TOP, from (“Billboards“) © Lim Thian Leong, 2010 Angsana: Southeast Asian Photographers Taking Flight is an exhibition that brings together the works of notable contemporary photographers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Taking the name of a tree species that is common in Southeast Asia, the exhibition is a showcase of highly sophisticated [...]
Children of Mekong is a touching photography exhibition highlighting the water and sanitation issues in rural Asia through the lens of award-winning female photographer Jean Qingwen Loo. From the floating communities in Cambodia to Vietnam?s rice fields and China?s mountain villages, the exhibition hopes to create conversation about life in the less developed parts of [...]
Photographer/writer Wubin was commissioned by the Chinese Heritage Centre in Singapore to shoot and research on Chinatowns in Southeast Asia. The resulting work was published as a book earlier this year and he is showing his work at Bophana Audiovisual Resource Centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from July 9 – 31. TOP TO BOTTOM, from [...]
Opening this Friday in conjunction with the Singapore Art Festival and Month of Photography is a group exhibition, TransportAsian, at the Singapore Art Museum. Centered around transportation in Asia, artists from Asia and Southeast Asia were invited to explore and interpret the the themes. Artists involved are Dominic Khoo, John Clang, Chua Chye Teck, Samantha [...]
ABOVE, from (“Octopus Garden“) © Agan Harahap The theme for this year’s CUT is Figure and once again, we are treated to an insight to Southeast Asia’s photography scene. From the press release: Artists featured in CUT09 are on the forefront of highlighting the problematics of representation in photography. Instead of subscribing to the belief [...]
TOP, from (“Thai Child Boxing“) © Susetta Bozzi, 2008 Now that SIPF is over, the next big event to watch out in Southeast Asia is the Angkor Photography Festival. It will be on from 23 Nov to 28 Nov in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The first festival of its kind in SEA, this is its fourth [...]
Robert Blake with Ore Huiying (front) and Fred Baldwin with George Wong(back) during the portfolio review Dinh Q. Le talking about Sarah Cheng-Dewinne’s work (front) as Sherman Ong, Françoise Callier and Pablo Bartholomew discuss work on a laptop (back) Today was the start of the two-day portfolio review session. It was an intense session for [...]
The SIPF has just been updated with news on the exhibitions, programs and events happening in October. The web monkeys would like to apologize for taking so long to get everything up and ready (It’s not complete yet but hopefully it’ll be soon). Head on over to see what’s gonna take place and if you’re heading down [...]
This just came into my mailbox today: The FCCT is pleased to announce its Second Annual FCCT Photojournalism Awards, the premier photojournalism contest in Asia. Who’s Eligible? Any pro or amateur photographer in Southeast Asia (defined as: Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei). Photographers do NOT need to be [...]
Some exciting news coming from home – the inaugural Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) is slated to be held from Oct 8 to 31. It’s going to be a biennial event, to provide a platform for local and Southeast Asian artists to showcase their works alongside their international peers in various venues across Singapore. I [...]
