(Self-portrait of SY. The comedic expression on his face goes very well with the comedic reproduction of his reproductive organ)
SY HSU is an extremely popular amateur photographer in Taiwan and beyond. I first learned about him on his album site "I Take Photos of Pretty Ladies Alone" some two years ago. Located in Taiwan, SY has proven his photographic skills and talent especially in portraits of unique charactristics, the very reason why GX GARNERINGS is putting up a special regular section to show some of his portrait works done with small sensor digital cameras.
Yes, compacts, virtually any compact, can take great portraits and even photos of other themes. I can never be too emphatical in advocating that again, in photography, our photographic skills count much more than which camera is technically better. A better camera can make a better tool, but never a better photograher.
So, back to the captioned question: Mentally, no, he surely isn't insane. He is an intelligent man studying for a master degree in photography. Well, he's a real photography nut for sure. But what, or who, to be exact, he 's really nuts about is a girl whose photos would be published alongside an account of the love story, if I may call it that.
I have exchanged correspondances with SY. He impresses me as a frank man with a great sense of humour and a passionate personality, which I think are reflected in and enrich his works.
Until the next special post, here are some introductory images:
(All photos are courtesy and copyrights of SY Hsu)
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