My foundations of today came from my avid reading and following National Geographic Magazine, that heavily influenced my visual storytelling style. Along with my scouting roots and outdoors experiences also laid the foundations as an avid traveller and travel writer of today. 

As I mature over the decades, I am more conscious of the delicate balance, a higher pressing need and urgency to address how we live and interact with our environment. We have to up the pace, be the change, be the Generation Restoration. Through my visual storytelling and travel stories with my Canon cameras, exploring and sharing stories, I hope that the small role that I played, and shared today, can help continue to spread the message for World Environment Day 2024. 

Whether as a visual storyteller or as a avid traveller or travel writer, we the #RestorationGeneration can make a world of difference, a positive change for World Environment Day 2024 and beyond, not just for our current generation, for our future generations and beyond.  

All of us can play a part, no matter how big or small, as part of #GenerationRestoration. 

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Travel and Tourism Recovery from global pandemic, future growth and development 

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has identified investments as one of the key priorities for the world travel and tourism industry recovery, for its future growth and development. The time is now for innovative and new solutions, going beyond the old school ways of traditional investments. Probably an underestimated and underrated force of economic growth and progress for the world economy, with tourism and green investments, they can be a force of change and example for the world, as we battle climate change, as well as many other challenges that the world is facing ahead. 

This is a collective effort by the whole world, for the whole world. We, as a world united together, can only be stronger and better adapt to face the looming key climate challenges ahead.  

TGH Photography exploration with my Canon EOS R6 Mark II

I have been actively exploring locally in Singapore with my Canon EOS R6 Mark II, producing local visual storytelling using TGH Photography x Canon EOS R6 Mark II Explorer Series Production. From wildlife, arts, heritage, culture, community events, conferences, wedding and portraiture shoots with my Canon EOS R6 Mark II, the photography adventures had been diverse and interesting.  

However, I realised that I am not doing enough on the sustainability and environment segments that I had written down earlier to work on more in-depth. Therefore, I would make and set aside the time for more nature, outdoors and environmental photography and awareness with my Canon EOS R6 Mark II for Q4 2023, and to balance out my photography work, documentation and visual storytelling next year 2024 and beyond.

Sustainability, Environment, Social, Governance and Responsible Travel

The areas of sustainability, environment, social, governance and responsible travel have gained priority and importance for the whole world, not just pertaining to certain industries. Everyone in this world has a part to play, no matter how big or small. 

Being one of the co-hosts of #TTOT Travel Talk on Twitter community chat, I had been networking with like-minded travellers and travel industry professionals around the world every Tuesday. We learnt from each other, exchanging notes, tips and practices on the world travel and tourism industry during our regular #TTOT Travel Talk on Twitter community chats. The topics of sustainability, environment, social, governance and responsible travel are some of the key messages that the #TTOT community are advocating strongly.   

As I am making a comeback into travel photography and travel visual storytelling on World Tourism Day 2023, the areas on sustainability, environment, social, governance and responsible travel would have more focus and feature. 

Making a comeback into travel photography and travel visual storytelling

On World Tourism Day 2023, I am making a comeback with more travel visual storytelling and travel photography content. It’s been a few years since my last trip overseas, the global pandemic situation doesn’t help. A sector that I tried to enter, I wasn’t successful, met with a number of obstacles that I would not go into detail. I am working on my travel visual storytelling and travel photography content again, finding my own travel journey, building up networks and opportunities.  

My travel writing style has evolved as well, it’s time for a new era of TGH Travel Visual Storytelling version 2.0.

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Invest In Our Planet | What Will You Do?

We need to continue what we have been doing all this time, invest in our planet. If we don’t we will lose our only home on planet Mother Earth. Therefore, what will you do? What have you done? How do I make the change and be the change for the future of Mother Earth?

My 5 recommendations to celebrate Earth Day

Explore your neighbourhood parks near your home

Go for a nature walk and explore Singapore’s flora and fauna

Take photographs of your environment, horizon and surroundings 

Share your stories and experiences 

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

Every day is Earth Day

Every day is Earth Day, let us not just take only one day a year to mark Earth Day. Here is a list of 52 actions and tips invest in our planet whereby you can make a difference by Earth Day Organisation. 

For our everyday living, it’s important for everyone of us on Earth to consider how our daily living habits impact our planet Earth that we call home. do check out 5 sustainable living tips from Bosch cleaning experts.

What are the Southeast Asia region consumer and investor interests towards green financing and investments? Have a read on Earth Day 2023 “Invest in Our Planet” Survey Insights by Milieu Insight.

We can all make a difference

We all must play a part, no matter how big or small. I would continue to play my small role here on Earth, sharing my visual storytelling in the great outdoors, travel, nature and wildlife, combining them with my technology news coverage on ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) and sustainability on my TGH Technology and Business website. 

The world is facing an even greater climate and environmental challenges and crisis. From how we work and live, the change and difference that make an impact to Mother Earth, start with each and every one of us living on this planet. 

Exploring with the Canon EOS R50

The #Canon #EOSR50 was recently launched in February 2023, a new compact and lightweight APS-C mirrorless #camera. Although the EOS R50 is an entry level camera, it is packed with fun, creative tools and automated features, allowing users to create fun and high-quality vlogs, as well as fun and nice photographs.

I am currently reviewing this latest compact and lightweight camera, exploring with the Canon EOS R50 together with my visual storytelling.

This Canon EOS R50 is your ideal daily camera companion, lightweight and compact with its kit lens setup, delivering both quality photographs and vlogs, and most importantly bringing you fun and enjoyment.

* A TGH Photography x Canon EOS R50 Explorer Series Production *

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I love the great outdoors, nature and wildlife, not just back home in Singapore, traveling around the world, trekking, climbing mountains, national parks, enjoying the beauty and tranquility of Mother Nature. Getting inside into nature, rainforest, surrounded by tall lush trees and its canopy, I enjoyed forest bathing therapy with my photography setup, capturing the lush greenery and wildlife. 

From the mountains, to the rainforests and oceans, Earth has many beautiful and amazing natural environments that we need to protect and preserve. While I am unable to visit all of them, I am blessed and mesmerised by some of the destinations that I left my footprints behind.   

As I started to get more conscious of my travel and carbon footprints over time, I have also witnessed more natural disasters taking place in other parts of the world and they are not getting smaller in magnitude and size. All these gradually push me as an individual to think again on my types and levels of consumption in this current world that we are living in. I am also looking at businesses, from famers, manufacturers to service providers (e.g. travel agencies, accommodation) on their green eco-friendly models and practices. 

We need to prevent, stop and reverse the damages that we have already inflicted on our planet Earth, now this is the time for ecosystem restoration. We need to stop exploiting nature to restoring and healing it. Only with a healthy ecosystem, can we improve peoples’ livelihood, counteract climate change and prevent the collapse of Earth’s biodiversity.

Every individual on planet Earth has a role to play, no matter how big or small, you can be a part of #GenerationRestoration and make a difference, for your family and loved ones, and to Mother Earth, for the sake of our future generations. 

When we are able to safely travel again once the global pandemic is under control, I would continue to seek my travel photography adventures to the great outdoors, nature and wildlife destinations around the world with green eco-friendly models and practices. 

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