Montage, for us photographers in Singapore, we would have heard about this photography event. Organised by The Photographic Society of NUS (NUSPS), it’s one of Singapore’s premier photography events, as well as a photo competition that attracts the photography circle in Singapore to enter and give a go. This is my maiden experience and my story on participating in NUSPS photo competition.
NUSPS Montage 2025 Photo Competition
When NUSPS announced the theme for NUSPS Montage 2025 photo competition, “Singapore in Focus 2025: Past, Present, and Future”. This theme caught my attention, that sounds something close to my heart.
A fitting theme for 2025 as Singapore is celebrating her SG60 celebrations. Since I am working on my personal SG60 visual storytelling / photography project, why not I enter Montage 2025 and give a go, and see how I would fare?
With that in mind, I started digging through my photography archives, choosing 5 photographs for submission to Montage 2025 photo competition.
NUSPS Montage 2025 Seminar
The NUSPS Montage 2025 Seminar was held on 23 August 2025 at NUS Shaw Foundation Alumni House, they have invited the following speakers that are subject matter experts in their respective fields of photography.
- Daryl Yeo – Beauty of the Untamed (Wildlife and nature photography insights from the field)
- Bob Lee – Art of Storytelling through Photography (Emotion, narrative, and the power of images)
- Chris Ambler – Gone in a Flash (Mastering lightning and night photography)
- Celestia Tan – Capturing Style: Mastering Fashion Photography (Techniques and trends in fashion shoots)
As a wildlife photographer and travel photographer myself, hearing and viewing Daryl’s wildlife photography adventures were an inspiration and information gathering, especially on destinations for wildlife photography adventures and also which camera bodies and lenses that I should be lusting for.
Bob’s art of storytelling is a masterclass in its own right, one of the best visual storytellers using emotions, narrative and power of his photographs to tell his amazing and heartwarming stories to the world. As a visual storyteller myself, a huge inspiration and how I can improve myself in telling my visual stories.
Chris’s lightning photography is very insightful and helpful. I first met him during Canon PhotoMarathon 2025, great to catch up with him again during NUSPS Montage 2025. I finally got to learn his lightning photography tips, and I hope to produce more lightning photos whenever I get the chance.
Fashion photography is a genre that I have to admit, I don’t have the flair for fashion industry, even though I can relate to the portraiture and lighting aspects of fashion photography. Hearing Celestial’s insightful sharing on the world of fashion photography, from a mood board to plan your fashion photography shoot, doing fashion research and getting inspiration. While I am probably not going to get into fashion photography, I learnt something from Celestia’s sharing, that would be helpful should I assist fashion or lifestyle photographers in their photography shoots.
Not a winner but I got a photograph on display
The winning entries for NUSPS Montage 2025 were on display at Montage 2025 Seminar, together with the other top entries for this photo competition. Congratulations to the winners of NUSPS Montage 2025 photo competition!
Although I didn’t win any prizes at Montage 2025 photo competition, I did have a photograph printed on display at NUSPS Montage 2025 Seminar.
Overall, a small consolation and recognition, this was also a good experience for me participating in Montage 2025 photo competition, a great NUSPS Montage 2025 seminar lineup of speakers, and last but not least, catching up with friends from Canon Singapore and photographer friends from various photography groups in Singapore, friends from the former Canon EOS World community, KOMMUNITY, and SG Storm Trackers.
Alright, it’s time to continue my visual storytelling journeys.