My initial interest in the Chinese Muslims in Indonesia stems from a general fascination with the Chinese communities of Southeast Asia. As a third-generation Hokkien born in Singapore, I’m a member of these diverse communities.
Invisible Interview: Sim Chi Yin, Long Road Home
Sim Chi Yin is a Singaporean photographer based in Beijing, focusing on editorial and documentary work. In June 2011, she was selected to join Vii Photo Agency’s Mentor Program.
Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant Finalist #2: Shiho Fukada
In this article, we highlight the second finalist for the inaugural Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant. We take a look at Japanese photographer Shiho Fukada’s project Japan’s Disposable Workers: Lost in Global Unemployment, in which she tackles the complex issue of unemployment in today’s globalised economy.
Photo Essay & Invisible Interview: Fatherhood, by Jake Verzosa
I had the most profound changes in life in being a father. And change isn’t always an easy thing. I think all first-time dads feel this spectrum of emotions from self-doubt and fear to excitement and fulfillment in their new role.
Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant Finalist #1: GMB Akash
In the coming weeks, we will be featuring the work of the five finalists for the inaugural Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant. This week, we begin with Bangladeshi photographer GMB Akash and his project The Bitterest Pill, which aims to be a detailed documentation of the use of the drug Oradexon in Bangladeshi brothels.
Photo Essay: Suburbia, by Manu Thomas
This essay is a collection of photos taken from various Mumbai suburbs. This is a slowly growing set. Rather than addressing a particular theme or issue concerning suburbia, I’ve been interested more in documenting the suburbs and life of the people it contains.
Photo Essay: Kashmir Intifada, by Shome Basu
In the last two decades, a sense of fear and ferocity has taken over the land. My journey to the valley started a decade back and this photo story of mine is a compilation of my reportage revealing the many shades of everyday life there.
Photo Essay: Conquering the Streets of Mumbai, by Kaushal Parikh
So I started taking photography seriously about 5 years ago and was obviously drawn to the convenience of digital technology. I have to say that digital cameras are a good way to learn and understand exposure and composition since you can see what you shoot instantly and can correct and learn from your mistakes in real time.
Photo Essay: Sonapur – Dubai’s City of Gold, by Matilde Gattoni
There are three different Dubais, the expats, the Emiratis, headed by Sheikh Mohammed, and then there is the foreign underclass who built the city, and are trapped here. They are hidden from plain view.
Photo Essay: 160yen, by Fabrizio Quagliuso
I have always been fascinated by the pulse of Tokyo life and its pure, elemental energy. And in my opinion nothing better than the Yamanote line could represent it: the Yamanote Line is Tokyo busiest commuter rail lines and loops around 29 stations and carries over 3.5 million people per day.
Photo Essay: Love Birds – Rebel Lovers In India, by Marco Gualazzini
Established in 2010, Love Commandos is a Delhi-based organization providing moral and material support to young couples in trouble for breaking the cast system.
Chungking Mansions, by Nana Chen
Squatting amid the luxury hotels and malls of modern Kowloon is a dilapidated structure resembling a dirty vent of a giant subterranean machine. This is Chungking Mansions.
Photo Essay: Against All Odds, by Andri Tambunan
Papua is the largest province in Indonesia and it’s home to approximately 1% of Indonesia’s population. However, approximately 40% of all HIV/AIDS cases in Indonesia are located in Papua.
Photo Essay: Insha’Allah – Pakistan’s Christian Minority, by Marco Gualazzini
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.
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.