Story Pitch

The project is about an Martial Arts School in the International District. I will work with the Asian American community. The story will be fun because it is Chinese New Year these days so people may be interested in Chinese and Asian culture. The story is suitable for a video story because Tachi itself is a body exercise so it’s easy to show it through video. 

I have contacted the honor of the school and she agreed to help me. And I haven’t decided the other characters in the story. There will be a show next Saturday and I’m looking for a chance for shooting during weekdays.

Photo Essay

Mah Jongg Fever, a Mah Jongg meet up group in Seattle had their regular day time session in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon.  

Mah Jongg Fever, a Mah Jongg meet up group in Seattle had their regular day time session in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon. They put money to this bag after each game and they donated the money to different charity groups each month. 

Mah Jongg Fever, a Mah Jongg meet up group in Seattle had their regular day time session in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon.  

Mah Jongg Fever, a Mah Jongg meet up group in Seattle had their regular day time session in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon.   

Lily Bogash, 62, was playing Mah Jongg in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon.She had played Mah Jongg for around one year.

Randee Frost, 60, was arranging tiles during the game of Mah Jongg Fever in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon.

Randee Frost, 60, was picking tiles during the game of Mah Jongg Fever in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon.

Stacy Rea, 60 was picking tiles during the game of Mah Jongg Fever in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon.

Rea and Bogash were discussing reading the rule book after a game in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon.

Rea and Frost were discussing reading the rule book after a game in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon.

Rea published a book about Mah Jongg which could be bought on Amazon.She exhibited the book on the table when they met in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon.

Reflection Journal:

One challenging part of the story is the light. The light inside the cafe is quite dark so it's hard to freeze the motion. Another challenge is to think about the story during taking the photo. So I just take as many as possible. When I was checking the photo at home, I still felt that I missed some moments.