{{Short description|Magazine}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{EngvarB|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox_Magazine| title = ASIAN Geographic| image_file = Asian_Geographic_(May_2008)_low-res.gif | image_size = 200px | image_caption = | frequency = 8 issues annually (once every 45 days)| category = Geography, Culture, Heritage, Society, Environment, Exploration, Conservation| company = Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd | firstdate = September 1999 | country = Singapore | language = English | website = [http://www.asiangeo.com www.asiangeo.com] | issn = 0219-3310 }} '''''ASIAN Geographic''''' is a geographic magazine that focuses mainly on stories about Asia. Its motto is "''Asia Without Borders''". First published in 1999, it contains articles on geography, culture, heritage, society, environment, exploration, conservation and art.
As of May 2008, the magazine has a readership of over 300,000 across 44 countries.<ref>[http://www.asiangeo.com/advertise_withus.html ''ASIAN Geographic'' readership and subscription figures] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612090528/http://www.asiangeo.com/advertise_withus.html |date=12 June 2008 }}</ref> It is published by Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd, which also publishes ''Scuba Diver AustralAsia'', an official publication of the PADI Diving Society.
''ASIAN Geographic PASSPORT'', a travel and adventure magazine, was launched in August 2008.
Both ''ASIAN Geographic'' and ''PASSPORT'' organise expeditions, travel photography workshops and photographic competitions on a regular basis.
==History==
When ''ASIAN Geographic'' first started out as a quarterly magazine in 1999, it focused exclusively on environmental issues; its motto was "''The Journal of Our Environment''". In 2000 it became a bi-monthly publication. In 2006, the magazine expanded its scope to include social and cultural issues to attract a wider readership. In 2007, ''ASIAN Geographic'' became a monthly magazine; it also adopted a new motto: “''Asia Without Borders''”. From 2009 it was published once every 45 days (8 issues/year), but with more pages.
==Articles==
Currently, each issue of ''ASIAN Geographic'' focuses on a specific theme relevant to Asia. (Follow this link for the editorial themes for 2008 and 2009.)<ref>[http://www.asiangeo.com/article_submission.html ''ASIAN Geographic'' editorial themes for 2008 and 2009] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620173908/http://www.asiangeo.com/article_submission.html |date=20 June 2008 }}</ref> The magazine draws from a wide base of international contributors to generate its content – these include academics, geographers, sociologists, journalists, photographers and experts in various fields. A short biography of each contributor is provided at the end of every article.
==ASIAN Geographic PASSPORT==
In August 2008, ''ASIAN Geographic'' launched ''PASSPORT'', a magazine that focuses on travel and adventure in Asia. The publication is easily distinguished by its rounded corners, which are similar to that found in a regular passport. Its motto is "''Travel Without Borders''".
==Expeditions==
''ASIAN Geographic'' and ''PASSPORT'' have organised expeditions to places such Ladakh, India (in the Himalayas); Siem Reap, Cambodia; and its own series of Silk Road expeditions, the first of which was on the section in China, from Kashgar to Xi'an.
==Photography workshops and competitions==
''ASIAN Geographic PASSPORT'' organises travel photography workshops to places such as Kuching, Malaysia and Chiang Mai, Thailand.<ref>[http://www.asiangeo.com/events_chiangmai.html ''ASIAN Geographic PASSPORT'' travel photography workshops to Kuching and Chiang Mai 2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913114247/http://www.asiangeo.com/events_chiangmai.html |date=13 September 2008 }}</ref> There is also an annual "Asia Without Borders" photography competition organised by ''ASIAN Geographic''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.awbphotocontest.com/ |title=''ASIAN Geographic'' "Asia Without Borders" photography competition 2008 |access-date=28 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510190936/http://www.awbphotocontest.com/ |archive-date=10 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Conservation efforts and partners==
''ASIAN Geographic'' has stated its commitment to educate and raise awareness of environmental and social issues in Asia.<ref>[http://www.asiangeo.com/about_us.html ''ASIAN Geographic'' mission statement] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623092502/http://www.asiangeo.com/about_us.html |date=23 June 2008 }}</ref> Its exploration and conservation partners include the Animals Asia Foundation, China Exploration and Research Society, Hornbill Project Singapore, Longitude 181 Nature, OceanNEnvironment, Seacology and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
==Awards==
In 2001, ''ASIAN Geographic'' won the Ark Trust International Award at the Genesis Awards for "Bear Witness", a feature on the rescue efforts of Asiatic black bears in China. In the 2006 Asian Travel and Tourism Creative Awards, the magazine won a Silver Award for a photograph of an elephant bathing in a Sri Lankan reserve.<ref>[http://www.asiangeo.com/awards_recognition.html ''ASIAN Geographic'' awards and accolades] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629215932/http://www.asiangeo.com/awards_recognition.html |date=29 June 2008 }}</ref>
==References and footnotes== {{reflist}}
==See also== *''National Geographic Magazine''
==External links== *[http://www.asiangeo.com/ ''ASIAN Geographic'' online] *[http://www.asiangeopassport.com/ ''ASIAN Geographic PASSPORT'' online]
Category:1999 establishments in Singapore Category:Geographic magazines Category:Magazines established in 1999 Category:Magazines published in Singapore Category:Eight times annually magazines