Sandra Dans Photography http://sandradans.com/blog Thu, 16 May 2013 04:36:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Transitions http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=2160 http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=2160#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:42:11 +0000 Sandra Dans http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=2160 Spaces between places.






















]]> http://sandradans.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2160 2 Ladyfaces http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=2140 http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=2140#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:43:31 +0000 Sandra Dans http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=2140 Because pretty is boring.












PHOT 715 final project, Winter 2013
Thanks to Isa C, Isa E, Meggy, Stella, Binky, Kitty, Cenga and Jesemy for their beautiful faces =)

]]> http://sandradans.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2140 1 Entropy Beast http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=2044 http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=2044#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:13:21 +0000 Sandra Dans http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=2044 Hong Kong is a great city to get lost in, by virtue of the fact that its sheer randomness gives its streets so much gosh durned personality. It is overrun with weirdness and i like it, and this post will make that evident, but it’s a disciplined entropy. The trains are seamless and efficient. I’ve never lived in a place where people actually line up for the bus and the cars horns are only built into vehicles in case of emergency (and not as a violent means of self-expression). Even the animals are well-behaved, i saw a dog walk straight to the dog poop sandbox all by hisself.

Not that i ever get lost. Please.

Anyway. It’s a nice balance. I’m excited to be here.





















































]]> http://sandradans.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2044 16 Things That Fly http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1995 http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1995#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:38:14 +0000 Sandra Dans http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1995 I’m in the midst of a lot of new work, especially since my move to a whole other country, so my backlog for this blog is growing ever fluffier and fluffier. Forgive my lateness to the party which is the Lantern Parade 2012. I do my best to attend every year, and this year was one of my favorites, if i do say so myself. FA (which, due to my loyalties, is really the only college i pay attention to SORRY EVERYBODY ELSE) came up with some really great stuff!

Hope everyone is doing well! I’ll post photographs from my current lovely city, Hong Kong, very soon.



































]]> http://sandradans.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1995 2 Homestacks http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1978 http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1978#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:49:22 +0000 Sandra Dans http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1978 Never lived away from home before! I miss it already :/

Just piles of stuff standing in for people.










]]> http://sandradans.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1978 6 Singapore http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1931 http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1931#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:02:30 +0000 Sandra Dans http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1931 Welcome to the new blog, everybody! This is where i’ll be relegating my personal, non-wedding/love/romance/loveydoveyschmoopy work. It is to encourage me to continue to create it! To kick things off, i’m posting some of my photographs from a recent trip to Singapore. I actually went over there to shoot a couple (wouldn’t you know!), and that shoot should be up on the other blog very soon as well.

Also in recent news since i last posted, I was accepted to the MFA Photography program at the Savannah College of Art & Design last quarter, and the reason i haven’t posted anything lately is basically that i’ve been so busy with school! Hurray! I took classes online for the first time and that was REALLY fun; and I will be moving to Hong Kong in January to pursue this on campus =)

Anyway, enjoy these!



























]]> http://sandradans.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1931 13 A Day in the Life: Avilon Zoo http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1708 http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1708#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:41:21 +0000 Sandra Dans http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1708 I was recently asked to participate in the Day in the Life projects.

I had planned a day to attempt it before Rayson made a birthday call to go to the zoo, and that worked out marvelously because otherwise you would be subject to 23 photographs of my laptop.























]]> http://sandradans.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1708 4 Humans of Quiapo http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1679 http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1679#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:51:38 +0000 Sandra Dans http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1679 Inspired by Brandon Stanton’s ubiquitous and wonderful project, Humans of New York, i walked around my own city and took my own portraits under the watchful eye of Mr Luis Liwanag.

People are fun!

















]]> http://sandradans.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1679 5 New York, New Jersey, Illinois http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1557 http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1557#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 08:15:47 +0000 Sandra Dans http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1557 This post brought to you by the realization that reflections of buildings are more interesting than buildings themselves.

The pictures were taken at various locations around Manhattan in New York, Long Beach Island, Atlantic City and Princeton in New Jersey, Chicago and the various little ‘burbs of Illinois, within a three-week stretch towards the end of May. =)

Dear America, I love your huge cities, its museums, your beautiful salespeople, your local wildlife (BUNNIES!?) and most of all your local cuisine. Yes, everything is indeed made better by smothering it in cheese. Thank you for having us, see you again soon!









































































































^ That is my sister, and it’s her birthday this week! Three cheers for birthdaaaaay!

]]> http://sandradans.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1557 22 BBC Photowalk http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1494 http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1494#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 06:09:35 +0000 Sandra Dans http://sandradans.com/blog/?p=1494 I got asked by the BBC recently to document the widening wealth gap in Asia for an online photogallery illustrating the subject. They only used nine of the hundreds of images i took walking around the city, but was really happy with the rest of my work from my shooting days, so i am sharing them with you now!

I hope you guys find these as uplifting as i did while i was shooting them. These people don’t have much but they’re extremely happy! They were all very kind and accommodating and a lot of them (especially the kids) actually asked for their photographs to be taken. Their homes, as ever, are fascinating to behold.

The street photography workshop i took with Luis Liwanag something like a week before this assignment also helped LOADS. I highly recommend giving it a try, for people who want to learn about photography or people who think they’ve done it all. Hours of fun, and much to learn! I still have one session to go!


























On an entirely separate slightly ironic note, i am going to be visiting the US for the next three weeks. See you all when i get back, i’ll most certainly have interesting photographs from my trip!

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