Gwinnett Multicultural Festival – 2023-05-13

Gwinnett Multicultural FestivalMay 13, 2023 | Gwinnett Place Mall Featuring Performances by: First Baptist DuluthAlma Mexicana AtlantaKay SoulLaotian American SocietyLawrenceville Elementary School Dance EnsemblePhayanak Dance CrewAtlanta Korean Cultural Center

Prom! – 2023-05-06 – Dillard, GA

Thanks to Olivia + Friends for wanting prom photos! Hopefully I’ll remember everyone’s names next time! 🙂 Thanks to Thomas and Ek for tagging along.  It was a fun type of super shoot with so much going at the same time and plenty of nicely dressed subjects! Thanks to everyone for posing (even those outside […]

iPhone 3GS Camera Revisited: Lovely Nostalgic Vintage Aesthetic

Behold, here are some amazing lo-fi aesthetic photos from the iPhone 3GS! Again thanks to Phalatda for letting me take a trip down memory lane with this lovely image making device. I’m being very serious here, this phone renders some images like a disposable film camera.  The newer cameras and phones are super great for […]

Photo Hangout: X100 + X100V(ivian) :)

Thanks to Vivian and Sean for hanging out on Saturday.  It was the only overcast day in between some rainy ones in late April, but I think we got some good results! Congrats to Vivian for finding an X100V! I remember being obsessed in searching for the original one back in 2011?! If you look, […]

Sigma SD15 at Lao New Year – Extra Shots

On Sunday I brought along my Sigma SD15 as one of my bonus cameras.  Just to get some field time with it and hopefully decent raw files that can be used for comparisons or editing “fun.”  I’ve obviously written about these unique cameras on my site many times, but here’s an actual attempt at using […]

Bonus Lao New Year Photos: Ricoh Theta 360°

Hello everyone, here are some bonus photos from my non standard gear loadout at LNY this past Sunday.  One of the oddball cameras I brought was the Ricoh Theta 360° camera. Thanks to Lyela for getting some 360 shots from atop the nang songkarn float for a different pov that most of us will never […]

Lao New Year 2023 – Wat Buddhakhanti – Sunday Photos

LAO NEW YEAR 2023Wat Lao Buddhakhanti   |   Snellville, GA   |   April 23, 2023 If you have loads of time, please check out my video recap of this past weekend.  These are the clips I shot as well as photos.  It’s 1hr and 24mins that shows the realness of our crazy/lovely/vibrant fun loving Lao culture. 🙂 […]

Lao New Year 2023 – Wat Buddhakhanti – Saturday Photos

  LAO NEW YEAR 2023Wat Lao Buddhakhanti   |   Snellville, GA   |   April 22, 2023 If you have loads of time, please check out my video recap of this past weekend.  These are the clips I shot as well as photos.  It’s 1hr and 24mins that shows the realness of our crazy/lovely/vibrant fun loving Lao culture. […]

Georgia Appleseed 18th Annual Fundraiser – 2023-04-20

Georgia Appleseed 18th Annual Fundraiser Roaring for Justice www.gaappleseed.org April 20, 2023 | Savanna Hall – Zoo Atlanta Georgia Appleseed is a nonpartisan, nonprofit law center advocating for Georgia’s most vulnerable and underrepresented children, keeping them in school with the supports they need, in healthy homes, and out of the justice system. Event Photography by […]

Khmer New Year – Wat Trairatanaram – 2023-04-16

Khmer New Year Wat Trairatanaram | April 16, 2023 | Atlanta, GA Happy Lao / Thai / Cambodian New Year everyone! Here’s the first stop on Sunday, the amazingly ornate Cambodian temple off Riverdale Rd on the southside of Atlanta.  For some photos I went with a more pastel editing to complement the lovely colors […]

Khmer New Year – Wat Sovannkiri – 2023-04-09

Khmer New YearWat Sovannkiri | Snellville, GA | April 9, 2023 Hello everyone, it was a windy Easter Sunday for the first (of many) T/L/C New Year celebrations for our lovely state of Georgia.  Thanks to everyone for posing and thanks to Wat Sovannkiri for being kind and welcoming to all.  I brought along many […]

