National Day Celebrations

Singapore just celebrated her 40th National Day on 9th Aug 2005. During this period, buildings in our city are always well-decorated with national flags. This was an image that I captured in 1996. One of the well-decorated buildings then was the Cockpit Hotel. This picture is of historical value because the Hotel has since been demolished. In its place, high-rise residential building is currently undergoing construction.

(Courtesy of: The National Museum of Singapore Permanent Collection, National Heritage Board, 2008)

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This is one of images that I captured in the ’60s. The black and white image was obtained by contact printing a piece of black & white positive film with the original transparency in the dark room. The usual processing of black and white film was carried out. By montaging the original transparency with a piece of processed black & white positive film, the bias relief effect was created. I love the effect, mood and saturated colours of this image. Capturing the decisive moment is also essential for such a picture. This image gained 71 acceptances in international salons from 1967 t0 1969. This image was also awarded a Silver Medal at the 12th Westchester International Salon, USA, held in 1969. (Courtesy of: The National Museum of Singapore Permanent Collection, National Heritage Board, 2008)