I’ve restarted my Bildungsroman reading pact with @christian-berg.bsky.social —the one we swore to keep alive and then let slip. Today I sat with Che Guevara’s The Motorcycle Diaries, and the resonance was almost unbearable. Maybe let’s begin with the motorcycle itself…

Got a photo in the @nytimes.com - its been a while.. Full article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

The third stack is here. A path for ai that isn’t the stale U.S.–China binary, but something assembled, sovereign, and stubbornly local. My essay in Noema: www.noemamag.com/a-third-path...

Reuters has a phenomenal feature out today on the cyber slaves behind all those "Hey is this Anna?" messages you're getting on WhatsApp. www.reuters.com/graphics/SOU... Kudos to Adolfo Arranz, @poppymcp.bsky.social, Devjyot Ghoshal, and Han Huang for this compelling, graphic novel-style treatment.

I had the great pleasure to share my thoughts on experimentation and regeneration in creative practice at yesterday's Beyond 1 & 0 Symposium in Saigon Also my first opportunity to share my new art project "The Lottery of Forgotten Dreams - Topographies of the Unseen" @rmit-art1.bsky.social.

unless you know exactly which artist you want to listen too #spotify has become unbearable - only lo-fi AI slop... back to Soundcloud to discover good music - this is a bit older but Miss Kittin rules as usual... soundcloud.com/sonarfestiva...

I don’t think Nintendo is perfect by any stretch, but they’re definitely masters at responding to the overall mood. During the pandemic, we got a game about talking to your neighbors and giving them presents and nice letters. Now, we get a giant ape just smashing the shit out of everything.

question: is the Lego Gameboy cute or stupid? #retro

excited to have my project All The Places I Have Lived exhibited at iNVENTX2025 creative exhibition at Multi Media University in Cyberjaya, Malaysia - academic paper presentation later today @rmit-art1.bsky.social #rmitscdvietnam

Bali - multiple exposure

cannot wait for this Saigon fun racing game store.steampowered.com/app/3227180/...

from my first visit to Vietnam - 2002

Back in the media - this time with Ricardo Arce - discussing the impact of generative AI on visual culture with some suggestions for creatives in Vietnam and beyond.. phunuvietnam.vn/sang-tao-va-... - here the English version: www.rmit.edu.vn/news/all-new...

some cool things I just saw in my old neighbourhood - tree integrated into architecture, public bicycle repair tools.. #ukb #bonn #germany

been waiting to get my fingers on this book! @karenhao.bsky.social

last Pho before Germany

wow this is super cool

long read www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This is Dino. He saw you with that hot dog bun. Tried to get away but tripped over his own ears. 12/10 he has a family

when Richard Avedon came by to photograph a good boy…

10 years ago I had the great pleasure of photographing this story for the @nytimes.com - much has changed since then, but I can say now a few days before the 50 year anniversary of the end of the war Saigon is still an invredibly exciting place to live www.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/w...

evening mood

Wow, just wow.... www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/w...

Jenny Holzer, The Beginning of the War will be Secret

Diving into generative art for my next PhD piece (doing a practice based one).. christianberg.digital/experiments - this one is pretty basic, but you got start somewhere no?

ready to review some portfolios #noirfoto #saigon

spending my Saturday night writing an academic paper on Photography and AI in my art practice - any other night owls on PhD and/or academic journeys out there? #phd

Some more shots from Lao

The years since 2020 have been pretty rough on many levels and I did not have the chance to travel as much as we used to. This February was the first time since then we really did a trip just for us since then. Luang Prabang was absolutely amazing... finally got around going through the images

Interesting interview with the Chair Man of Hoi An including hard truths and honest reflections.. lots of challenges ahead e.vnexpress.net/news/news/en...

oh this is sad - I had the great pleasure to see them live in Hongkong at Clockenflap festival in 2018…

"Dass es vielleicht keine gute Idee ist, in Zeiten transatlantischer Verwerfungen die privaten Daten deutscher Bürgerinnen und Bürger mit der Analysesoftware eines umstrittenen Unternehmens aus den USA zu durchleuchten, scheint den Mitgliedern des Bundesrates mehrheitlich nicht bewusst zu sein."

Blackrot.

This is pretty cool. Adding friction to web scraping. www.theregister.com/2025/03/21/c...

That left exposed enormous pits of soil contaminated with deadly chemicals. Now, after losing several weeks of work, the contractors are scrambling — at their own expense — to secure the Bien Hoa air base before the rainy season starts.

Eines der gr Missverständnisse ü Faschismus ist, d geglaubt wird es kann nicht Faschismus sein, solange es noch soetwas wie Alltag gibt. Als würde sich beim dräuenden Faschismus d Himmel auftun u Apokalypse niederbrechen. Aber so ist das nicht. Es bleibt weiter normal, aber das Normal wird anders.

So vom Gefühl her fehlt hinter "Alter" ein Komma.

Every few years, we sign up for yet another platform just to keep in touch with our friends. Private platforms have locked users in for too long, causing a lack of innovation & competition in social media. Bluesky aims to fundamentally change this. Live in 20 min with @jay.bsky.team:

2. Auflage ist da... Im gut sortierten Einzelhandel, beim Verlag oder auf unserer Tour zu erwerben. Bitte vermeidet Amazon. Danke!

already a few days old, but a very insightful talk by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social - "the only way to protect data is not to collect it"

Blue Dragon has rescued 9 Vietnamese teens from slavery in Myanmar. The 4 girls and 5 boys, now aged 17 to 19, were trafficked a year ago & sold into a forced online scamming compound. All are now safe & have given statements to police. Blue Dragon will continue to support them as they return home.

cough….

A great article about our award winning Photography 101 course at RMIT Vietnam. www.atomicjolt.com/projects/rmi...

A Buddha statue under a Bodhi tree in Luang Prabang, Laos. Multiple Exposure.

A WIRED investigation reveals that criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands of people are enslaved—are using Starlink to get online.

stuff i love

Luang Prabang was outstanding - its been 20 years since I been there… while significantly more developed it is still a super relaxed gem in Southeast Asia… #inlandempire #mekong