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Providing an online platform for photographers, this section showcase works exhibited in 2902 Gallery. |
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BIOGRAPHY
Chris Yap is one of the rare breeds of extremely technical and critical-thinking photographer. He explores many different genres of photography to get to know the finer details in great depth as to what makes an image the top of its class. He believes in the aspect that in the process of how any image is built; whether it be documentary or fine art; when a photographer picks up his camera, the image is already starting to form in his head, and when it is being framed, the image itself is being built into the final complete image that the photographer likes best.
He is also a firm believer in the psychology of photography; the thought processes that goes through the photographers’ mind when they are building that shot. Most Fine Art photographers would think a lot more before an image is even formed. Some thought processes occur in greater depth after the image is done. It is through his many public and private curatorial efforts that this becomes most important.
As a Master Printmaker (digital), he is also conscious of the works he creates. As he puts it, “The only way photography can last like other forms of art, is when photographers start to believe in the longevity of an image. Photographers have to start thinking as if they are curators for museums with a goal to preserve what art they collect.” |
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Preserved Nature
Nature is generous. Much can be appreciated from understanding the stories that unfolds through life and death.
In this series, the world reveals itself in vivid nuances of colour. These works are deeply intuitive, the frames perceptive renderings of sublime, acute observations. At one glance, they are dramatic, realistic, but they also lend to conceptual discussions of and beyond the images themselves - an added dimension to the visual experience. |
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BIOGRAPHY
Having taken up photography as an inseparable part of his life for over fifteen years, Singapore-born Ken Seet has found a realm of peace through his quiet and atmospheric black and white world. Regardless of subject matter, to seize a moment in time by freezing the scene and capturing its innate beauty has become Ken's ultimate aspiration.
A graphic designer by training, the thirty-three year old has had together over a dozen solo and group exhibitions to his name since 1993. Most recently, he was awarded the Young Artist Award for photography by the Singapore's National Arts Council in 2003 and invited in 2005 by Epson Singapore as a member of the Stylus Pro panel. Ken has also served as a member of The Singapore Arts Council Resource Panel for Photography since 2003.
Since picking up his first camera over a decade ago, Ken has gained recognition for his innate ability to interpret the world with timeless beauty, frozen in his signature black and white style. His works have since been seen on galleries' walls from Hong Kong to Paris to New York and can be found in numerous private and public collections.
With the start of his own photographic business in 1996, Ken has since been splitting his time between vocation and avocation, seeking equilibrium in life which he admits is often elusive. It is little wonder that his unique vision has also taken the photographer to great commercial success. A highly sought-after commercial photographer today, Ken has become a living example that commercial and artistic photography need not be at odds. Over the years, he has worked with numerous local and overseas direct clients, design houses and advertising agencies.
Having progressed a long way, Ken’s career matures with his character as he continually seeks to find a greater clarity and simplicity in his works. With most, if not all, confusions and struggles settled, Ken has developed a truly recognizable style in his works. A gentle celebration of peace and quietude, of life and light shines through each and every piece of his work. |
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My India..
..is a sub-collection of works that stems from a larger series titled - Journey, which was exhibited in Singapore 2007.
It is a collection of images that was created during his leisure time while shooting for commissions over various parts of India. The images are by no means objective or seek to represent exactly what is India or be informational. They are simply an extension of his vision. India, like any other destination, is just a supplier of moments and faces.
"I wasn't thinking of India when I shoot, I was simply thinking of the image."
This entire series was born out of a simple, genuine desire to simply take pictures, without visuals, clients, art directions, assistants, or lights. It stems from the basic need of the freedom to shoot without any inhibitions or restrictions. "What joy to shoot fleeting moments and faces that found me and moved me." |
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BIOGRAPHY
Chee Yong graduated with a BFA (Hons) degree in Photography in 1994 from Western Michigan University, USA. In 1998, he received the JCCI Art Scholarship, which brought him to Tokyo where he pursued his graduate studies. He received his MA (Distinction) degree in Photography in 2001 from Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan.
He has held a number of solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the United States. Chee Yong’s works have been featured in publications such as Passages North (USA), Photo Asia (Singapore), OP Editions (Hong Kong), m2photosynthesis (Singapore), 11+1 (Japan), Nippon Camera (Japan), Asahi Camera (Japan) and Photographs by the Next Generation : Young Portfolio (Japan), among others. His works have also been compiled in two series under the titles of Light Trails (Singapore) and Things unseen, Places not been (Singapore).
