I chose to photograph the Asmat with the intention to raise awareness of their condition and plight, and to reinvestigate the consequences of ‘progress’ and ‘development’.
Body: Canvas of Time, by Angel Cheong Su Hui
Body: Canvas of Time is a meditation and exploration of the self marked by the ephemerality of others. Nothing is ever permanent but our bodies become a canvas of intersections and remains over time.
Color of Water, by Balaji Maheshwar
“And now it’s time for Tsunami!” boomed the microphone. This was greeted by loud cheering and people quickly dribbled away from their happy pools.
Song For Dheena, by Bernice Wong
Song For Dheena is an excerpt from Bernice Wong’s long-term observational documentary School Of Hard Knocks.
The Films of Susan Sontag
Each art breeds its fanatics. The love that cinema inspired, however, was special. It was born of the conviction that cinema was an art unlike any other.
Shadows, by Chandan Khanna
This photo series was shot in an old Blind School in New Delhi, which superficially has enough pathos to make one appreciate and cherish life deeply.
Rooms, by Xiao You Mok
More people live alone now than at any other time in history. Nearly half of Manhattan’s residents live alone, and in Paris, Stockholm and Tokyo, rates are higher than fifty percent.
The Weight of Air, by Ng Hui Hsien
As one seeks quiet and tries to be still, hidden emotions and thoughts surface. They arise in moments of solitude, and when one is simply present.
The War Of Memories, by Sanja Jugovic Burns
We take memory for granted as the absolute representation of the truth but as Oliver Sacks noted, “We as human beings are landed with memory systems that have fallibilities, frailties, and imperfections – but also great flexibility and creativity.”
State Land, by Marvin Tang
Hidden from sight, small private plots of gardens and plantations have been secretly created in the state-owned forested grounds of Singapore.
Portfolio Spotlight: Linh Pham – No Mud, No Lotus
The war has gone for 40 years in Vietnam, it is long enough that half of the young population don’t witness the horrific era. Vague feeling dominates the Vietnamese youth.
Portfolio Review Spotlight: Attavee B. Buanitisin
Attavee Buanitisin’s photographs of “Home ยังไม่เสร็จ” allow us an intimate peep into the quiet yearnings of middle-class families in Thailand.
Portfolio Review Spotlight: Chiara Luxardo
I was recently a portfolio reviewer at the Angkor Photo Festival. There were a few young photographers whose eyes and sensibilities I found myself drawn to.
I Don’t Need To Know You, by Katia Repina
Katia Repina worked on I Don’t Need To Know You during the IPA Mentorship Program. This project explores the forest park of Cataluna city.
Fragile Memories, by Kenji Mercado
A collection of visual translation of the memories about the Cambodian civil war that are recounted everyday by the tour guides in Siem Reap War Museum.