It’s now July 2025, we have now entered into the third quarter (Q3) and second half (H2) of Year 2025. After doing my reflection of Q2 2025 and H1 2025 (Photography | Travel | Creative | Heritage), I would be sharing my Photography / Visual Storytelling / Content Creation Themes and Plans for July 2025. Moving forward from here, I would try to make this a regular and consistent regular article post to share my themes and plans ahead at the start of the particular month.
Photography
Photography Competitions/Contests
Entering into the month of July 2025, there are a few ongoing photography competitions/contests, I am planning to join and see whether they might bring me!
NUSPS Montage 2025
The last day for submission is 6th July 2025 with the theme, “Singapore in Focus 2025: Past, Present, and Future”. If you are keen to enter this photography competition, do visit NUSPS and check it out.
HDB x PSS Photo Competition
Housing Development Board (HDB) and Photographic Society of Singapore (PSS) has a photo competition with the theme “Heartland Stories: I Love My Home & Community”. If you are into heartland Singapore living and stories, do visit PSS website and check it out.
Tamron Singapore
Tamron Singapore is also running a photography contest with the theme, “City Night Lights”, it runs from 15th June to 31st July 2025. If you are keen to enter this photography contest, do check it out.
Canon PhotoMarathon 2025
I have registered for Canon PhotoMarathon 2025, taking place on Saturday 19th July 2025, a photography competition that I have been participating for a number of years. More than just a photography competition to test yourself and the chance to win attractive prizes, this is also a time for photography friends to gather and catch up!
If you are keen to know more about Canon PhotoMarathon 2025, visit their website and check it out! I have also shared my stories on participating in Canon PhotoMarathon over the years here on my TGH Photography and Travel website!
Visual Storytelling / Content Creation
SG60 Theme + NDP 2025 Rehearsals
Counting down to 9th August 2025, Singapore’s 60th birthday (SG60) National Day Parade (NDP) 2025 celebrations, there would be regular rehearsals on Saturdays leading up to NDP 2025, for us to head down to Marina Bay Area, for RSAF air display, and photographing fireworks.
Leveraging on the various photography competitions/contests taking place in 2025, together with NDP 2025 rehearsals and from my photography archives, I am building up towards my SG60 personal photography project.
Beyond digital
As I working on my personal SG60 photography/visual storytelling project, a photography zine is on the cards, I am also exploring other creative outputs beyond digital, such as postcards, photo prints of different sizes etc.
Learning from creative artists from other creative genres
With all the ongoing festivities and celebrations, from SG60 to other arts, culture and heritage events, I am also learning from creative artists from other creative genres. All these do help to open up my vision and approaches, on my creativity and how I can possibly apply them in my visual storytelling in both personal and professional capacity.
Re-exploring NFTs and Digital Arts
MakersPlace closed
With MakersPlace closing their Marketplace, I have to transfer my NFTs that I previously minted with them to my MetaMask personal wallet. Meanwhile I am looking at Marketplaces to list my NFTs for sale.
Although I entered this space a few years back, I didn’t invest a lot of time here due to resources management and not knowing too sure where digital arts/NFTs would lead me to. With this inevitable transfer of my NFTs, I am taking this opportunity to re-explore NFTs and Digital Arts space again.
Packed July 2025 schedule
Leading up to Singapore SG60 celebrations on 9th August 2025, July 2025 is going to be packed and lined up with many different events and activities. While Q2 has been a difficult and slow period, the leisure and personal segments of my visual storytelling, photography and content creation helps me to navigate some of the stressful and pressurising times.