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Photo and Story by C'lavie  You may contact him on Flickr.com:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiammingjer/

I am a male photographer from Penang, Malaysia. Currently I am working in a multinational company, which is also a nest for corporate rats. Since I was young, I developed a passion for art and during my early secondary school years, art class was always my favorite. But through a cruel twist of fate, I involuntarily ended up on a technical path. Much to my dismay, am still on that path up to this day. Slowly, I lost touch with the artistic side of myself. My work started to pile up due to a maddening support task and on-call standby duties during my previous job. I felt reborn when I started to indulge in photography again. Photography is an art of expression that for me satisfies the creative side of myself that had been long denied. I live in Georgetown, Penang. I was born near many historical sites and colonial buildings built during the the golden era of the British. I developed sentimental feelings for old buildings and objects. My style of photography was greatly influenced by the reminiscence of past history. Notably, in my work, I prefer monotone and washout colour to re-create the feeling of "Old World charm". A monotone picture sometimes speaks better for itself, evokes melancholy and exudes charm. I live by the motto of C'est la Vie. Life is short. Play hard and have fun.