Today is 9th August 2025, it’s also Singapore’s birthday and she’s celebrating her 60th birthday today! First and foremost, wishing Happy SG60 Birthday to Singapore! Year 2025 is a challenging and difficult year till date, on different fronts from a very different world that we are living in, facing changes and disruptions from geopolitical situations, to trade and economy.
Running a small photography business, together with content creation and social media marketing has been very difficult in this year 2025 till date, the stress and pressure were immense. Not just us, chatting with small and medium-sized businesses from other industries, we are facing a slow and difficult local market situation.
Personal SG60 Visual Storytelling Journey and Project
In a difficult and challenging year 2025, I spent time on my visual storytelling and personal projects, a form of photography therapy, a buffer and a getaway from my business side of photography.
Using SG60 as an integral and broad theme, I embarked on my personal SG60 visual storytelling journey and project. It’s still ongoing, accumulating my different photographs from various genres together before curation and planning how I would want to present it in a physical format (current direction is a 60 curated photos SG60 theme zine).
I won’t know how my personal SG60 visual storytelling journey and project would turn out in the end. Maybe that might be the best for me, not placing too much expectations, time to let my own creative style and visual storytelling style to be further discovered.
SG60 Themes Photography Competitions/Contests
There photography competitions/contests in 2025 were mainly SG60 theme. Since I am already working on my personal SG60 visual storytelling journey and project, why not join those competitions/contests and see how it goes?
I had a fun and fruitful time with the various SG60 themes photography competitions/contests. One of my key highlights till date in 2025 was at the 20th Ngee Ann Photographic Exhibition (NAPE) 2025 whereby I had a photograph printed and on display!
During this SG60 journey, I found myself going back to my Singapore heartland adventures exploration again, something I have missed a lot. There are a few more ongoing SG60 themes photography competitions/contests, I would share more updates down the road.
Arts, Culture, History and Heritage
On a personal note, the arts, culture, history and heritage are sectors/genres that I wanted to do more in my own personal ways as a visual storyteller/photographer. Till date in 2025, I am adding more visual storytelling in arts, culture, history and heritage.
This journey had been getting more fulfilling and therapeutic too (especially on arts related genres).
Changes, Growth and Future beyond SG60
While we are facing new challenges, difficulties and uncertainties ahead, we also count our blessings, grateful and thankful. Facing more than just rapid changes and disruptions to the world economy and technology world, we must remain agile, nimble, ready for changes, adaption and adoption as we ride out a new world of uncertainties and challenges ahead.
Singapore is still a relatively young nation, compared to many established countries and societies around the world. We have make significant economic progress and growth in 60 years of independence till date. We are definitely not perfect, we have our fair share of likes and dislikes, quarrels and ranting.
On our birthday list, we would like to have more meaningful changes, opening up for more interactive and direct discussions, and where we can work, grow and move forward together.
Happy SG60 Birthday to Singapore! Majulah Singapura!
I would continue to pursue my personal visual storytelling projects, besides my photography business, content creation and social media marketing work, capturing and documenting Singapore’s journey ahead.
This form of personal visual storytelling is intrinsically enriching, fulfilling, also a form of photography therapy and getaway.
Happy SG60 Birthday to Singapore! Majulah Singapura!