Riverboat Racing, Nong Khai

I recently accompanied Dao to this riverboat race for a video she is filming for Nong Khai tourism. It’s no secret that I am working with Artralab Lenses on an upcoming project in the new year and used this as a chance to put their 35mm F1.4 and 24mm F1.7 through their paces and get a feel for what they can do. We only managed to see three races as we arrived pretty late, it turned out the event was around hours walk from the city centre. It was interesting to see people from other provinces gathered together to celebrate and although the boys racing took it seriously, there was an air of communion rather that competition. Everyone loved the camera, and as someone who prefers candid moments I had to really switch gears and lean into it.