Flanegan Bainon

Flanegan Bainon, a Murut native from Petagas, Penampang currently pursuing Photography at Melbourne, Australia. Uses Photography as his medium to tell a story of an image and his personal way to explore.

from The Forgotten Town series

Recently got chosen as one of the finalist for 2009 KL Photo Awards Contemporary Portrait Competition. His images are based on a Singular Documentary which every image have a narrative and hidden story on it. He loves to add curiosity in every of his images so that it let people think more rather than just looking at the picture with no reason beside searching for inspiration.

from Midnight Series

His Big Influence are not necessary come from a Photographer. All his works are usually inspired from what he sees in front of him and begin to conceptualize it. He recommend to all the Enthusiast Photographer to check out photography website such as Foto8, Art+Commerce and Lens Culture where you can see the contrasts of Photographer all around the world.

Some of his images from Anima Series.

He currently have 3 on-going project series and currently in his final year to complete his B.A Photography. He already have a few project series in visual book and can't wait to start it in the future.

"The amateurs worry about equipment, the pros worry about money...the masters worry about light"

- unknown europe photographer.

You can visit his website at http://www.flaneganb.net. Or just add him as your contact on his Flickr where he usually update his personal photos or bookmark his PhotoBlog where he post an image where he capture using his phone camera or compact camera.

Flanegan is also the founder of BorneoShutter and KKPhoto88. :P

Ahmad Fahad Nasir

For the month of February. KK Photo 88 will be features Fahad Nasir, or well known as Fahad in his flickr. Currently in Perth, Australia studying at Curtin University majoring in Photography Design.

He starts his proper photography when he purchase his first DSLR during his first year university. In 2nd year where he decide to major Photography Design instead of Graphic Design or Multimedia.


Fahad is very well known in Flickr Community because of his landscape photography. Golden Hours is his best friends to shoot Natural Landscape, He believes Kota Kinabalu's Sunset is one of the most beautiful sunset in the world.


Although He say he still looking for his own style. I think he already left his own trademark for shooting natural landscape and also his expertise in digital imaging.



His last words is Get Inspired and Practice Makes Perfect!

The camera captures light, our minds capture images. - Anonymous

Saiful Rizan

Saifulrizan started his venture in photography since 2007. What started as a hobby to kill pastime finally turned him into among other photographers that working hard to promote Labuan through their pictures. Currently playing an active role in building a photographer community in Labuan, he's determined to bring out the best of all the members in the group.

Saifulrizan work mainly involving landscape and local event. He's been to almost every corner of the island taking pictures of places with his own style. For his landscape work, he admired the work from Syed Nasir, Zain Abdullah, Professor Li Yuan, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Christoper Domitter.

Labuan as seen by Saifulrizan is not just a plain island. He is glad that he found photography where he can express and show the world that Labuan has more to see than meet the eyes. He started taking pictures of events as he believes photography is another way to preserve the culture and development of Labuan.

As for today, he's still learning from every photographer he knows. He believes the process of learning never stops and hoping that someday he will contribute something to Labuan that he can proud of.

Charles William Gedius

First features for KK Photographer 88 are very well known old-school photographer / skateboard in the early 90's from Labuan who often skate and take photos in Red Square.
Charles William Gedius or well knows as Ah Chai.

Although Ah Chai photos are purposely taken like a candid shot but because of his passion towards photography. Most of his photos can tell a story, with his working experience as a publisher. His photo editting in digital era has given him to maintain the classy look most of his photos.

He has 3 philosophy about photography that is :
One thing:
I realize that earth is actually "flat". But seeing it in viewfinder, it is the other way around.

Two things:
I see potential "object" everywhere... need to feel it and be one with the subject.

Three things:
Photos should be the subject of discussion and not to be admired or praised. In fact there is no so called "Perfect" photos in the whole wide world.


Skate Photos :




Non Skate photos :



One of my fav photos from him :

You can check heaps of his photo at Flickr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/achai/
or read his blog at Blogspot : http://charleswilliamgedius.blogspot.com/

If you found any interesting photographer from Sabah please do send me the detail at flaneganb@gmail.com

-kotohuadan-