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It’s just a picture of a tartan ribbon and may seem unremarkable, yet it marks a crucial moment in the development of colour photography and forms the basis of the photographs we take today. Read HERE at BBC.co.uk. FotoWarung | Sam

Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (C) and wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail arrive at the courthouse for his sodomy trial in Kuala Lumpur May 16, 2011. Anwar has denied the charge and says the case is a repeat of a government conspiracy that saw him dismissed as deputy prime minister in 1998 and eventually tried [...]

1. "Media? Come on through." When a security guard waves you through a metal detector without having to undress yourself and your camera equipment like a post-holiday Christmas tree, life is good. Read HERE at ChicagoTribune.com. FotoWarung | Sam

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Volunteers participate in a “Save the Earth” display during a “wayang kulit” — a Malay traditional shadow puppet performance, after lights were turned off for Earth Hour in Kuala Lumpur March 26, 2011. Lights started going off around the world on Saturday in a show of support for renewable energy, and was given added poignancy [...]

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police said on Thursday they had no evidence to indicate troops killed Reuters cameraman Hiro Muramoto last year, backing a recent reversal of preliminary findings that a soldier may have fired the fatal bullet. Read HERE at Reuters. :: FotoWarung

Steven Silver directs “The Bang Bang Club” an action drama based on the true-life experiences. The four combat photographers - Ryan Phillippe as Greg Marinovich, Taylor Kitsch as carter, Malin Akerman as Robin and Frank Rautenbach as Ken Oosterbroek respectively are shooting final day apartheid in South Africa. The movie tries to interpret the odd [...]

Opposition leader, Party Keadilan Rakyat’s Anwar Ibrahim and wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail arrive at a police station in Kuala Lumpur March 22, 2011. The Malay Mail / Samsul Said FotoWarung | sam

A boy with his face covered in coloured powder reacts as more powder is thrown at a temple in Kuala Lumpur March 20, 2011. Coloured powder is extensively used in the Hindu religious festival of Holi, which heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm. REUTERS/Samsul Said (MALAYSIA – Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) [...]

A video clip of KiterKiter, scuffling among us, to get the pictures. FotoWarung | sam