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24/03/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Joan Choo

Jovan Choo, a self-taught photographer based in Singapore, has been capturing moments on film since February 2023. Photography serves as his chosen medium for creativity, enabling him to unearth stories and beauty in the ordinary, both within Singapore and across neighboring countries.

During his eagerly anticipated annual visit to his relatives' home for Chinese New Year festivities, Jovan was intrigued by its enduring charm and history. Surprisingly, upon questioning his grandmother about their reluctance to renovate the house, he discovered its rich heritage chronicled in a Malaysian newspaper. The house, constructed with salvaged materials from their former residence in Toa Payoh, Singapore, exuded rustic charm reminiscent of a kampung house.

21/03/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Khalid Raji

Meet Khalid Raji, a 23-year-old graphic designer hailing from Casablanca, Morocco. Khalid's journey into the world of art and design was shaped by his experiences dancing in the streets and traveling across the country for competitions. Immersed in Morocco's rich cultural tapestry, Khalid found himself captivated by the vibrant diversity of people and the rhythmic harmony of life. These experiences sparked his interest in exploring themes of anthropology and sociology within his environment, delving into concepts of representation, stereotypes, and the influences of taste on people's approaches to various aspects of life. Through his work, Khalid seeks to unravel the intricate layers of society and culture, weaving them into his artistic expressions with depth and insight.

20/03/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Gordon Patterson

Gordon Patterson, based in Portland, is a photographer and artist whose journey began as a photographic assistant and photographer for local travel publications. Presently, his commissioned work revolves around editorial and documentary projects for travel-focused clients. Gordon's artistic background in lithography and block printing has deeply influenced his photographic style, characterised by a keen focus on geometry and contrast. His personal projects span documentary and fine art endeavours, reflecting his diverse artistic interests and influences.

07/03/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Leafy Yun .yeh
Leafy Yun Ye is a Los Angeles-based photographer, born and raised in Guangzhou, China. Her work focuses on links between migration, personal experience, cultural belongings, communities, and landscapes.

🗼🌸 Tokyo Odyssey is a narrative documentary on the strange and mysterious perspective of Tokyo and its surroundings.

Through the lens of an outsider, the photo series delves into the multifaceted layers of Tokyo’s unique universe - a harmonious collision of Eastern and Western, traditional and subculture, orders and chaos, polite and yet hysterical. When a universe can be so multifaceted, it becomes surreal. By blurring the lines between fiction and reality, these visual narratives offer viewers a surreal glimpse into the captivating allure of this juxtaposed universe.

06/03/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Raul Guillermo
Born in Lima, Peru, and currently residing in Paris, France, Raul Guillermo uses photography to artistically tell stories, navigating the realms of documentary, portrait, and fine art. Currently based in Paris, France, Raul's work captures both the poetic and spontaneous, revealing unknown worlds and voices. ’Sin Titulo’, an ongoing project than began in 2022 explores the ambivalence and fragility of masculinity, rooted in his rediscovery of Peru and a desire to challenge traditional norms.

05/03/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Roberto Vitali

Italian photographer Roberto Vitali, based in Berlin, is passionate about capturing the essence of everyday life through documentary and street photography. His lens is drawn to quiet moments, often featuring solitary figures, creating a poetic and introspective window into the world around him.

04/03/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Dom Ashton

Dom Ashton a photographer hailing from the English Northwest and currently residing in the Midlands, presents a series that serves as an acknowledgment of our innate connection to the earth. Through a blend of digital and analogue techniques, Ashton's quiet images evoke environmentalist and existential themes, exploring concepts like entropy, transience, and humanity's place within nature.

28/02/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Callum O’Keefe

Callum O’Keefe, a South Wales-based documentary photographer shaped by his Merthyr Tydfil roots, transitioned from live music to capturing overlooked human stories. His recent projects aim to engage a wider audience with personal narratives. "Antiques of the Future," born from his father's eclectic collections, unravels the lives of collectors. The project explores the untold passions behind seemingly ordinary hobbies, discovered through meticulous research across media, forums, and social networks.

27/02/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Matt MacPake

Matt's journey into photography began at 21 when a 35mm Canon SLR became a life-changing birthday gift. Completing his degree at Blackpool & Fylde, he worked at the Press Association and has served as a program leader at the University of Hertfordshire Photography degree for nearly eight years. His interest in documenting places and people stems from a fascination with everyday moments and the impact of environments on our lives.

26/02/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Mihai Costache

Mihai Costache’s latest project, ‘Hanging Gardens’ delves into the indoor Romanian jungles that grace communist-era housing blocks in a part fable, part documentary attempt at investigating the origins of the phenomenon.

