It’s almost halfway through the year 2023 and I’ve been blessed enough to work on challenging projects that, despite my 10 years experience, always manage keep my toes up.
It’s almost halfway through the year 2023 and I’ve been blessed enough to work on challenging projects that, despite my 10 years experience, always manage keep my toes up.
I was commissioned by a design agency based in Chicago to photograph the activities and facilities of Abbott Singapore. They were producing the Annual Report for Abbott and needed to capture authentic and candid moments as they were featuring stories about Abbott employees globally. We did a 1-day recce, then a 2-day shoot around the…
This was one of the most fun shoot I had. MiRXES launched their ‘Love Your Stomach Back’ campaign to increase awareness on stomach health, preventive healthcare and early detection of stomach cancer. I was commissioned to produce images of different people indulging on favourite Singapore street bites. The talents were sourced from within the client’s…
Every year, the National University of Singapore (NUS) launches their admissions publicity campaign that feature young NUS alumnus who stand out in their field and serve as inspiration to new blood. As luck is on my side, I was commissioned for the 3rd year in a row to be involved with the campaign. The brief…
I went back to my roots with candid street photography for this client work… International Community School (ICS) commissioned me to document their usual school activities to create an image library they can use for their marketing collaterals. For 4 days, we went from one class to another, shooting their everyday liveliness capturing that energy…
I was commissioned to create a group photograph of all Board of Directors of TAFEP for the Annual Report. Due to COVID restrictions, I was faced with 2 challenges: 1) I can only photograph each board member in the studio individually; 2) For safety and scheduling concerns, the chairman (distinguished gentleman at the center) could…
This was the second time I got the opportunity to shoot for the NUS Admissions campaign. Every year, the National University of Singapore launches an admissions publicity campaign that feature young NUS almunus who stand out in their field and serve as inspiration to new blood. The brief is the same as last year’s: to…
I was commissioned to shoot lifestyle and food photographs for Clarke Quay, Singapore’s riverside quay that hosts a wide variety of restaurants, wine bars, and entertainment spots. This place has always been a vibrant venue flocked by tourists and young professionals alike because of it’s ambience, offerings, and funky art-deco structures. So when Kim of…
I was commissioned to shoot corporate portraits for an energy company focused on investing in sustainable energy projects in Asia: Gen X Energy. They wanted something that was more modern and relaxed, yet still needed the images to be used for corporate profile decks, so I suggested having two styles for each person: a formal…
I was recently commissioned to shoot a series of lifestyle photographs for Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas. We flew to Shanghai, then went on a 5-day cruise to Fukuoka, then Kagoshima and back to Shanghai. Quantum of the Seas is slated to be launched in Singapore by November 2019, so prior to that, they…
I started photography 10 years ago, and have been doing this full time as a career for around 5 years. My main focus was in street photography, then ventured into portraiture, and eventually commercial ad shoots. When I began shooting Corporate Photography, it was a natural transition as I could apply my general style from…
Every year, the National University of Singapore launches an admissions publicity campaign that feature young NUS alumnus who stand out in their field and serve as inspiration to new blood. The brief was to photograph 8 young alumnus, in different days, different scenarios, and different locations around Singapore. The images were to be used in…
I’ve never been in a cruise before, so when Kim of Yatta Workshop approached me for a shoot with Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas, I jumped at the opportunity. And as a bonus, I got to bring my family along for the trip. It was a good mix of work and quality time with…
I received an email from the Creative Director of an advertising agency based in Boston. They were working on their client’s rebrand and launch of an ad campaign for a new breakthrough diagnostics for women. The objective was to take close-up portraits of women to get the message across different audiences and they referred to…
I love shooting portraits. It’s always a challenge to photograph a stranger and make that person look natural, relaxed, in the moment… and at the same time account for good light, apt background, and a conducive atmosphere. So when I was commissioned by Standard Chartered to shoot 50 people across Singapore, London, and New York,…
I was commissioned to shoot for Tokio Marine’s “First Touch” print ad campaign. The idea was to show that delicate moment that a family is alone together for the first time. The scenario: a couple lying in the hospital bed with their fragile new born. The challenge: everything needs to be authentic, unadorned, real. No…
