Chris Tham

photographer and world traveller

About Chris Tham

Chris Tham is a co-founder of Visual Voyager Pty Ltd, the Principal Voigtländer Ambassador for Mainline Photographics and a Workshop Instructor for Mainline Photo Academy.

She brings over 35 years of experience as a photographer to her role, starting with a Yashica rangefinder belonging to her dad, joining the Photography Club in school, and developing her own photos.

More recently, Chris has been taking photos during her travels, and as a result has experienced some of the most interesting places in the world.

Chris focuses on nature, street, and urban architecture subjects in her photography.

A Quiet Sydney: Queen Victoria Building

This post is part of a photographic series featuring how the city of Sydney has been impacted by the CoViD-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak. I wandered through an almost empty QVB in the heart of Sydney. At the time of writing, Sydney has not yet subject to a population lockdown (unlike other countries and cities) but residents are strongly advised to stay indoors unless … [Read more...] about A Quiet Sydney: Queen Victoria Building

A Quiet Sydney: Sydney Town Hall

This post is part of a photographic series featuring how the city of Sydney has been impacted by the CoViD-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak. The steps in front of Sydney Town Hall is normally packed full of people as it is a popular meeting spot and rendezvous point. I captured it on a Friday morning and the steps were completely empty. At the time of writing, Sydney has not … [Read more...] about A Quiet Sydney: Sydney Town Hall

A Quiet Sydney: St. Andrew’s Cathedral

This post is part of a photographic series featuring how the city of Sydney has been impacted by the CoViD-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak. St Andrew's Cathedral and Town Hall Square is normally packed full of people on a Friday lunch, but it feels like a ghost town, with only essential workers taking a break and having lunch. At the time of writing, Sydney has not yet … [Read more...] about A Quiet Sydney: St. Andrew’s Cathedral

A new series: A Quiet Sydney

Today is the start of a new photographic series featuring how the city of Sydney has been impacted by the CoViD-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak. This is a pandemic that has resulted in over 500,000 people infected within a few months, and have killed over 20,000 people (figures as at the end of March 2020). At the time of writing, Sydney has not yet subject to a population … [Read more...] about A new series: A Quiet Sydney

Photo of the Day: Two Birds on a Motorcycle

I saw these two birds perched on a motorcycle in the early morning just after dawn. This photo was taken at Tanjung Tokong Beach in Penang. Tanjung Tokong is believed to be the site of the first Chinese settlement in Penang and was a sleepy fishing village until the 1970s and now it is full of skyscrapers as it is located close to Gurney Drive. Stewart Lane (Lorong … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Two Birds on a Motorcycle

Photo of the Day: Penang Cat

Stewart Lane (Lorong Stewart) is a narrow backroad intersecting Love Lane in Penang, Malaysia. It was named after a Stewart family that lived here. i found this at in a bicycle basket . It was intensely curious about me, so I took a photo using the Panasonic GX9 and GX 45-175mm telephoto lens and processed it using Skylum Luminar 4. I love the cat's eyes in the photo and … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Penang Cat

“Video Works” with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9

This is the last (fourteenth) of a series of articles taken on the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95. This article focuses on the low light video taken at the "Video Works" at Carriageworks (part of Sydney Festival 2020). … [Read more...] about “Video Works” with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9

Photo of the Day: Penang shared path

Carnarvon Street in Penang is named after Lord Carnarvon, Secretary of State for the Penang Colony in the 1876. In those days, this area was a Malay village. This photo is taken along Carnavon Street close to the intersection with Armenian Street. It shows a shared bike/pedestrian path along a woman walking alongside next to a street art that implores you to take a snap with … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Penang shared path

Westfield Sydney with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9

This is the thirteenth of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95. These pictures were taken at Westfield Sydney (formerly Centrepoint Shopping Centre). … [Read more...] about Westfield Sydney with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9

Radiant Flux with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9

This is the twelfth of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95. These pictures were taken at Carriageworks during Sydney Festival 2020 and features the Radiant Flux installation by Rebecca Baumann. … [Read more...] about Radiant Flux with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9