What does Photography means to Yipi Lai

i think i'm going to be honest, photography is one thing to prove to those who looked down to me before, and photography is a force that kept me going, moving forward to a life for my own. and in the same time, my works can be shown to others, to acknowledge my existence. and share my feelings.

- Yipi Lai-

What Does Photography means to you? by Ah Chai.

What does Photography means to you?

What it means to me is that… (1.) I’m Still Alive and still able to think “straight” (2.) It gives me the options on how/what to think. That is, before and after an “event” rather then to think what “people want”.

It’s about all the things that happened in my life, which makes my style of photography inconsistent and slowly evolve thru the years.

Can we recognize a good subject? composition?..etc. Certainly is about the development on how you “SEE”, it’s good to practice to “SEE” even without a camera in hand. But how about other people (that is not into Photography)? that so-called “ungifted eyes” but have the heart in Photography?

The important Question here… Do they willing to accept Photography as what it means to you?

- Charles William Gedius

Update from the Members.

Just to let everyone knows that there will be no more new members for KK Photo 88 for a moment and will discuss about future project and hopefully will gather the whole member's work to promote their photography style in a gallery exhibition or perhaps in a cafe?

Anyway here's some update from the member what are they currently doing :

Saiful Rizan

Niq Azraei

Flanegan Bainon

Fahad Nasir

Charles William Gedius

Yipi Lai

Yeen Uzair

Yipi Lai

Yipi Lai from Penampang, is a photography student at SEGi College mainly focus on Portraiture and Street Photography.


Most of his influence are come from a various movie in cinematic sense. His images with in-depth colour and also potrays the current nonstop movement of life and have a very keen eye with people's emotion.
He is currently in his final year to complete his Photography Diploma in SEGi College.

His current work :





For more of his work you can visit his photoblog at http://yipiyaya.blogspot.com/ or check out his portfolio at http://yipi27.blogspot.com/.

-KKPHOTO88-

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

KK Photo 88 Members Update..

Here's their recent work....

Fahad Nasir

Saiful Rizan

Yeen Uzair

Charles William Gedius

Have a nice day y'all..

Niq Azraei

Niq Azriel, Started Photography at the age of 19 when he saw local skater's Charles (KK Photo 88 members) & Greg photos and loves how the way they took the photo in a different angle.



He started to loves photography when he bought his first skateboarding magazine and instantly fall in love with Atiba Jefferson skate photos.


Niq's photo has one of the weird angle you ever seen especially for skate photos. He manage to freeze the important time no matter he took a single frame or a sequence mode. He is also one of a few Sabah Skate Photographer.
He used to study Photography at Segi College but due to personal reason, he have to stop his study.


Currently, Niq is a Full Time Press Photographer for Borneo Post.

Niq is officially the 5th Member of KK Photo 88.