“If they ever existed, the Hanging Gardens were a fantastic multi-level structure built by the ancient Babylonians. 2500 years later, other improbable gardens are rising in Romania. I grew up next to one. In our building a jungle overran the corridor, thriving against all odds. It was the work of my grandma, Semiramida. Strangely enough, she had the same name as the ancient queen who created the Hanging Gardens. When I was a kid, I used to believe the legend was actually about her. I still do.” Excerpt from “Hanging Gardens” prologue

The “Hanging Gardens” phenomenon survives the generation who created it. The disruption of rural communities and the accelerated urbanization that happened up until the late ‘80s still shapes Romania today.

Images from București, Iași, Târgu Mureș and Babylon. Hand-bound edition by Illustrations:

24/02/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Wilhelm Philipp

Wilhelm Philipp, a 27-year-old photographer hailing from Box Hill, Melbourne, has dedicated his lens to capturing the nuances of everyday life. Specializing in documenting the human experience, his work weaves emotional, meaningful, and thought-provoking narratives.

In Wilhelm's own words, "I entered the realm of photography in 2014, starting with a 35mm point-and-shoot camera passed down by my mother. The allure of the craft grabbed hold of me from the very first developed roll. I find my passion in portraiture, environmental photography, and photojournalism – anything that tells a compelling story. My overarching goal is to encapsulate the beauty inherent in every facet of life. "

15/02/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Chris Perez

Brooklyn-born photographer Chris Perez, capturing New York City since 2020, embraces street photography's power. Rooted in curiosity and engagement, his work reflects a deep connection to the city's dynamic landscape. Currently based in Harlem, Perez extends his lens to personal storytelling through portraiture, particularly in the Dominican Republic, his father's birthplace.

In 'Here, in Harlem,' Chris Perez captures the essence of Sugar Hill between 2022 and 2023. Focused on people and architectural elements, the project is a snapshot of daily life, preserving the charm of a bygone era in the rapidly changing landscape of New York City. Motivated by a sense of community, Perez documents Harlem as a small town within the bustling city, showcasing the enduring spirit of a neighborhood and its residents.

05/02/2024

🤳Artist Takeover: Adam Russell

Adam Russell is a photographer who aims to capture the subtleties of the everyday, finding beauty in the mundane, all while seeking meaning in the simplicity of existence.

His latest project, "Death Comes" sets out to immortalize life's impermanent moments, paying homage to the beauty embedded in the ordinary grind. Fueled by the fleeting essence of our existence, Adam's drive emanates from capturing the raw, daily scenes and the warmth shared among friends. Their wisdom has been a guiding force, molding this collection of photographs into a testament to the enduring significance of what many dismiss as the mundane chaos of life.

03/02/2024

Workshop done and dusted! Thank you to everyone that came down to join me in this photozine workshop. There were a lot of interesting projects and it was really fun to see everyone getting their hands on trimming, cutting, pasting and sewing their zines!

For those who have not finished their zines, don't forget to DM me your finished product! Please also holla below in the comments so I can tag yall! If you have any questions feel free to DM me directly :)

Many thanks to National Library for organizing and having me on board their Pro Series workshop! ✂️✂️✂️

31/01/2024

🤳ARTIST TAKEOVER: Fred Miller
Fred Miller was Born in London, England and later moved to Sweden in 2017 where he began to study documentary photography.

“My project I’m submitting focuses on the effect of a epidural that went wrong during the birth of my first child. My partner was unable to stand for the first 4 months of my sons birth, and eventually had to have a hole drilled in her skull to save her life. The project is mostly set on the floor of our apartment, where she spent most of the days, and some from the hospital after the operation.”

30/01/2024

🤳ARTIST TAKEOVER:
Zac Chia Wai Hung .chia97

Photographer Zac Chia Wai Hung was on ground documenting the Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Jinjang Selatan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In Southeast Asia, the Nine Emperor Gods Festival, also known as the Vegetarian or Jay Festival, spans nine days, commencing on the eve of the ninth lunar month in the Chinese calendar. Capturing this cultural spectacle, photographer Zac Chia chose to focus on the Pak Thian Kong Temple in Jinjang Selatan. Living just minutes away, Zac's connection to the town, where he was born and raised, adds a personal touch to the project. Through the lens of his Fujifilm x100f, Zac shares glimpses of the festival, inviting viewers to experience its vibrancy and consider attending next year.

29/01/2024

🤳ARTIST TAKEOVER: Marco Bartolozzi

Marco Bartolozzi is an Italian (Tuscany) artist and photographer who has always used performance and photography to investigate contemporary social dynamics.

“Lost at Sea” is a photographic investigation of the silent waiting for life to return to coastal resorts, as well as a reflection on the beauty and tranquility of these places that are now stripped of the summer chaos. The sea is the silent protagonist that connects the different moments of the project and symbolizes the cyclical nature of time. It's an invite to reflect on the transience of life and the resilience of the places that we love and cherish.

