BN40
A 19.84-GIGAPIXEL TRIBUTE TO BRUNEI
Created to celebrate Brunei’s 40th year of independence, this project brings together thousands of people, places, and moments in a single, record-breaking image.
At 19.84 billion pixels, it’s the largest group photo ever taken of Brunei, made by stitching together thousands of high-resolution photographs into one seamless panorama.
You can zoom in to explore Bruneian life in incredible detail — from national events and iconic landmarks to everyday faces and scenes.
It’s more than just a photo. It’s a time capsule of Brunei at 40, preserved for future generations.
WHAT IS A GIGAPIXEL
Mega = Millon, Giga = Billion
At its simplest, a gigapixel is an image made up of a billion pixels — but to truly understand what that means, think of it like this: a typical photo taken on your phone is about 12 megapixels – a gigapixel is over 8000% more detailed. Now imagine an image so detailed that you can zoom in from a wide cityscape and still see individual faces, smiles, and moments.
Our image is made of over 7000 of high-resolution photographs, carefully captured and stitched together to form one seamless, ultra-detailed frame. In the case of BN40, this image contains 19.84 billion pixels, making it the largest group photograph ever taken in the world — and the most detailed image of Brunei ever created.
Printed at full size it will stand as tall as a two-storey building and be as long as two full size busses end-to-end!
WHAT IT TOOK
CAMERA SETTINGS
Camera
Canon 5D Mark III
Camera
300mm
Camera
f/16
Camera
107m
Depth of field
68.2m
Near limit
248.3m
Far limit
180.1m
Total
38.8m (22%)
In front of subject
141.3m (78%)
Behind subject
187.8m
Hyperfocal distance
Capturing over 7,000 photos for the BN40 Gigapixel Photo required meticulous precision: calculating exact camera settings to ensure clear focus and depth of field for every subject. Distance, lighting, aperture, ISO, and weather conditions were carefully balanced, all while maintaining a constant nodal point from a 25-meter-high crane.
POST PRODUCTION
From a crane 25 metres above the eco-corridor, over 7000 photos were taken over the course of 25 days, covering 88 different scenes representing Brunei, its culture and its people in 2024.
Comparable to shooting a movie; months of meticulous planning, coordination and thousands of hours of processing by our global team has gone towards creating this world record 19.84 billion pixel image that will become a definitive reference of our nation at our milestone 40th year of independence.
The Process
From a crane 25 metres above the eco-corridor, over 7000 photos were taken over the course of 25 days, covering 88 different scenes representing Brunei, its culture and its people in 2024.
Comparable to shooting a movie; months of meticulous planning, coordination and thousands of hours of processing by our global team has gone towards creating this world record 19.84 billion pixel image that will become a definitive reference of our nation at our milestone 40th year of independence.
FITTING 40 YEARS OF HISTORY INTO ONE IMAGE
This record-setting resolution was achieved by seamlessly stitching together hundreds of individual images of a scene.
OUR SPONSORS
Supported by
1. Prime Minister’s Office
2. Ministry of Home Affairs
3. Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports
4. Ministry of Health
5. Ministry of Education
6. Ministry of Transport & Infocommunications
7. Ministry of Religious Affairs
8. Ministry of Defence
9. Program Khidmat Bakti Negara (PKBN)
10. AiTi
11. Attorney General’s Chambers
12. The Judiciary of Brunei Darussalam
13. Brunei Law Society
14. Royal Brunei Police Force
15. British Forces Brunei (Brunei Garrison)
16. Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam
17. Royal Brunei Polo and Riding Club
18. High Commission of Canada
19. Australian High Commission
20. Embassy of the United States of America
21. British High Commission
22. Embassy of Japan
23. High Commission of the Republic of Singapore
24. High Commission of Malaysia
25. High Commission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
26. High Commission of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
27. Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
28. Embassy of France
29. Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines
30. Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
31. Embassy of the Republic of Korea
32. Embassy of the Republic of Turkey
33. Royal Thai Embassy
34. Consulate of Switzerland
35. Consulate of the Republic of Peru
36. Embassy of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
37. Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
38. Royal Embassy of Cambodia
39. Embassy of Timor-Leste
40. Qasrun Nafis Publishing House
41. Print Plus Sdn. Bhd.
42. D’Sunlit Sdn. Bhd.
43. Mr.Softy Ice Cream
44. Roasted Sip Coffee Roasters
45. Ideal Cafe & Grill
46. Megalift Sdn. Bhd.
47. Boardroom
48. Relentless Entertainment
49. The I.M.P.I.A.N Project
50. LZ Hussain Advocates & Solicitors
51. Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
52. 1984 Megapixels team Family & Friends
53. Unity Charity Association
54. Lailatul Shazanas Studio
55. Dart Logistics Sdn. Bhd.
56. Mixmediaworx Sdn. Bhd.
