BRING @evanhwong/estudio HOME.

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WE DID IT! WE'RE OVERFLOWING! AND HE'S BACK!!!!!!!!!
Guess who number #20 was :eyes:
Helewidis, Evan's own PJ partner from his his volunteering days too :)
GUYS, YOU'RE THE BEST. WE'VE DONE IT! WE'VE BROUGHT EVAN HOME!!!




So what started as a watch forever journal respecting some of my favourite watchers has come down to this.

I know how hard it is when an artist loses the community here. I also know how easy it is to drop out and become forgotten, and eventually you lose your purpose here and reason to continue making art, to inspire others and to be inspired.

So here's the deal. evanhwong (You may remember him as `estudio, the former Photojournalism GalleryModerator/Community Volunteer) a.k.a my mentor from when I was a noob has issued a challenge to me.

FIND 20 SENIOR MEMBERS WHO REMEMBER HIM AND HOW THEY DO, and he'll come back. God, I swear the staff count as seniors. My rules on that one!

THIS NEEDS TO GO FAR. SPREAD IT FAR AND WIDE. PLEASE!

The list of people who remember him will be updated here:

I REMEMBER YOU EVAN
1. isthisthingstillon (i miss him being all badass all over the place here.)
2. moonbeam13 (Evan is a legend. He shone a bright light  on the photojournalism community and nurtured it like a champ. I would love to see him come back, we have a lot of love to give him :) (Smile) I'll forever be a fan.)
3. Anoya (I don't think we ever really talked, but I remember him [from the moderator days]! Nod
4. Astralseed (Well I still remember him as ^estudio as well, as a gallery moderator)
5. dxd (i remember he was a gallery mod)
6. Thiefoworld (I remember Evan! I remember his professionalism and the quality of his work, alongside his sense of humor, conveniently exemplified in his webcam image Wink/Razz)
7. Quelfabulous (I remember Evan! I remember and appreciate his wild and witty humor! I still enjoy seeing his antics pop up in my facebook feed-- but I would love to see him come back here! Heart)
8. Kaz-D (Yes I remember Evan back on the gallery ''mod'' days! Come back Evan!)
9. IaiaRose (I met Evan way back in the #photographers chat room, before I knew what gallery moderators or seniors were. Even now he's still the same high-spirited guy who can make me smile. :) (Smile) )
10. coolmarvin (Don't think I can ever forget that name, I saw him everywhere. Never said a word to the guy but I always thought he was a very good gallery moderator. I'm sure he still has more to contribute. )
11. bQw (As a co-founder at PM and almost-decade member here (as well as being the Street mod when he was PJ mod), I remember him well. We still chat on FB.)
12. Ikue (I remember his crazy, upbeat personality that was always warm and welcoming. I still follow his antics on other social sites!)
13. Lintu47 (I remember him being a GM and i saw him around as `estudio quite some times. It'd be a shame to leave because of this rough patch, even though we didn't talk i can clearly see he still has friends here that care about him and he won't lose them even if he isn't interested in posting art anymore!)
14. cybergranny (I remember his Pregnancy series [and stalk him all the time on facebook, including the LEGO posts])
15. KovoWolf (Evan is awesome. I remember talking to him back in the good ol' days and his great personality and wit was always him! He was always super nice and was a great Volunteer/GM at the time! DeviantArt needs more Evan.)
16. rainylake (The name seems extremely familiar! I think I may have interacted with them a few times on my other account ashkamoo (now deactivated) when [he] was a mod.
17. Heidi (I remember evanhwong!  (Though, more so as estudio.)  His deviantID is especially iconic -- done in the style of "college deviantIDs" from back in the day.  Star!)
18. ikazon (Who could forget Evan? LOL He and Helewidis were Bonnie and Clyde!)
19. Nyx-Valentine (That's a name I haven't heard in awhile, but yes, I remember Evan!  Come on back!!!)
20. Helewidis (I remember him, of course. We were Bonnie and Clyde of photojournalism as Gallery Moderators (we still are Bonnie and Clyde, just look at our avvies)! :D (Big Grin))
21. UseR2006 (I remember him from when he was ^estudio from#photographers never talked to him though as i was pretty new to the site at that time, though would to see him come back so i could get that opportunity. Party)
22. MidnightExigent (I won't claim I know him, but I know of him. I'm bad at remembering people from the past but I definitely recall that I always found his username really spiffy, especially in the form of `estudio.)

On top of this, here are NON-seniors who remember and want Evan to come back:
1. vicexversa ("I knew about him first as a Gallery Mod. A Naughty one. largethomas "Prettay damn naughty.")
(To be serious, I actually remember his series of portraits, a project he was making about people from Malaysia)
2. cypherxaint  (Very gay queer and emoticon overdose king on #photographers! :pi remember that people from Malaysia exhibition too, i think that was just before he left #photographers, never to return..! Actually he did return a couple of times for like a minute to just leave a shitstorm of emoticons :P)
3. jjuuhhaa (Of course, this was his favourite emote  :yeehaw: by ScreamingGerbil)
4. largethomas (I remember him sitting on the toilet, and standing in a stream taking photos, which led to me photo newbie telling him off for maybe getting too "professional" about his profession, which led to a bit of a crisis, I think. Also, emotes, gayness, confusing us with non-gayness, and being a pretty damn good gallery mod. That's my memory of the dA Evan.)
5. FadedPaper  (I've been visiting deviantart starting fourth grade...but didn't join until recently. I'M TELLING YOU I DROOLED OVER HIS ART)


BRING EVAN HOME!
 
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phoenixleo's avatar
I remember him as estudio and later saw his username changed. \o\