Tag Archives: singapore

The new Fujinon XF 16-55 f2.8 – promo movie

Fujifilm 16-55 Promotional Movie from Charlene Winfred on Vimeo. For most of December, Flemming and I have had the pleasure of making stills (him) and a promotional movie (me) for the brand new, highly anticipated Fujinon XF 16-55mm f2.8 lens that’s just been released. We had a musician create the original soundtrack this time. Tusind tak…More

Selling Sax in Singapore

The glittering spectacle that is the Singapore of lifestyle and travel magazines never, ever suggests the presence of ordinary, messy humans. Far from the shiny playgrounds that fortify investment bankers and similarly cashed up kin, you could explore the miracle of playing the saxophone. Fellas, you’re delivered from rejection, loneliness and mortality. Just in time for Christmas! (Watch out, ladies!)More

Suburbia #30 – Coffee and Magic HQ

June somehow ended up being mega suburban month. This project will be continuing with a less intense frequency here on, but for the last of this month-long daily gander, here’s a little snippet of my suburban Singapore life, inside one of these flats I’ve been posting about lately. More

Suburbia #29

A musician’s dog occupies a chair next to his master (hidden behind the panel), backstage at the Hokkien opera. Tanglin Halt, Singapore. Part of the Suburbia seriesMore

Suburbia #26

A lady walks by a pillar cut-out in a void deck, talking on the phone. Singapore. Part of the Suburbia seriesMore

Suburbia #25

This could be a scene from the 80s. I’ve not seen shops with these old school signs and folding doors since I was a little child. Incidentally this one occupies what would otherwise be a void deck space, in an older block of flats.  The old man on his bicycle completes the picture. Singapore. Part of the Suburbia seriesMore

Stop and cry

The other day I discovered that Singapore is the 3rd wealthiest nation in the world. More

Suburbia #23

The artery of suburb to city. Looking out the back of a driverless train on the MRT (local metro), in one of the new underground lines. Singapore. Part of the Suburbia seriesMore

Suburbia #22

Funerals are also held in void decks. Singapore. Part of the Suburbia seriesMore

Suburbia #21

The population of Singapore lives mostly in apartments. The majority of these apartments are built by the government: essentially, the nation’s public housing.More