July 2020 – Tay Kay Chin

[ BOOK LIVES ] Finding Naoko in Esquire Singapore, November 2018

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Post published:July 23, 2020
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In Esquire Singapore November 2018:

A sneak of six mise-en-scènes, and a movie poster I have created for my long-suffering project Finding Naoko. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] JongKeun Park: Ilwoo Photography Prize Winner

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Post published:July 22, 2020
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In 2015, I was privileged to be invited to co-edit a book for JongKeun Park, winner of the 5th Ilwoo Photography Prize. (more…)

The Forumkamera Interview

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Post published:July 21, 2020
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An interview with Indonesian online photography community Forumkamera. (more…)

Salim & Jorna: The Story of Love

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Post published:July 21, 2020
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It is a good thing that Salim Javed is not a Singaporean because his view on love and marriage would have gotten him into a lot of trouble with Singaporean women. (more…)

Panoramic Singapore – The Redux Edition

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Post published:July 21, 2020
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Time is what I have plenty of these days.

On a moody afternoon, I rewrote the introduction to my first monograph, Panoramic Singapore. (more…)

‘I’m OK .’ Moments later, He Was Shot

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Post published:July 21, 2020
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THREE Singapore photojournalists who died on assignment during the Vietnam War were honoured in Requiem, an exhibition that opened last month at the Newseum in Arlington, Virginia. (more…)

Mercy Relief - Philippines - Umiray - Typhoon - Dec 2004

Why Are You Here?

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Post published:July 21, 2020
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As cliched as it is going to sound, I thought I could play a small role in changing the world.

As a photojournalism lecturer, it has become quite customary that every time a natural disaster happens, I will get asked by at least one student, “Should I go?” (more…)