Category: Candid

Volunteers offer free haircuts to senior citizens on the third Sunday of every month at Chinatown in Singapore. This was the original subject I was after when I made my trip down there yesterday morning. However, the lighting under the “hairdressing tents” was not ideal for much nice photography. I ended up shooting other sights in the area instead. This is a triptych of some of the “haircut shots” I caught.

By the way, the guestblog entry for this week will be slightly delayed as I will be away from my home computer till Wednesday afternoon. Check back then for our next Guestblogger 🙂 …

This area in Singapore’s Chinatown is full of small-time road-side traders, selling a fascinating array of knick-knacks, stuffs and junk, from “precious stones and rubies” to “limited edition” porcelain and pottery.

When this particular man first started setting up his stall this morning, I could not help noticing the title of a book he laid out right at the beginning: “CAMERAS”. Eventually, bits and pieces of old camera equipment started to come out on display: from China-branded Seagull SLRs, to old Olympuses, Yashicas, and Minoltas… even a toy camera (look at the cyan-coloured one!) and a soda-pop can (in his hands) which actually turned out to be a camera in disguise!

By the way, I hope you have enjoyed the first two guestblog entries (see here and here) so far. If you are keen on having your pictures featured in my blog as a guestblog entry, do send me a contact!

The Esplanade Theatre (featured in recent posts) has been affectionately named “The Durian” by Singaporeans. Indeed, durians are a favourite among Singaporeans. Imported from neighbouring Malaysia and Thailand, the pungent fruit is sold in abundance in the Geylang area from roadside stalls. I decided to pay a visit to the area yesterday. Lighting was soft and flat unfortunately (as it has been of late because of the arriving rainy season). I was able to boost up the saturation and contrast quite markedly with Photoshop, thankfully.