His original prints can be found in the Permanent Collection of Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (Japan), Epigram Pte Ltd (Singapore), Center of Photography (Japan), Back in Time International (USA), OP Editions (Canada & Hong Kong) Rothmans of Pall Mall (Singapore) and other various corporate, private and museum collections in Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the United States. He is currently a photography lecturer in the Department of Visual Communication at Temasek Design School in Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore). |
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Center of Attraction
An iconic architectural feature of Singapore, the National Stadium saw the span of decades of games, performances and rallies. In the name of change, it will be torn down to make way for a newer and better stadium in time to come. Is it change for change sake? This series of images are of a documentary angle to tackle this question. Singapore has seen its state change from glory to glory. This is just another big change. Captured right in the center of the Football field, the combination of the 7 individual images in a panoramic style serves as a reminder of its once glorious days, now empty, and soon to be forgotten. |
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BIOGRAPHY
Kheng-Li studied Asian Studies and Fine Art at Swarthmore College in Pennslyvania, and photography at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City. He is a freelance fine art and documentary photographer whose works have been exhibited widely in Singapore and internationally. His works can be found in the permanent collections of the ICP and the European House of Photography, Paris. Kheng-Li also teaches photography at Nanyang Technological University School of Art, Design and Media, Temasek Polytechnic School of Design, and Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Filmmaking in Singapore. He is currently based in Singapore. |
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“Lion City”, 2000-2001
As a Singaporean who has lived abroad for most of my adult life, returning to Singapore seemed strange and wondrous and I sought to come to terms with it though the lens of my camera.
I spent one year photographing Singapore, its public face: public transport, public life, public spaces. The process of making these photographs has been to help me make sense of my life and my relationship with the land of birth, childhood, and adolescence.
Passing by life, I observed the daily realities, small dramas, people, oddities, banalities, ceremonies, and urban landscape, which, together, define the uniqueness of this small island.
I found it all moving and intimate, and, ultimately, the process and the images became a revealing portrait of my country and myself. |
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BIOGRAPHY
Deanna Ng is a freelance documentary photographer and photography teacher. She majored in Computer Science at the National University of Singapore, worked in the IT industry before she decided to pursue her passion in Photography, and turned professional 3 years ago.
In 2006, Deanna was selected as an International Participant for the Prestigious Missouri Photoshop Workshop in 2006 by the University of Missouri, USA. The experience reinforce to her that photography breaks down boundaries and allows us a unique way of looking into others’ life.
As she started photography late in her life, she believes in teaching Photography to youth. She has taught in numerous schools in Singapore and also at Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Filmmaking.
Besides teaching, she also covers editorial and commercial photography. Her clientele includes Ink Publishing, Australian High Commission and Singapore Management University among others. Her photographs have also been exhibited in numerous group exhibitions in Singapore. Her works can be seen online at www.intraphoto.com.sg |
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Phsar-Siem Reap
With a quirky sense of travel, Deanna enjoys exploring the local markets when she travels, as she believes the Market is the core of activity in the locals’ lives. Phsar” is the Khmer word for Market. Inspired by markets in her own country Singapore, “Phsar – Siem Reap” is the second series of markets that Deanna has been documenting.
In “Phsar-Reap”, she explores the movement and space of the Cambodian market. The Phsar in Siem Reap proved to be a labyrinth of surprises as she moved through the market to find muddy roads lined up with hawkers who sold anything from snakes, palm fruits, fish and lotus flowers led to rows of goldsmiths and beautiful gowns.
Having worked as a travel photographer, she is tired of the run of the mill travel pictures. The colours in her photos mimic the razzle dazzle of commercial travel photography that are used to sell destinations but at the same time, the image is atypical of what you would see on a glossy magazine cover. No beautiful sunsets or scenic landscapes. Just the people and their lives.
She prefers to see what the locals are eating in their markets and relishes in the fact that she can communicate with them through photography. As the world becomes one big playground for the tourist, she celebrates the daily sights and scenes in her own unique way as an observer. |
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BIOGRAPHY
Bin Kan is a freelance photographer specializing in sports and travel photography, whose pictures have been featured in Photovideo-I and Silkair (in-flight).
He has shot for clients such as Singapore Sports Council, Singapore Sports School, Sportmag Singapore, SilkAir, British Chamber of Commerce and Parallel Media Group.He has attended the Rich Clarkson’s Sports Photography and has covered the 15th Doha Asian Games 2006 and 117th International
Olympic Session.
His recent works on the Doha Asian Games were showcased in an exhibition organized by the Singapore Sports Council and Nikon Singapore. His works can be viewed on www.themeetingpoint.com.sg. |
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2008 Paralympic Preparation in Beijing, China
Gearing up for the 2008 Paralympics, a special training took place from 28 August to 1 September 20, 2006 at the ..... in Beijing, China. In this training, 4 Americans and a Canadian Paralympic Games Champions, David Kiley, Jeff Glasbrenner, Mike Frogley and Pat Andersen were invited to conduct
an intensive workshop for wheelchair basketball players.
