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Feature: Destination Travel to Malaysia The most unique shots in Malaysia and where to get them If you’re thinking about where to take your next photography vacation and you want somewhere with stunning natural beauty, a fascinating mix of cultures and gorgeous islands too, look no further than Malaysia. Bordered by Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei, not only is Malaysia a hotbed of cultural diversity, it also has a strong personality of its own. Although you will fnd something extraordinary on every trip to this scintillating country, here are some photographers’ tips for where to go to capture the most unforgettable shots. Penang Island Though Penang is a state, it’s the island of the same name that should be the focus of your Malaysia photo tour when you’re in the north-west of the country. The easy-going nature of the people of Penang Island and their truly phenomenal food, including the eponymous curry, might distract you from the fantastic architecture and the many other opportunities to build a fascinating travel photo gallery, but a short photo walk around the capital of George Town will yield some amazing results. If you’re lucky enough to visit Penang during the Festival of the Hungry Ghosts, you’ll see many Chinese Malaysians burning huge piles of fake “hell money” and leaving offerings of food and drinks outside their homes to appease the souls of people who weren’t properly mourned when they died. Chinese Malaysians are the second largest ethnic group in Malaysia after the ethnic Malay, so seeing and capturing their culture up close and personal is an exciting opportunity that you won’t want to squander. @hp1986
Melaka Malaysia is a surprising country in many ways, but Melaka might be one of the most unexpected surprises on your whole Malaysia photo tour. You certainly wouldn’t expect to see Dutch fowers and windmills on the streets of Melaka City, but its two European colonizations, frst Portuguese and then Dutch in the 16th Century, mean that this Malaysian city has more of Amsterdam about it than Asia! With a strong Chinese Malaysian community and a @hp1986 mix of Dutch and Malaysian architecture, Melaka is ripe for some great shots for your travel gallery, especially if you wander the street markets at night tasting freshly- made delicacies and seeing the nightlife unravel. Often missed by tourists, Melaka is most defnitely a top contender for the best travel ideas for Malaysia – especially if you’re a photographer! Lenggong Valley, Perak Trapped as it is in the north of the country, tucked out of the way of most Malaysia photo tours, the Lenggong Valley isn’t the sort of place you accidentally fnd yourself in–but, being a UNESCO World Heritage site, it’s worth the extra effort. While Lenggong town is home to many artifacts and museums of the area’s fascinating prehistory, it’s the nature and majesty that you’ll fnd if you head into the mountains north of the town that are of most interest to photographers. Rivers, waterfalls, roaming buffalo, jungle and even the odd tiger (if you believe the locals) will punctuate your drive up into the mountains, but it’s the view from 180 meters above sea level that will really blow your mind. Pack a good landscape lens especially for these shots and you won’t be disappointed. 54 | PicsArt Monthly
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Feature: Tips & Tricks Do it Yourself Make a Charming Snowman Christmas Tree Ornament! Locate a standard light bulb in your house or local hardware store. With a brush, paint your light bulb white. Cover it completely with a thick layer of paint so that no glass is showing, but ignore the metal base for now. Dab your light bulb with a sponge while the paint is still wet to give it snow texture. Glue a cottonball at the end of your metal base. Add glue on the sides and wrap a red yarn in a spiral, covering all metal. Leave a loop of string at the end. With a fne brush paint on your snowman's eyes, nose, and mouth. You should paint him so that the red yarn acts as his hat, with the bulb turned upside down. Paint on buttons, arms, legs and a scarf around his neck to fnish. Your snowman is now ready to hang with all of the other ornanments on your tree! @ma_lina PicsArt Monthly | 59
Feature: Artist Odák’s Winter Wonderland Our PicsArtist of the month is Odák (@kadolive), who mystifed the PicsArt community with his series of magical winter shots. Snowfall and freezing ice are naturally gorgeous phenomenon, but Odák is gifted for extracting that beauty into killer shots. He fnds a way to take these seasonal phenomena that we are so used to and make their beauty seem new and surprising again. He goes in close to capture the crystal shape of individual snowfakes, steps back to watch them fall by the thousands in apparent slow- motion, and just generally takes shots that make the most of the season’s textures, lighting and colors. These shimmering blues and brilliant whites, comprise a crisp palette of cool colors that bring you the bitter cold through your computer screen, while simultaneously causing you to lilt in the wonder of the season’s crystallized beauty. Altogether, Odák’s shots paint a stunning portrait of the winter season. @kadolive 60 | PicsArt Monthly
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PicsArt, the mobile photo-editing app and social network, is now available for Windows Phone. In just over two years, the app has garnered around 100 million installs worldwide, with 25-30 million active monthly users. Having solidifed it's spot as a top downloaded photo-editing and drawing app on Google Play and in the AppStore, PicsArt is sure to become a favorite among Windows Phone users. \"With the success PicsArt has seen on the Android and iPhone, our goal is to be available to everyone- Our goal is to regardless of the mobile device they prefer,\" says be available Artavazd Mehrabyan, PicsArt's Co-Founder and COO. \"We value our users greatly, and strive to to everyone- give everyone the tool to become a great artist. regardless of the Expanding to the Windows Phone is our next step in achieving this goal.\" mobile device they prefer. PicsArt empowers artists from around the globe to unleash their inner creativity. PicsArt’s unique social network gives artists the opportunity to follow, share and learn from each other in a vibrant and creative online community of around 10 million users. 64 | PicsArt Monthly
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