I have a full-time job, office hour Monday to Friday. If I am very hard working, I can actually wake up at 6am, roam around until it’s time to appear in the office. And also, after work, bring a tripod or flash, roam around until my feet are tired.
Unfortunately, I am not like that. But I do try to take photos after work if I feel the adrenaline rush.
Below is a list of places I usually roam. In Singapore, we don’t have much choices. Unless it’s a weekend, then I can roam further, by public transport, to not-so-easily-accessible places.
Chinatown Singapore
Being one of the main tourists attractions in Singapore, Chinatown is the most common place for photowalk. Many street photographers like to loiter here because there are lots of people on the streets. Also, people are unlikely to give you a second-look or flinch when they see your camera.
However, as it’s too common to see photographers around here, the people who hate to have photograph taken will be extra sensitive to anyone with camera hanging around.
And their radar is strong!
As I am more inclined to taking pictures of elderly, Chinatown is my top-to-go place.
Cobbler, JCH Street Pan 400 (2017)
Chinatown, JCH Street Pan 400 (2017)
Haircut, JCH Street Pan 400 (2017)
Rolleiflex, Fuji Pro400H, Chinatown (2017)
Fujifilm Pro 400H, Singapore (2016)
Walgreens 200, Singapore (2016)
Walgreens 200, Hindu Temple in Chinatown (2016)
Thieves market/Bugis/Haji Lane
Another central, easily accessible place is Bugis area which include Haji Lane and Jalan Besar. The colourful Rochor Centre HDB are still intact as of September 2017. Not sure when they are gonna really tear down the whole buildings.
Lomography CN 100, Rochor (May 2017)
Kodak ColorPlus 200, Singapore (2017)
Fujifilm Pro 400H, Bras Basah Complex (2016)
Fujicolor Japan 400, Jalan Besar (2017)
Fuji Pro 400H, Jalan Besar (2017)
Thieves Market against Rochor, Fuji Pro400H (2017)
Sungei Road, Fuji Pro 400H (2017)
City Hall
Haha! Another place I went a million time! It’s great for shopping, touristy sight-seeing, and of course, the analogue film heaven: Peninsula Excelsior.
CineStill 800T, Singapore (2017)
CineStill 800T, Marina Bay Sands (2017)
Tudor color xlx 200, Olympus XA, (2017)
Tudor color xlx 200, Esplanade, (2017)
Kodak Ektar 100, Hasselblad (2017)
Art Science Museum, Tudorcolor XLX 200 (2017)
Little India
As Little India is famous for being colourful, be sure to come here with colour films! Also, please watch out for traffic while you’re busy hunting for the perfect shot!
Little India, Kodak Color Plus 200 (2017)
Selfie, Kodak Color Plus 200 (2017)
Barber in Little India, Kodak UltraMax 400 (2016)
Little India, Kodak UltraMax 400 (2016)
Little India, Kodak UltraMax 400 (2016)
Queentown Stadium
I like the old-school kind of stadium. Queentown is a good place for me to come after work, before the sun sets.
Kodak Proimage 100 (2017)
Kodak Proimage 100 (2017)
Queenstown Stadium, Kodak Proimage 100 (2017)
Kodak Tri-X 400, Queenstown Stadium (2017)
Anywhere near my neighbourhood
When I have no mood to squeeze with the after-work crowd on the MRT/bus, I’d take a walk around my neighbourhood…
Holland Village, Kodak Proimage 100 (2017)
Grocery, Kodak Proimage 100 (2017)
Sunbathing, Kodak Proimage 100 (2017)
Under the block, Fujicolor C200 (2017)
Ghim Moh Hawker Centre, Neopan Acros 100 (2017)
Others:
Possible locations I haven’t or less frequented are Emerald Hill, Kampong Buangkok, Holland Village, Coney Island, Pulau Ubin, Chinese Garden, Little Guilin in Bukit Batok, Tiong Bahru and Geylang.
Let me know if there are places in Singapore I should check out!
Nice work!