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Photographing everyday life in Singapore’s hawker centres.

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Hands assembling a popiah wrap on a table, spreading sauce and adding lettuce, turnip, and other fresh ingredients before rolling.

Set, Fold, Pass

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Eye‑level shallow depth‑of‑field shot of a DSLR camera placed on a hawker centre table, displaying a food photo on its screen, with trays, utensils, and a bustling indoor food court in the background.

I Time My Shots Between Orders, Not During Them 

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Evening view of the East Coast Lagoon Food Village entrance, featuring the large illuminated sign and people walking into the open-air dining area surrounded by trees.

The Long Pause Near Evening

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A visual collection of everyday moments from Singapore’s hawker centres.

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Hands assembling a popiah wrap on a table, spreading sauce and adding lettuce, turnip, and other fresh ingredients before rolling.

Set, Fold, Pass

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Eye‑level shallow depth‑of‑field shot of a DSLR camera placed on a hawker centre table, displaying a food photo on its screen, with trays, utensils, and a bustling indoor food court in the background.

I Time My Shots Between Orders, Not During Them 

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Evening view of the East Coast Lagoon Food Village entrance, featuring the large illuminated sign and people walking into the open-air dining area surrounded by trees.

The Long Pause Near Evening

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Scenes from the Hawker

Close‑up shot of roasted meat hawker stall with ducks and pork hanging in glass display, vendor preparing food behind counter.
Eye‑level shot of bustling hawker center with man eating at table, Indian food stall menus glowing in background.
Wide‑angle shot of crowded Southeast Asian hawker center with diners at yellow tables, food stalls offering Indonesian cuisine in background.
Close‑up angle of skewers grilling on foil‑covered charcoal, two cooks preparing food at bustling night market stall.
Medium‑angle shot of street food vendor fanning flames over satay skewers at night market, wearing playful satay T‑shirt.
Close‑up angle of Asian rice bowl topped with roasted pork and chicken slices, cucumber garnish, and dipping sauce.
Close-up shot of marinated satay skewers grilling over glowing charcoal embers, highlighting open flames, textured meat, and hands tending the skewers at a night market.
Medium shot of a traditional Chinese roast meat hawker stall, featuring hanging roasted duck and pork beneath a brightly lit menu board with illustrated dishes.
Wide-angle street-level shot of a bustling Asian hawker centre at night, showing rows of food stalls with illuminated menus and diners seated at shared tables enjoying local street food.

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Hands assembling a popiah wrap on a table, spreading sauce and adding lettuce, turnip, and other fresh ingredients before rolling.
  • April 3, 2026

Set, Fold, Pass

The sequence begins flat. A thin wrapper is spread...

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Eye‑level shallow depth‑of‑field shot of a DSLR camera placed on a hawker centre table, displaying a food photo on its screen, with trays, utensils, and a bustling indoor food court in the background.
  • April 2, 2026

I Time My Shots Between Orders, Not During Them 

I don’t start by taking photos. I start by...

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Evening view of the East Coast Lagoon Food Village entrance, featuring the large illuminated sign and people walking into the open-air dining area surrounded by trees.
  • March 27, 2026

The Long Pause Near Evening

The air arrives first. Salt, heat, a trace of...

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We photograph hawker centres as they are lived in.

In passing lunches, early mornings, and quiet afternoons.

Not for what is popular, but for what repeats, what endures, and the people behind each stall.

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