24/01/2024

🤳ARTIST TAKEOVER: Koen van Rijn .vanrijn

Koen van Rijn is an independent Dutch photographer and art director based in Rotterdam. In his latest project, ‘Bikes,’ presented as a photo zine, he showcases various bikes in Indonesia. These images can be interpreted as portraits, thanks to the unique style of the bikes.

23/01/2024

🤳ARTIST TAKEOVER: Prabu Rizki

Prabu Rizki is a documentary photographer from Palembang, Indonesia who is interested in social and environmental issues. These images are from his project titled ‘Tunggu Tumbang Bumi’ or ‘Tunggu Tumbang’s Land’

Semende is a small sub-district 8 hours from Palembang. Besides producing coffee, Semende has a unique culture that has been passed on through generations for hundreds of years. In the custom known as Tunggu Tubang, the eldest daughter in the family has a responsibility to care for the family’s inheritance. Herliyati (46), a resident of Cahaya Alam Village, Semende Darat Ulu, Muara Enim Regency, has been appointed as Tunggu Tubang in her family since young. She has to care for her ancestor's rice fields, houses, coffee plantations and fish ponds.

The locals believe that the tradition of Tunggu Tubang is created by puyang (the elders within the local community). Those who have been appointed as Tunggu Tubang are allowed to buy new land, but may not sell any land belonging to their ancestors. If this rule is violated, the Semende people believe that the Tunggu Tubang's family are in for a disaster.

22/01/2024

🤳ARTIST TAKEOVER: Pau Poveda

"Isla de Perros" encapsulates photographer Pau Poveda's exploration of Turkey. In late 2022, he embarked on this journey, and by September 2023, a photography book emerged from the experience.

Isla de Perros gives thanks to primitive honor. In this “Island” I found myself facing something greater than me, something with more way done than loneliness. Trying to control that, borns this project. The great current absorbs you and pulls you into its lap to help you become part of its strangeness, a common strangeness, which is rare. Isla de Perros is that search for understanding and control of a land. With Isla de Perros I wanted to create a new world, a world where not everyone can acces, like finding a castle in the sky. They belong to the origins of time. Unable to understand what surrounds you, you can only glide by like a ghost and let amazement win. “Perros” its the adjective Im using to define the people who walk through this land, understanding it as something greater than the condition of “Human”, making them more intuitive, loyal and sentimental. A dog will never lie to you, they show you exactly what are they feeling. Also, in Turkey, being in the street is a way of living, enjoying the primary entertainment, drinking tea, observing, talking with strangers and friends, losing time, but wining. Going out into the streets is what will make us survive as a community.

21/01/2024

🤳Artist Takeover

We are no longer doing weekly takeovers! Instead, takeover our Instagram for a day!

For the past five years, we've been featuring works by photographers through our Artist Takeover series. This feature aims to highlight new and emerging projects from a variety of photographic works!

If you know any photographer who might be interested, tag them below!

This is an ongoing submission, please send your works to the link in bio.

08/12/2023

Today is the last day of the Artist Takeover featuring Haneul Lee. 'Boomers’ is a project containing portraitures of “Ahjeossi” also known as middle-aged man or uncle in South Korea.

“When I recall memories of the past, I think of specific scenes. Instead of videos, I think about the different sights and sounds that are in that scene. I believe that through my photos, I am capturing those different scenes.”

Do check out more of her works

07/12/2023

This entire week, we’ll be sharing ‘Boomers’ a project by South Korean photographer, Haneul Lee.

‘Boomers’ is a project containing portraitures of “Ahjeossi” also known as middle-aged man or uncle in South Korea.

“The most interesting thing is, they usually tell me about their past. For example, what kind of person he WAS, what kind of job he HAD, how cool they WERE in the past. It seems like they were still living in the past and miss the time. What I wanted to capture was the present “Ajeossi” going through but their stories kept going back to the past."

06/12/2023

This entire week, we’ll be sharing ‘Boomers’ a project by South Korean photographer, Haneul Lee.

‘Boomers’ is a project containing portraitures of “Ahjeossi” also known as middle-aged man or uncle in South Korea.

I called him “Mario Ajeossi” because his hat resembled the popular character Mario.When I complimented him on his style, he told me that this was the reason he was really popular when he was 20 years old. After my encounter with him, I was drawn to the charm of these “Ajeossi” who show their own unique fashion style without minding what others would think, and how they are living in the present while staying rooted in the past.

05/12/2023

This entire week, we’ll be sharing ‘Boomers’ a project by South Korean photographer, Haneul Lee. She employs photography as a medium to delve into diverse forms of connections between herself and others. Her art draws inspiration from the nuanced uncertainties that surface in her encounters with strangers. One of her projects, "Strangers," involved documenting approximately 400 individuals, leading her to embark on a subsequent endeavour titled ‘Boomers’. ‘Boomers’ is a project containing portraitures of “Ahjeossi” also known as middle-aged man or uncle in South Korea. Her photo project has been exhibited in various international exhibitions.

