First and foremost, to my friends, networks, brands, agencies in the photography, travel, heritage, creative and arts industry, I promise to clear my backlogs that I promised earlier in November and December 2023. I was kind of fatigued while juggling on a few different fronts and concurrently preparing for year 2024. 

I would be sharing about my year 2023 in review for my photography (business and personal), travel, creative sectors in arts and writing, heritage sectors in history, heritage, conservation and preservation segments. Next up would be my yearly theme for 2024 for my photography, travel creative and heritage sectors, a different method and approach that I have been using for a few years, something different and away from the usual goals and objectives setting approach.

The year 2024 is paved with economic uncertainties and challenges, geo-political tensions across different regions around the world is worrying with potential pitfalls and spillovers in both political and business areas. This year 2024 might be more challenging for some of us, it might give us new opportunities for us as well. 

In 2024, I look forward to more in-depth, lively and interesting discussions, interviews and networking sessions with photographers, filmmakers, the folks from the travel, tourism and hospitality industry, brands and organisations that I am working with, as well as content creators and artists.

Wishing my family, friends, and followers, Happy New Year 2024! 

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This Malay Heritage Centre x Very Small Exhibition support World Mental Health Day, marks the first time that VSE has lit up a National Monument. This will also be VSE longest ever “momentary” installation which typically lasts for a few hours to a few days. Visitor can visit MHC to view and enjoy this beautiful light-up from 10th October 2021 to end November 2021. MHC has extended the opening hours of its compound to 10pm daily. 

The subject on mental health, mental health awareness and mental health matters are areas that made me aware and concern about mental health. I went through a period whereby my mental and emotional health were not in a good shape and condition, especially in the past six months from May 2021. The ongoing global pandemic didn’t just affect my business, it also took a huge toll on me, my mental and emotional health. I wrote more in-depth on my personal experiences dealing and handling with mental health awareness in my article “World Mental Health Day 2021”.

We are in the midst of battling this ongoing global pandemic, we are not out of the woods yet. The situation is still very tough and difficult for many of us. I would like to encourage all of you to please take good care of yourself, your mental and emotional health well-being. Help each other, support each other, please be kind, please don’t judge. 

Let’s all unite together and we can make it through this global pandemic crisis better, stronger and more resilient.

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Photography by Ryan Cheng

In the month of April 2021, I would be making announcements of my upcoming partnerships and collaborations, zine/book projects, doing some rebranding and expansion on my photography business side of things. Do keep a lookout for my announcements as well as my regular photography, travel and food articles.

To all those brands, organisations, public relations agencies, creative and marketing agencies that I worked with over the past 15 years, thank you so much for your enormous support and encouragement over all those years. I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart!

If you would like to be collaborate, partner or be a sponsor for my upcoming projects/zine/book, drop me a mail and let’s chat! 

15 years, not out, still going strong, photographing, writing, documenting and sharing. An amazing personal journey of photographer, visual storyteller and (newbie videographer/filmmaker) of many ups and downs. 

Photography by Ryan Cheng

Come with me, follow me as I reach my 15 years milestone in the month of April 2021 on another new explorer and artistic series adventures of my photography, visual storytelling and short videos/films. 

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I visited Singapore Night Festival 2018 over a period of 4 nights, looking at the various Night Lights artworks on display and performances by different arts troupe. The style and direction for Singapore Night Festival 2018 had changed, there wasn’t a big international performance act to anchor the Singapore Night Festival like the previous 10 editions. Nevertheless, the international artists that came to Singapore Night Festival 2018 gave us an interesting time too.

The Duel by Lords of Lightning (UK), Automatarium by David Berg and FierS à Cheval By Compagnie des Quidams (FR) gave the visitors to Singapore Night Festival 2018 some nice dazzling performances and memories.

Automatarium by David Berg and FierS à Cheval By Compagnie des Quidams (FR)

The Duel by Lords of Lightning (UK)

Automatarium by David Berg

Night Lights 2018 had a few interesting artworks on display, it was great to see local artists making a mark in this event! Some of the Night Lights 2018 artworks that got my attention and admiration were:

• Hyperbands by KopI/O

• Pulse by Galina Mihaleva, Hedren Sum, Pat Pataranutaporn, Kathrin Albers, Audrey Ng

• The Search by The Search Party

• Ember Rain by Starlight Alchemy

• The Leap of Faith by Teng Kai Wei

During a visit to this Night Lights 2018 artwork “The Leap of Faith”, the artist Kai Wei was present while I was immersing myself photographing this artwork in action by the visitors on his Night Lights artwork. This artwork “The Leap of Faith” resonates with me deeply, the theme behind it and the artwork interaction when I entered it!

While at the “The Leap of Faith” Night Lights 2018 artwork, I had a great time chatting with Kai Wei, understanding more about his art, craft, inspiration and direction, we also had a chat on collaborating on potential multi-media artwork, his artwork and my photographs, let’s see how it turns out in the future! Check out my Instagram post on this artwork and my thoughts behind it!

My Singapore Night Festival 2018 photographs can be viewed in this Flickr album, do visit them and take a look! My collection of Singapore Night Festival photographs can be viewed inside this Flickr collection!

With the conclusion of the 11^th edition of Singapore Night Festival, let’s see how the 12^th edition of Singapore Night Festival in 2019 would turn out!

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I returned back on Thursday 23^rd August to cover the performances! Do check out the photographs that I published on my Instagram account! I would upload more photographs once the Singapore Night Festival 2018 is over into my Singapore Night Festival Flickr collection!

For this Singapore Night Festival 2018, I would just like to highlight some of the Night Lights artworks installations that caught my attention! Do give them the greatest support to our local artists!

The Leap of Faith by Teng Kai Wei (#TheLeapOfFaith)

Ember Rain by Starlight Alchemy

The Search by The Search Party (#TheSearch)

Have fun night at Singapore Night Festival 2018!  

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