J&N – Willow Falls Resort – Blue Ridge, GA

– J & N Wedding –Willow Falls Resort  |  Blue Ridge, GA  |  March 25, 2023 Photos by: Boon VongEk Vong Hi everyone, just wanted to share a few main photos, bts images, and thoughts on the lovely wedding from last Saturday.  I know I usually just post photos one after another, but here are […]

Decatur International Festival on the Square – Photos – 2023-03-18

Decatur International Festival on the SquareSaturday March 18, 2023 | Decatur, GA Happy 200th Birthday to the city of Decatur! Some of my photos from a brisk but lovely sunny day on the square.  In my short stay I captured photos of the Korean Drummers and Dancers, Indian Bharatanatyam Dancers, and Thai Dancers.  Great job […]

Atlanta – 2023-03-17

https://AlwaysWithUs.org | @AsianJusticeRally | https://www.facebook.com/asianjusticemovement Georgia Public Broadcasting | https://www.gpb.org/ Asian American Voices for Education | https://www.aaved.org/ March 17, 2023 | Regal Cinemas Medlock Crossing | Johns Creek, GA RISING AGAINST ASIAN HATE: One Day in March Featuring the Director Titi Yu, Producer Gina Kim, 3/16 Family Members, Community Activists and Elected Officials #AlwaysWithUs: Asian […]

Atlanta – 2023-03-16

https://AlwaysWithUs.org | @AsianJusticeRally https://www.facebook.com/asianjusticemovement Thursday, March 16, 2023 | Atlanta, GA #AlwaysWithUs: Asian Americans Rise Against HateOn the 2nd Anniversary of the March 16th Atlanta mass shootings, we gathered to celebrate our community’s strength and demand change. Press Conference with the Georgia AAPI Legislative Caucus at the Georgia Capitol • Rally & Community Speakers, Leaders […]

Lao / Thai / Cambodian New Year Dates 2023 – Atlanta, GA and SE US

Hello everyone, here’s a working list of some of the Lao / Thai / Khmer New Year Festival events this season (in the SE US at least). As of this posting, the dates are correct to the best of my knowledge, but always do your own checking of the various social media sites to see […]

Chin National Day 2023 and Miss CND – Atlanta

75th Chin National Day February 18, 2023 | Gujarati Samaj | Tucker, GA Thanks again for the invite to CND! All Photos by Boon Vong, feel free share the post on your own accounts but with proper credit.  Anyone needing photos in the future LMK!

Kodak Ultramax 400 + Nikon F100

Here are some photos from a fresh roll of Kodak Ultramax 400 on the Nikon F100 and various lenses.  About this time last year the 3 pack of Kodak could be found at Walgreens for about $18.99 down here in metro Atlanta.  Then it got jacked up to almost $28 just a few weeks later […]

Nikon 105mm 1.4E on F100 and Fuji Superia 400

Before the hurricane and tropical depression rolled in we were on our way to a nice colorful fall down here in Georgia.  But as usual, the wind and rain knocked down so much of the foliage around me.  I did manage to squeeze in some film shots alongside the normal digitals.  It’s still fun to […]

ATL Nritya Academy 2022 Showcase

ATL Nritya Academy 2022 Showcase November 20, 2022  |  Cumming, GA https://www.atlantanrityaacademy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AtlantaNrityaAcademy/ www.b-vong.com  |  @boonvongphotos Thanks for having me!  What a great showing of energetic and graceful dances! Everyone did an amazing job!

Nikon F100 + 105mm 1.4E + Expired Kodak Gold 200

Thanks to Thomas for some rolls of expired film!  My guess is the film might have been at least ten years old, but I’m glad it still registered an image.  Here are some examples of the first expired roll on an F100 and 105mm 1.4E.  Out of 24 exposures I think I got about 16 […]

ADC Atlanta 2nd Banquet

ADC Atlanta 2nd Banquet ADC is a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage. ADC supports the human and civil rights of all people and opposes racism and bigotry in any form. Alif Institute  |  Doraville, GA  |  November 13, 2022 www.adc.org  |  […]