My name is Rafael Chan. I am from Suriname, South America, the fourth blogger from this continent for now (more will follow :) )

First I will let you know that I have a lot of interests,
maybe too much for the normal mind to handle but Photography is my main passion. Other interests are Culinary arts, Martial Arts (rafael chan youtube), Music (Lounge, Alternative) and Philosophy are a great part of my life. These parts in my life contribute to the final outcome of my pictures.

I started Photography 4 years ago. The half of that period you can say that I’ve gone professional according to the standards and am still learning the finer details of this fascinating art.
My main interest goes to nature shots and glamour shots of different people. In my portfolio you will find a great range of varieties. Portrait shots, journalistic shoots, my love for nature and my country are all aspects you will find in my work as is stated earlier. If I can stimulate people to discover the unique beauty of Suriname I will use the opportunity to show that to the shutterchance community and in expositions that will follow in the near future. Till now I’ve had four official expositions, one in collaboration with a foundation that stimulates the art of photography named Focus, they selected 5 Surinamese photographers for an exhibition called "Diversity", the National Arts Exhibition of 2005 and also 2007 and finally Havana Lounge 2007. Once I’ve made selections out of these series I will be sure to post them.

A part of my inspirations I get from the Impressionists of the 19 th century and the masters of the Renaissance. The artists that give a great deal of motivation are also from Suriname and can be considered to be the greatest of the creative artists through out the Caribbean. Paul Woei (Painter, Sculptor), Roy Tjin (Well known Photographer), Hijn Bijnen (Journalistic Photographer), Plu, Hermelijn, Ron Flu, Udenhout and Erwin de Vries.

Hereby I welcome the shutterchance bloggers to have a look at my work and I would appreciate any comments, critic, anything that would or could lead to improvement of my photography skills.

Have a nice day :)
Rafael Chan

 

Camera:
Nikon D70

Flash:
Nikon Speedlight SB-800

Softboxes GY 180

Lenses:
Sigma 70 - 300 mm 1:4-5.6 Macro
Sigma 20 - 40 mm 1:2.8
Sigma 28 - 80 mm 1:3.5-5.6 Macro
Nikon 50mm 1.8
Nikon 20mm 2.8

 

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