In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Christians represent 2.5% of the population – a minority living in a climate of tension and repression due to the institution of Sharia. Social segregation forces them to the most humble of work.
Short Film: Sean Lee: Homework – Strangers in the Family
A short documentary film on photographer Sean Lee and his latest award-winning Homework photographs featuring portraits of his family. We step into the Lee household for an intimate glimpse of the Lee family and how they spend Sundays in Sean’s little HDB bedroom creating his latest set of portrait images titled Strangers. Sean Lee first won the Special Jury Prize in the Angkor Photo Festival in 2007, and was later nominated for the prestigious Prix Découverte in the Les Recontres d’Arles (Arles Photo Festival) in France. He also received a Paul Huf award nomination given out by the Foam Fotografiemuseum in Amsterdam. …
Photo Essay: Untitled, by Sheila Zhao
This is a new series of photographs I began taking since the beginning of last year. Last November, I was inspired by the minimalist beauty of black and white photography.
Photo Essay: Never Awake – In the City that Never Sleeps, by Emese Benko
Prostitution and drug addiction are linked in Israel. Most of the prostitutes (estimations vary between 60 % and 90 %) are also drug addicts, mainly to heroine, which is the most common drug in Israel. Some women become prostitutes only to finance their addiction.
Getai Getai, by Bob Lee
This collection documents the scenes, behind the glitz or kitsch (to the younger generation) capturing the preparation, anticipation, excitement, professionalism and emotions of Getai performers, whose fan-base and appeal more than doubles at every Ghost festival.
Photo Essay: Tajen: Between Ritual and Gambling, by Agung Parameswara
Tajen: Between Ritual and Gambling Tajen is the Balinese word for traditional cock fighting on the island of Bali. Two cocks fight each other with sharp side knives called Taji tied to their legs. This is a most popular game for balinese men. In the beginning, Tajen was part of a religious ritual called Tabuh Rah in the Hindu society. Tabuh Rah prescribes the dripping of blood to the earth as a ritual against Bhuta Kala (evil). These days society has changed and Tajen is more a form of entertainment closely related to gambling than a religious activity. Photographer: Agung Parameswara …
Photo Essay: A Solomons Wedding, by Gyaista Sampurno
In the Solomon Islands, when a man wants to marry a girl, he and his family has to buy the bride with shell money, necklaces made from sea shells.
Bruce Davidson: Outside Inside – Volume 1
Through fifty years in photography, I have entered worlds in transition, seen people isolated, abused, abandoned, and invisible. I work out of a frame of mind that is constantly changing, challenging perceptions and prejudices. I view my work as a series. I often find myself an outsider on the inside discovering beauty and meaning in the most desperate of situations. ~Bruce Davidson Bruce Davidson is one of my favorite documentary photographers. One of the first photography books I bought when I started getting interested in photography was the reissue of his 1970 book East 100th Street. Since then, I have come …
Slow Train Running, by Siddharth Jain
Hoping to do something different I decided to take the longest train journey in India – not only to know more about the nation but also to take it up as a personal challenge.
Photo Single: People of the Cube, by mrbrown
People Of The Cube Singapore National Day Parade performers stepping out on The Cube, a key set on stage. The seven-storey steel cube transforms and two-man teams manually turn the sections around as needed. Photographer: Kin Mun Lee a.k.a mrbrown Camera: Canon 5D Mk II Website: mrbrown.com
Short Film: Junku Nishimura, A Japanese Street Photographer in Singapore
A 15 minute video documentary of Japanese street photographer Junku Nishimura in Singapore when he came for the official opening of the IPA Gallery.
Dead Light, by Olivier Pin-Fat
‘Dead Light’ – 1. Light that no longer moves, but has been caught, preserved, mummified in photographic materials – a paper necropolis that still emanates phantasmal energy…
APWS Spotlight: Kim Hak, On
In this APWS Spotlight bi-weekly series, Jessica Lim presents work from previous participants of the Angkor Photo Workshops and finds out what they have been up to. ON Destroying old heritage buildings is like killing a group of old people. ON is a combination of 2 words, OLD + NEW. OLD refers to old buildings, from the French colonial era up to modern Khmer architecture from the 1950s to 1970s during the Vann Molyvann period. NEW is about new generation. ON works with urban people born after 1979 who are engaged in activities in different old buildings. Even though we are in …
Leica x IPA Street Photography Workshop, Saturday 1st October
We are excited to announce our collaboration with Leica Camera on a one day Street Photography Workshop in Singapore on Saturday 27th August 2011 (update: rescheduled to Saturday 1st October). The full day Street Photography Workshop is open to advanced amateurs and enthusiasts with cameras of their choice, and consists of theory and practical shooting sessions. Participants don’t have to be Leica owners; anyone with an interest to learn how to appreciate and take better street photography are invited. Lunch and light refreshments will be provided. The Leica x IPA M9 Street Photography Workshop will be conducted by Kevin WY Lee, founder …
Photo Essay: Exile and perseverance, by Javed Sultan
Exile and perseverance: The Tibetan Struggle for justice “Justice demands integrity. It’s to have a moral universe — not only know what is right or wrong but to put things in perspective, weigh things. Justice is different from violence and retribution; it requires complex accounting.” — Bell Hooks Nestled away from the chaos of the world, a perseverant population of Tibetan exiles have found asylum in Bylakuppe, India. Since 1959, over 100,000 Tibetan political refugees have arrived here in search of safety. For many it has been over 50 years since they have seen their homeland. And while the world is supposedly …