“From the continuous shooting of portraits, my interest for it grew and I started searching on the streets for more interesting subjects. That is when the “Ajeossi” caught my eyes. Out of curiosity, I took photos of them once or twice, and I thought about making an archive of them, which is how I started the project. I wanted to focus on subjects from a different gender and generation. In Korea, older men are generally labeled with the term “Ajeossi”, a term that has no equivalent in other countries except “Ojisan” in Japan. The idea of an “Ajeossi” is similar to a “boomer” in the Western world, and usually comes with a negative connotation. I wanted to delve into this label and what defines an “Ajeossi”, and interpret this group of people from different perspectives, showing the unique and individualistic sides of these subjects beyond the generic label that society has on them.”

04/12/2023

This entire week, we’ll be sharing ‘Boomers’ a project by South Korean photographer, Haneul Lee. She employs photography as a medium to delve into diverse forms of connections between herself and others. Her art draws inspiration from the nuanced uncertainties that surface in her encounters with strangers. One of her projects, "Strangers," involved documenting approximately 400 individuals, leading her to embark on a subsequent endeavour titled ‘Boomers’. ‘Boomers’ is a project containing portraitures of “Ahjeossi” also known as middle-aged man or uncle in South Korea. Her photo project has been exhibited in various international exhibitions

“From the continuous shooting of portraits, my interest for it grew and I started searching on the streets for more interesting subjects. That is when the “Ajeossi” caught my eyes. Out of curiosity, I took photos of them once or twice, and I thought about making an archive of them, which is how I started the project. I wanted to focus on subjects from a different gender and generation. In Korea, older men are generally labeled with the term “Ajeossi”, a term that has no equivalent in other countries except “Ojisan” in Japan. The idea of an “Ajeossi” is similar to a “boomer” in the Western world, and usually comes with a negative connotation. I wanted to delve into this label and what defines an “Ajeossi”, and interpret this group of people from different perspectives, showing the unique and individualistic sides of these subjects beyond the generic label that society has on them.”

01/12/2023

The last day sharing 'Streets of Taiwan' by José Enrique Montes Hernande.

🌐🌐🌐🌐 Stay tune tomm for an exclusive documentary release in Jose's photo project!

"While driving around the southern part of Taiwan, I stumbled on a temple procession. Processions are often lead by a Spirit Medium, or ‘Tongji’. Tongji push their bodies to the extreme and self-mutilation is quite common. They are believed to be earthly, living vehicles of Divine expression. In this particular scene, the Tongji is traveling with his chariot, cigarette in hand; the spiked ball that he is flagellating himself with is still attached to the skin of his back. His ear is noticeably mutilated. The blue of the sky, and the bright summer light highlight this small scene."

30/11/2023

This entire week, we’ll be sharing works by José Enrique Montes Hernandez who for the past 7 years have been living and documenting the ‘Streets of Taiwan’.

“It's a country that is changing fast, subjects or structures that I took photos of 7 years ago are not there anymore. I’m happy to have documented Taiwan in my own way. Now that I’m not there anymore, looking back at the pictures makes me want to self- publish a book. Taiwan was a big part of my life, and I’ll always be grateful to have had the chance to live there.

Captured this shot in a bustling flea market down in southern Taiwan. There's something intriguing about it—the winter light casting a cool blue hue and an old man, who clearly is a gangster (by his tattoos), taking a break to enjoy a head massage.”

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NEWS Presents: A Documentary on Photography In this episode, we spoke to photographer José Enrique Montes Hernande on how he began his documentation of Taiwan. @sayokjose @streets_of_taiwan 📸 Streets of Taiwan is the observation of Jose’s 7 years stay in Taiwan. From relic to revelry, Jose's camera danced through Taiwan's vibrant markets, seeking the heartbeat of tradition in every frame.

Cheryl Yip is a visual artist based in Singapore. Her work explores concept of lived human experiences such as grief, memory, rituals and other aspects of consciousness. Her photo book, ‘Materiality of Grief’ is a visual manifestation of loss following her grandfather’s death. @lllyrehc

In this episode of NEWS Presents, we spoke to Ivan Wong Wei-Him. An architect and street photographer from Hong Kong, his photo project, 'Ferry Tale' captures everyday commute on Hong Kong's ferries.

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We are an independent publishing group based in singapore specialising in photography zines.

Our goal is to create zines that not only contains beautiful images but have a strong and meaningful narrative to it. To this end we collaborate with photographers from all over the world to produce limited edition zines. Most of our zines revolves around personal and human stories, travel, social and political issues.