Special Coverage | 1013mm's Burfday Car Meet

Night-Import: Photography and Words by William Lee

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Yesterday was a day to remember. Not only because it was a birthday party + car meet for a good friend of mine, John Zhang aka 1013mm, but also because it was one of the biggest meets I've ever been to with so many quality cars in attendance.
Well to talk about how this meet started, John wasn't even planning on doing a meet yesterday, which was his birthday. He did plan on doing a meet, but was unsure of when until I brought up the subject of doing it on the day of his birthday. Why not? Right? It's a win win situation; enjoy a day with cars and friends. Now we were thinking about two places; Guppy House Plaza where John hosted his first meet or Seasons Plaza where AutoCon held their event last year. We did want good lighting because of coverage purposes and that Tokyo Drift style meet, so Seasons Plaza underground parking structure was a go. From then on, John worked things out really quickly and made things possible. It was hot as hell and the car meet made it even hotter because of all the support and cars that came to congratulate John.

Nightlight | 1 Step Higher

Night-Import: Photography and Words by William Lee

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There are many misconceptions in the automotive scene and one that I come across pretty often is how a group of enthusiasts think automotive photographers don't drive nice cars. We probably see these professionals driving their Vans or SUVs to accommodate the load of camera equipment's they have, but there are a few who take a step higher. I'm talking about photographers who manage two expensive hobbies; photography and cars. I don't consider myself yet as a photographer, but I'm one of those guys who love taking photos and to modify my car, which is actually intractable because both require a lot of money and dedication, but today, I want to introduce someone who's beyond the level of many photographers, owning a ride that many of you guys might have not seen, but know him for his photography. As much as his photos are highly respected around the world, his car doesn't fall behind. A freelance professional photographer and also a contributing photographer for the well-known automotive site Canibeat, here is John Zhang's, aka 1013MM, 135i BMW.

Special Coverage | Guppy House Meet by 1013MM

Night-Import: Photography and Words by William Lee

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I remember seeing the Guppy House Meet event page on facebook a few weeks ago and realized it was being hosted by a good friend of mine, John Zhang from 1013MM Photography. I'm pretty sure most of you guys know John by his amazing photo coverages for Canibeat, but that's not the only site he shoots for when it comes to cars. Also being a photographer for HRE wheels and many others, yesterday's meet was John's first time ever hosting his own meet and the turnout was absolutely exceptional. Not knowing John for a long time but having a good impression since the first day I met him, his favor of asking me to promote the meet on forums didn't make me think twice to say yes. At least 50 forums were noticed about this meet and with great responses on each forum, more than 200 cars showed up, overcrowding Guppy House's parking lot. If you don't know about Guppy House, you'll have to try out their foods because from what I've heard, they got some good Shaved Ice and other goodies.