Santa Monica Pier
I know I haven’t updated this place in ages and the cobwebs have started to grow all around the url, my sincere apologies but things at school have been so hectic that I’ve barely had the time to do anything else other than work. In fact this current escapade is unauthorized but I need an escape from what I’m currently bogged down with.
So here’s a photo from my trip to the US in 2010. The well-worn well known Santa Monica Boulevard while nearing dusk. I like this shot. I miss the US terribly (and travelling around the world, as a whole). Thankfully my next trip is in less than a months time, where I will wake up one morning to find myself in Paris. Hoping to get some great pics from there too! See you folks around!
sleepy fishing village
“however much you resist them, the waters will return; that the land sinks; silt collects; that something in nature wants to go back”
– Graham Swift, Waterland
Before the British arrived, Singapore was little more than a sleepy fishing village. The few immigrants that came joined the local fishing community, venturing out on their sampans to earn their keep.
There is something in nature that wants to go back.
city carnival
I haven’t uploaded anything in a while, I’ve been once again caught up in a flurry of activity in the past few days. Photos may not be coming as rapidly as previously set, but they’ll still be coming! (: You can follow on Twitter or by email for updates of new posts.
This one’s from the Night Festival 2 years ago, back when I was just starting out (technically I still am)
I really love the carnival sorta feel in this one (yes, it was underexposed, oops)
Immortality
Vietnam, 2011
I realise I’ve been uploading a lot of these conceptual, vague shots recently. It might just be a mood thing, I’ll just let it play out and see where it eventually winds me up.
Gateway to another realm
And all that lies between the veils of life and death is the future, however much or little there is left of it that slips through our hands as we speak.
iLight Singapore, 2012
triangle
I know there’s a myriad of opinions on taking photographs of art but sometimes I think they can lead to pretty interesting images. At least from my perspective they do.
Singapore Biennale (2011)
childlike wonder
Caught this on the streets of Vietnam (where perpetually everyone is on a motorbike). I just love the contrast between her and everyone else around her! The things that we lose as we age…
dedication
This isn’t one of my greatest shots but I quite like it. It was raining at a night festival and the band kept going and it was music all through the night. This was just a brief pause to wipe of the sweat, and probably some rain, which by now must’ve been mixed up quite thoroughly.
music
there’s another thing about Indonesians – they love to sing. Even their daily language sounds like a song, replete with melody and pitch changes. This extends even to the children. After school they rush out to the neighbouring alleys one street down from school, grab a bench and an instrument and just play/sing! They have no fear whatsoever and they needn’t most of them are naturals at it.
not my best image but it shows what I want it to!
profiles
Hey guys! So sorry that I couldn’t get a post up yesterday, I wasn’t able to find any time where I could grab and edit another photo. Anyway, back to the school in Indonesia, this was another shot taken during my visit there. This was more accidental than anything but still, it makes for a nice image, all unfocusedness considered.
It’s a pair of female students walking and a bicycle in the background and it totally reminds me of the paintings from da vinci’s time, all surrealist and dabby and all!
I’ll try to ensure that there are no more gaps in uploading!
lamppost
it’s been an exhausting week I am glad that it’s come to an end. finally.
hope you guys had a good weekend/rest. I might not be able to post as often as I did last week but we’ll see how things play out.
for all the things we leave behind
for all the love we never find.
happy (?) day after valentine’s day.
Happy Valentine’s Day
Hey everyone happy valentine’s day! if you’re spending it with someone hold them close and never let them go.
if you’re like me and spending it alone, take a photo of someone holding someone else close and never letting go.
… it’s a decent (but not comparable) alternative !
Mid-step
some of you might have noticed that in my bio I describe myself as a ‘street photographer’ but none of my photos have been in that genre yet. Here’s the first one, taken in Singapore a while back. I just love the innocence of the entire pose and scene! Cropped a tad tight but I still like it.
Shot from the shutter 