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Born in the Netherlands
in 1962. Must have
been around 16 years
old when I bought my
first camera; a
Nikon FE. Darkroom
and lighting
techniques were
introduced to me in
photography courses
given by a local
photographer but it
wasn't until I
started my travels
that my photography
started to develop.
In May 1986 I bought
a one way ticket;
Amsterdam - Kuala
Lumpur. 18 months
later I returned to
Holland, with many
rolls of film and a
restless heart. My
first story - about
Tibet- got
published. Got a job
as tour leader,
guided my first
group from
Rawalpindi in
northern Pakistan to
Beijing. |
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© Hans Kemp 1993
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For the next four years I
travelled all over China, with groups and,
in between tours, on my own. First story
published in the South China Morning Post
Sunday magazine. Moved to Lantau Island,
Hong Kong. Stories being published in
Asiaweek, Asahigraph magazine of Japan and
others in Europa and Asia. My first visit to
Vietnam was in 1991. The idea to use some of
that photography on postcards developed and
the first cards appeared in 1994. A year
later I moved base to Saigon. Since then my
photographs of Vietnam have appeared on many
postcards and calendars and in a just
completed book. |
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