Photography – A Saturated Industry

Excerpt from The NauticalUrge Blog
Written By:
James Wong
Speaker, Photographer, & Blogger

It’s hard to beleive that less than a decade ago, 35mm film photography was still the dominant form of photography documentation, with the exception of Polaroid camera and Kodak APS (24mm) platforms.
In 2002, digital photography outsold traditional film photography, and ever since then, [...]

Photos: American Cancer Society’s Durham County Relay for Life

Photos from the American Cancer Society’s Durham County Relay for Life Event on June 5th, 2010.

Photography By:
James C. Wong
10-23Productions.com & NauticalUrgeMedia.com

View the Full Flickr Album: American Cancer Society’s Durham County Relay for Life

An In-Air Conversation with a Film Producer En Route to NAB

While on a recent 5 hour flight from Raleigh, NC to Las Vegas, I had the honor of sitting next to a television producer. This gentleman was en route to the NAB Conference (National Association of Broadcasters) in Las Vegas, NV.
We spoke in detail about the Film Industry and emerging technologies affecting video production studios [...]

Photographers: Overlooked & Misunderstood

Recently, my work has been the subject of unjustified and mislead criticism by individuals who have never even worked with me before, nor have the slightest insight into any aspect of photography outside of a point and shoot camera.  To these individuals, I posted the following public statement on several social media channels:
“I am a [...]

Calendar Shoot with Amanda

Amanda has been a long time friend of mine, and it was truly a pleasure working with her this week.  She approached with with an opportunity to shoot some audition photos for a project that she’s interested in, and I was happy to help her out.
This was strictly a studio photography session, with [...]

Photos from TIMA’s January 2010 Social

On January 13, the Triangle Interactive Marketing Association (TIMA) hosted their January Social at Solas in Raleigh, NC.  Once again, I was honored with being assigned to provide photography services for the social.
However, in lieu of providing the services myself, I decided to take this opportunity to see what my young protege, Courtney Garrett (@C0urtzCrazy), [...]