Photographer in Perth, Western Australia
This year’s Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend involved both a sprint race and a full race. The Mercedes duo of George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli qualified in the first two positions for the sprint race, with Lando Norris of McLaren third, Sir Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari fourth, Oscar Piastri of McLaren fifth, and… Continue reading Andrea Kimi Antonelli wins the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix 2026
The Formula 1 championship season for 2026 started yesterday with the opening race in Melbourne. Mercedes was expected to be strong this season, and the team was true to form, with drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli qualifying in the top two places. Isack Hadjar drove exceptionally well in his first qualifying session for… Continue reading A new era begins with the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2026
It has come time to retire my main set of eight Sanyo Eneloop rechargeable AA batteries. I bought these in late 2010, back when they were still made by the original company, Sanyo. They have powered my Nikon D700 through tens of thousands of martial art photographs that I have taken over the past 15… Continue reading Eneloop rechargeable AA batteries
Apart from Penang Hill, I was able to visit a few places during my short stay on Penang island last year. Except for the central business district, the town centre’s built environment is not too congested; there are still many blocks where single- and double-storey buildings are the tallest constructions. Elevators are conspicuously missing the… Continue reading A few places in Penang
As part of my visit to Penang last year, I took a trip to Penang Hill. Locally, it was spring, and the morning mist hung thick in the air, meaning that visibility was poor; we could certainly not see any of the surrounding area below the hill or out to the horizon. After disembarking from… Continue reading Visiting Penang Hill
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to visit the island of Penang in Malaysia. For those unfamiliar with it, Penang is located off the northwestern coast of western Malaysia. It actually has British colonial links with Adelaide, South Australia—Royal Navy officer Francis Light was a key figure in establishing a British settlement here… Continue reading Penang cityscapes
This year’s Formula 1 season concluded with the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix held yesterday. Lando Norris of McLaren became the World Drivers’ Champion for 2025, sealing his first drivers’ championship. He started from second on the grid, and finished third in the race. Max Verstappen of Red Bull put in a valiant effort… Continue reading Lando Norris becomes World Drivers’ Champion at the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025
At the Qatar Formula 1 Grand Prix held over the weekend, Oscar Piastri —the most out-of-form of the three contenders for this year’s Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship—made a strong return to take pole position and victory in the sprint race, and then pole position for the main race. His more senior teammate Lando Norris—current… Continue reading McLaren snatches defeat from the jaws of victory at the Qatar Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025
Just a few hour after the latest Formula 1 race, in Las Vegas, everything was erased for the McLaren-Mercedes team as both of its cars were disqualified for excessive plank wear (along the bottom of the car). Lando Norris had secured pole position and gone on to finish second, and Oscar Piastri had started from… Continue reading Disaster for McLaren with a double disqualification at the Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025
Lando Norris of McLaren-Mercedes took confident pole positions and victories in both the sprint race (a short event with around one third the laps of the full event) and the main race in Sao Paulo, Brazil, over the past weekend. Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes did extremely well to start from second position and finish… Continue reading A dramatic Sao Paulo Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025