Photos by Dao Dang Trieu Duong

A lot of you may remember my good friend Duong (ex TC2) as a very
caring and funny fellow. His day job is in civil engineering in
Montreal. But he is also a very talented and accomplished photographer
with a real artistic sensibility. I was so moved looking at some of
his pictures that I had to say something about them.

This is my favorite. http://www.pbase.com/daliakin/image/65003368
For some reason I find it strangely arousing ('excitant'), perhaps a kind
of hidden erotic fantasy combined with perfect composition.
Formalistically the picture seethes with tension between the classical
framework of the setting and the romantic allure of the young woman.
Yang and yin; hard and soft, architecture and poetry. Such a stunning
opposition: a promise of tenderness with a flash of legs -- oh so
human, oh so divine -- combined with an almost brutal set of columns a
la Riefenstahl --in this context they look totalitarian.

In any event he is at the top of his form.Like here http://www.pbase.com/daliakin/image/102329659 This shot deserves to be in textbooks on photography. The ballet of forms with a steel gray background, the drops of water seized in mid air, the shadow of the bird in flight, all of these so vivid as to make you think the picture is some kind of Chinese painting. You can't help wondering how he does it technically. He is obviously a master of high ISO setting.

One day I will curate Duong's work. In the meantime do move around and
enjoy his photo site.