The above is a photo exhibition staged by Photographer – Jeff Chouw, whom also happens to be a personal friend of mine. This was a self-initiated video piece from conception, shoot to final edit.
Minister of Parliament, Mr Chiam See Tong made an honorary appearance at the Substation for a photo exhibition dedicated in his [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 24, 2008
Pictures and Politics // Current
July 19, 2008
Out of Sight / Out of Mind
Mas Selamat bin Kastari (born 23 January 1961), an Indonesian-born Singaporean, is Singapore’s most-wanted terror fugitive who escaped from detention on 27 February 2008. The search for him has been described as the largest manhunt ever launched in Singapore. He was allegedly the head of the Singapore branch of militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI).
Singapore authorities [...]
July 9, 2008
World Press Photo round-up
Just retrieved from the mail, 2008’s edition of the World Press Photo yearbook. Really thought it was worth giving a shot at. Ultimately, in the grander scheme of things, news in Singapore did not feature on the radar. It hasn’t, until somebody proves the powers that be wrong, by clinching a nomination. Until then, the [...]
July 2, 2008
You Can’t Picture This // Current
Many times in Singapore, I’ve been accosted and hassled by public enforcers (read between the lines – privately hired security guards) who in their zeal to maintain the peace, try to stop me from doing my job photographing in public spaces.
I CANNOT emphasize this enough, photo-taking and video-shooting in public spaces is NOT a crime.
Too [...]
