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, [...]

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 [...]

Ford Fiesta Mission #4: Go BIG!

Video & Photography By: James Wong, NauticalUrgeMedia.com
So my good friend Taylor Barr needed some help with his Ford Fiesta Movement Mission for August 2009, so we got together on Saturday, August 29th and rocked it out!
I shot with a Sony HD Camcorder (as always), as well as some “vblog-style” (VBS) video via my Sony Webbie [...]

Internet Strategy Forum 2009

Internet Strategy Forum Summit West
Portland, OR ~ July 23-24th
Executive keynote presenters from Forrester Research, Hewlett-Packard, Intuit, Xerox, Intel, Welchman Pierpoint, Portland Trail Blazers and more; sharing their insights and ideas about Internet strategy — How to best leverage the Internet & integrate it into business strategy.
Having attended this conference last year, I had huge expectations [...]

Visualization of the ISF Summit

Shortly after the Internet Strategy Forum Summit West in Portland, OR last week, I stumbled upon an excellent article written by Amber Case that visually graphs the Twitter trends, volume, and buzz from the ISF Conference.
Not surprisingly to myself nor @TaylorBarr, quite a few of my tweets were picked up in this blog post, and [...]