly dull. But we had a fun team - the long day was not so long with loads of laughter and music. 

Magazine life. 

BTS: Behind the Scenes of a cover shoot: Model, Photographer and a mini fashionable army

For the shot below, the crew above were on set. Three others not in pic. 

It takes a village... for that one shot in print. 

With some of my fav people above, photographer Olivier Yoan (a name that crops up frequently on this blog and my professional  life) and model-icious Mia Kang. She's even more gorgeous in person.

 

Fashionable Friday: Hong Kong's Celebrity Designer Barney Cheng

Wowsa. I've been working with and featuring Barney Cheng for the past 16 years. He's always a joy to work with - but especially to talk to. So funny and fun.

Have featured Barney Cheng Couture (Yenrabi Ltd) in several cover shoots, feature shoots and more too. Some of that here below from google search!

Indubitably, Hong Kong's most famous designer, did an anniversary special feature on him for Prestige magazine. Our longest chat and longest feature and shoot, and Celina Jade popped by for support.

Good times.

TBT: Outtakes from a cover shoot

Outtakes from a cover shoot.

One of the three cover shoots that we - the Galaxy magazine team - won awards for.

Just the Won: Awards won for the magazine and publishing team

TBT to this lol shot. 

My publisher (at the time) had a funny little assistant who was never shy of colourful words. 

During my tenure at Burda inc, we ended up winning a few awards. When we first got wind of winning the Best custom publishing something or another, she came to my table with the gravest expression on her face and tapped my shoulder.

"Rams, you won an award for the magazine," she said - the look of incredulous bewilderment writ large. "How did that happen?"

"I... don't know. Do we get any money?!" 

"No."

"K."

Back to screen and overhead neon-lighting.

UPDATE:

Entry Title: Galaxy Magazine, Summer 2014 Award.

Award of Excellence To: P.Ramakrishnan, Anne Lim-Chaplain, Joanna Hor Barnes 

Category: Magazines, Journals & Tabloids - Custom-Published

At the 6th annual Sinar Mas Print Awards, held in October 2013, the Summer 2013 edition of Galaxy magazine picked up a bronze trophy in the Magazines category