A letter from a fan - Jimin Lai - Photojournalist, Photographer, Photography

Most of you know I have my own website at http://jiminlai.fotopic.net. And sometimes I would get letters from people saying how much they admire my work.

I recently received this letter which I must say is the biggest honour I have ever received in my entire photojournalsim career.
To the person who sent me this, I thank you very very much. I hope to thank you in person one day. I am humbled...

Quote:

From: tiongcheng si
Date Sent: Sun 06 Nov 2005 01:49:51 GMT
Date Read: Thu 22 Dec 2005 12:10:41 GMT
Subject: just to say hi

hey jimin,
hope you're doing well. .kind of stumbled upon your site from browsing
through local photography sites, and saw your name referred in quite a few
different sites so i thought i'd better check it out. expectations riding
high, i was starting to get worried of being disappointed. BUT, you not only
blasted me away with how good your pictures are, the richness of the colours,
the wide display of different ranges of techniques that you so comfortably
employ, the so various settings that you seem to be able to get yourself
into, but also more importantly, how intricately you prepare the story
behind the picture, i feel as if you can make your audience or viewers see
the story just by looking at the pictures. you know how like in primary
school we get a series of pictures to compose an essay of sorts, you just do
that in 1 picture, and i feel as if i can write your essay to an infinite
word length. it's a gift you have that not many people have i must say
judging from viewing all the other sites that i have come across over time
(dont get me wrong there are those who do have good eyes when i comes to
photography) but you seem to have taken the extra thing in you that makes
your photos so impactful. i have just started out in photography, enjoying
it immensely, and the occasional praises that i get from people who see my
work, i can only tell them that there are sooo many more others out there
who are the pros, and your name would definitely be on the tips of my lips
from now onwards. then again you must have gotten heaps of accolades in the
past, so just thought i'd drop mine in as well. a collection this good,
deserves some praise no matter how many have already been heaped.
all the respect, from one malaysian to another. and keep up the great work.

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