15 women and 20 men from Chinese National Team are selected by the China National Paralympics Committee to undergo this training. The site, meals, accommodation and training allowance will be fully covered by the Paralympics Committee.
All of them are Chinese from various parts of China except for 2 Singaporeans - Freddy and PC. The training has left a very deep impression on the athletes. Upon returning back to Singapore, they started the Wheelchair Basketball Association (WBA) on the July 7, 2007. |
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BIOGRAPHY
A Graphic communication graduate of Loughborough University School of Art and Design, United Kingdom, Ming has been documenting life through photography. A photographer with the Belgium- based photo agency Young Photographers United, Ming has recently been involved in CANVAS, a coffeetable book publish for Singapore 2006, the IMF/Worldbank meetings in Singapore. He contributes to Monocle and have exhibited at the National Museum of Singapore. Ming is currently working on his documentary of Singapore - www.singaporeuniquely.com |
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Ruth & Kenneth
I love weddings. Everyone's always happy at weddings.
I love polariods. They are just so simple. No complications.
You click and the image comes out done. No Photoshop needed. Truthful. Real. Simply gorgeous. All I had to do was make pictures. |
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BIOGRAPHY
Hanzhi is currently studying Photography in Nanyang Technological University (NTU), in the School of Art, Design and Media (ADM).
Hanzhi is formally trained in oil and acrylic painting. Her works emphasize on social issues and contemporary life.
She enjoys making salad, doing volunteering work and simply sitting down and engaging in coffee shop talks with uncles while out photographing.
She has exhibited some of her paintings and sculptures in various exhibitions such as the Singapore Youth Festival Art & Crafts Exhibition 2002 and 2006 and “Frottage” Art Exhibition in Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) in 2005 respectively. She has also won a gold award for her oil painting titled ‘EMPaThY’ in the Singapore Youth Festival, Art & Crafts Competition 2006. Photography is currently a new medium she is exploring for her to express herself. |
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Superheroes:
This series of works consists of a recollection of posed super heroes. Superheroes that were popular among children were being placed in unconventional situations and seen caught in the act of doing mundane actions. This work seeks to question how as people ages, they lose the innocence of childhood and also to remind people about the important role superheroes once played in their lives. |
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BIOGRAPHY
20-year-old Sarah is a freelance photographer and undergraduate at the National University of Singapore. Her strengths lie in portraiture, fashion and conceptual photography and her clients include PACE Learning & Consultancy, as well as the NUS University Scholars Club. Sarah has exhibited at MOE ARTivities 2004, Objectifs Fashion Photography and BUD Exhibitions in 2004 and 2005 respectively. Another series, Eight – for the Urbanized Woman, was shown in a private art exhibition by the Ministry of Education in June 2006. |
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Inquest of Beauty
My project started out as a challenge to capture beauty in "ordinary" women found on Singaporean streets. However, unsuccessful shooting, my mentors challenged me to search within myself for the elements of inner beauty that I sought to capture. This project thus turned unexpectedly into an extremely personal reflection on the courage and commitment I have made to my roles as a wife and mother. Inner Beauty, I have discovered, is definitely not a fixed ideal or characteristic, but instead is unique to each and every one of us. I now understand the importance of understanding myself before trying to understand others; I hope that with this perspective, my future portraiture work will more accurately capture the abstract qualities of inner beauty. |
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BIOGRAPHY
Yaohong, 24, is a freelance photographer based in Singapore. He is currently pursuing a business management degree at the Singapore Management University. He has participated in group exhibitions at the Singapore Art Museum, The Arts House, Singapore Management University and Objectifs, Center of Photography and Filmmaking. He also runs the Asian Photography Blog, aimed at showcasing photography from the region. |
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Still There
This series explores the lives of discarded everyday objects. The objects become part of its environment, inhabiting a transient space in time. |
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BIOGRAPHY
Saraphina is currently studying Photography in Nanyang Technological University, in the School of Art, Design and Media. For her, Photography is one of the mediums in which she uses to express herself. Other mediums include film and illustration as well. She has exhibited some of her works entitled ‘Hushhh’ in The Opus- A *Scape Dome Project, and has also won a bronze award for her short film ‘Snip Snip’ at The Crowbar Awards 2007. |
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‘Pink Government’
For this series, I am doing on what the word ‘Pink’ means to me and how I interpret it. To me, when I think of ‘Pink’, I get reminded of all things feminine, with dolls representing that idea. In contrast to the idea of being feminine, the stronger gender often overpowers the weaker one. Moreover, living in a world of male dominance since young, I feel that there is a need to show how sometimes that power gets abused and how being a girl often has its disadvantages. Innocence is thus being utilised as an element to show the distinction between the capabilities of the two genders. The way each of us is governed individually, physically and emotionally is therefore depicted in my work. |
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