Bagging five awards for this image, including The Hallmark Lovestories Photography Award - People Category 2006, to DeviantART's Daily Deviation in 2007, "Two Worlds" was captured on assignment in Tibet, 2005. Evan was banned from Nepal after publishing this image reportedly depicting an underground gambling circle within the monastery. © Evan Hwong Photographs

A sarcastic depiction of the constant water leakage within the Malaysian parliament and how the politicians were finger pointing each other far worst than children circa mid 2007. © Evan Hwong Photographs

At times even though you think you fit in to a certain culture in a different country, home is where the heart is. (Title from Michael Buble) Kolkata, India, 2004. © Evan Hwong Photographs

Many times you would think the Song Khran festival is all about spraying each other with bucketloads of water. Behind the scenes rooted a rich tradition that is still practiced to this day by the young and old where mass feeding of the Buddhist temple monks are carried out prior to the festivities. Bangkok, Thailand, 2000. © Evan Hwong Photographs

Kolkata's Pohela Boishakh festival has seen much change through the tides. Unlike other parts of India where the Bengali New Year is celebrated in April, Kolkata's month-long festivities are used as the most favorable period for marriages. India, 2004. © Evan Hwong Photographs

Start from young. Heh. Well, how was I to know on film this girl has been flippin' her finger during her dance routine? Vaishakhi Dance, Indian Punjab, 2004. © Evan Hwong Photographs

Another reject file also from the Vaisakhi dance festival. Indian Punjab, 2004. © Evan Hwong Photographs

This is a common daily sight in front of Kota Raya Bus Terminal, Kuala Lumpur, making use of every inch in a bus to sit, stand, or lean on. Photo received a Daily Deviation Award on DeviantART.com. 2006. © Evan Hwong Photographs

Not sure if he's really jamming because he's that good at not seeing what he's doing, or his guitar is unplugged. Rockstar vanity personified. Fete de la Musique, London, 2005. © Evan Hwong Photographs

One of my proudest moment on film and a few other awards along with it. Taken at a backlane in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, you can still see the old man's handful of seeds, his cigarette dangling in his mouth, and the frozen motion of all the birds in mid-flight. 1999. © Evan Hwong Photographs

B-boy dance mixing Hip hop taking South Korea by storm even before K-pop in the late 90s. The dance routine seemed American but actually originated from Seoul. 2003. © Evan Hwong Photographs

East meets... East? Made in China sandals complimenting Monastic fabrics. Another near-controversial image depicting holy men and earthly possessions. Bangkok, Thailand, 2000. © Evan Hwong Photographs

Before we have hipsters, we had this. Rainforest World Music Festival, Sarawak Cultural Village, Malaysia, 2002. © Evan Hwong Photographs

Catching up with the great Michael Yamashita during his National Geographic's Admiral Cheng Ho exhibition in Kuala Lumpur in 2006. © Evan Hwong Photographs

An anti-nuclear protest near the Independence Square (Dataran Merdeka) of Kuala Lumpur. 2007. © Evan Hwong Photographs

What if, in between prayers, you were tapped on the shoulder... and there's nobody there? Masjid Jamek, Kuala Lumpur, 2005. © Evan Hwong Photographs

When Kuala Lumpur circus-ify Getai during the Hungry Ghost Festival. 2007. © Evan Hwong Photographs

Unknown family, not sure if blowing kisses or adorably throwing curses. Pontianak Sea Beach, Kalimantan, Indonesia, 2002. © Evan Hwong Photographs

Members of the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM), and the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) all in one shot awaiting the arrival of the Sultan of Malaysia during the 47th National Day on August 31st, 2004. © Evan Hwong Photographs

A Middle-Eastern boy planning on how to conquer the mall business in Malaysia during the boom of shopping malls in the state capital during the early 2000s. Sunway Lagoon Theme Park, 2002. © Evan Hwong Photographs