T’was a Touch of Classics at KLPF 2011
It was another overwhelming response for the biggest and hottest imaging event of the year. More than 100,000 visitors thronged the halls of Mid Valley Exhibition Centre on 7~9 October to savour the excitements of the Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival 2011.
The KLPF 2011 opened with a big bang with the performance by Hands Percussion and officiated by Dato’ Hon Choon Kim, the former Deputy Minister of Education and also a passionate photographer cum traveller.
It was a touch of classics at the KLPF exhibition this year with “Black & White” as the theme. Displayed on the exhibition panels were than 237 pieces of images produced by photographers all over Malaysia.
While all the key players in the photographic industry came in full force to present their latest in technological innovations and designs, the tourism organisations came to complement the travel needs of this sector. The KLPF is set to pave the way for a more productive and energetic growth in the imaging and travel industries in the country.
Unlike the usual camera trade fairs, KLPF offered more infotainment and interesting activities to promote the art of photography as well as the passion in travels. The Photomania and Travelmania seminars remained as hot favourites for visitors to the Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival. Amongst the top photographers who shared their work and experiences were our local favourites like Bustamam Mokhtar, Hasnuddin Abu Samah, Jen Siow, Cede Prudente, Foo Kok Kin, and Lau Yoke Tuck. Whereas from overseas, we had interesting talks by Wieslaw Zaremba (Poland), Raymond Wu (Hong Kong), Low Boon Toh (Singapore), Bima Adhitya (Indonesia), Lin Sheng (Taiwan), Gary Friedman (USA) and Assada Porananond (Thailand). Our readers also had the opportunity to meet some of our regular writers like Ashraf Saharudin, Dome, Jidin, Sharkawi, Kelvin Chan, Alex Wong, Alex Lim, Sze Yan & Lean Lee, Steve Chong, Chok Yen Hau and many more.
At the travel section, tourism players like Selangor Tourism, Penang Tourism, Sabah Tourism, Macau Government Tourist Office, Apple Vacations & Conventions, Taiwan Visitors Association, Long Adventures, etc. have made their presence felt with their attractive booths, informative brochures and presentations.
The main stage and snap zone were a hive of activities where photographers could capture to their heart’s content. Apart from the usual crowd pullers like model shoots, there were also many other varieties like photography talks, product introductions, children’s contest, forum, singing and ‘Dance with Nature’ by Tourism Selangor. The amazing Dance with Nature was a contemporary solo dance cutting through breathtaking views of the natures of Selangor projected on screens. It was indeed a spectacular show and a creative session for photographers.
More than 10 clubs and societies were also invited to this festival to share photography work of their members and reinforce their networking. Special thanks to organisations like Beautiful Gate Foundation, Waterfall Survivors and Tzu Chi Foundation were also present to promote their meaningful cause.
Come 5th ~ 7th October 2012, remember to mark your calendar. KLPF 2012 is the event that you can’t afford to miss. Photo Creator Publication will be hosting another hottest & biggest imaging and travel event of the year at the same venue – Mid Valley Exhibition Centre.
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