This project is one of my favourite client work. Here’s the client brief: create a stock image library that represents the food culture of the Asia Pacific region. So we went around the streets of Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Malaysia, and Singapore… tried out different food shops, ordered iconic local foods, styled it,…
I was commissioned to shoot for Paypal Singapore and India a few years ago. We had to shoot in different locations in Singapore across different days. The Mumbai shoot was a bit more challenging as it was my first time to fly there alone, but met and cared for by an awesome production team who…
Earlier this year, I was involved in the production of a coffee table book that aimed to show how 50 companies in Singapore implement innovative work-life programmes for their employees. This was produced by TAFEP (Tripartite Alliance for Fair & Progressive Employment Practices) as part of the SG50 celebrations, with the help of Brilliant Agency.…
I was commissioned by Havas Worldwide Singapore to shoot portraits of 3 volunteers from Youth Corps Singapore for their print ad campaign. The look-and-feel of the images needed to be natural and authentic, raw and in black & white – real people with real stories. The ad is a call for young people from 16…
This shoot was one of the biggest project I’ve worked on. It all started when a US-based advertising agency emailed me asking if they could acquire the license to use one of the images from my Portraits of Strangers project. They wanted to use it as part of an image refresh for their client –…
A few months ago, I was commissioned by BBH Asia Pacific to do research test shots on a campaign they were creating for a beer brand. The scenario was a group of friends hanging out in a bar after work, and the look they wanted was relaxed, casual, natural and in classic black & white.…
NUSS is Singapore’s premier alumni membership club for local and recognized foreign universities. They have 4 clubhouses, the latest of which is the one in Suntec City. Prior to launching, I was commissioned to take lifestyle photographs around the premises for publicity purposes.
One of the more interesting experiences I had with client work lately was shooting candids around a school. I was commissioned by Nexus International School to take photos of their students in action to use for their website. It was almost like shooting street, but done inside the campus.
A few months ago, I was contacted by Michael, Art Director of Random House Inc based in New York. He had an author in Singapore and needed a photograph for the cover of his upcoming book called “Street Smarts”. I was crazy excited about it, it was my first time to shoot for a book…
I was commissioned to shoot a new indie Parisian fashion label called Honoré. They wanted to create a lookbook with a sort of street vide similar to some of my candid photos. Now I haven’t really done a lot of fashion photography. The closest I got to it was shooting strangers in the streets as…
There is a significant population of elderlies in Singapore who live alone in one-bedroom flats, some of them have no next of kin. Project Silverline is an initiative by Singtel to improve the way of living for these folks using donated iPhones with specially created applications designed to help reduce isolation and open their world…
I was commissioned by Jan Brunaes, CEO of IFS Asia Pacific, to take corporate portraits for 3 guys in his office. I haven’t really done any corporate portraits before so I figured I’d try it out.
I was involved in a non-profit project where I needed to contribute a number of different images that depicted life in Singapore – one of the categories was family. I didn’t have a lot of family photos in my archive, so I decided to offer free photography sessions to local families.
A huge chunk of my street photos are those taken in the rain. So I was pretty excited when I eventually got to do an ad shoot for a rain wear brand called Totes.
Last month, I was commissioned to do an editorial for Mia, a female weekly magazine in Spain. They were working on a feature about the best educational systems in the world, and Singapore seems to be at the top along with Quebec and Helsinki. They interviewed a Spanish family from each of these places to…
I was emailed by Margery a few weeks ago, saying “My husband and I need a Christmas photo, but are not the type to pose in matching sweaters in a studio. All we really need is one good shot of us in the midst of the chaos that is Orchard Road. We are after a…
One of my dream projects when I started my interest in portrait photography was to shoot different people in different parts of Singapore. It was one of those ideas that I had at the back of my mind that I wanted to eventually pursue as a personal project. Fortunately, I got to do exactly that…
A few months ago, I got a message from Kelly, a project manager of a design agency in San Francisco – Tolleson Design. They were interested in buying a couple of photographs from my Portraits of Strangers set to use for a project they’re doing. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any release forms for any of…
While I was working on my Portraits of Strangers project last year, I got an email with the subject: “Hey there… a mail from Ad-Land in Singapore.” Much to my surprise, the email was from Steve Elrick, Regional Executive Creative Director of BBH Asia Pacific. He came across my portraits series from a link in…