Author: Asep Darmawan

If Wes Anderson Planned Weddings: An Elopement at Marin County Civic Centre

Asep Darmawan

Many love stories begin at a party, on a dating app, or through mutual friends. Ivory and Alexander’s started with a car accident! “Alex was on a motorcycle and crashed into my carâ€, Ivory said. He may have totalled his bike but found his future wife! Years later, the couple found themselves planning a wedding that looked nothing like the ones they saw around them. They wanted it to just be the two of them at the courthouse, followed by a photo session a few days later. The ceremony lasted…

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Artful Experiences

Asep Darmawan

How art deepens connection and opens participants to new ways of thinking at — and about — events across a swath of sectors. Author: Convene Editors        This article and those listed below are part of Convene’s June 2026 issue. Find the turn-page versions of this and past issues in our digital library. Illustrations by Ellyx Martinez The core purpose of art and creative expression is to give birth to new thoughts and ideas and to help us relate to each other, neuroscientists tell us. Which sounds to us a…

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A Photo Almost a Decade in the Making

Asep Darmawan

One of the more practical threads running through the video is how Vila handles gear in the field. The 35-150mm is too large for his tripod without a tripod collar, which mounts from the back, but it gives him stable long exposures up to 150mm. He stacks a 6-stop and a 10-stop ND filter for a combined 16 stops of light reduction, targeting roughly a 1-minute exposure for the jetty shot. He also uses APS-C crop mode on the a7R IV mid-shoot to effectively extend his reach on the 35-150mm…

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