My work has been published today on the national paper, The Straits Times, on the cover story of the Life! section.
The story, “Sexy Singapore”, talks about Singaporeans becoming more open about nudity and sex. The spotlight was on my client, Ronnie & Jaslyn Choh who, despite sharing an apartment with their parents, prominently displayed 6 nude photos at home. The wonderful part was how everyone, including the parents, accepted the photos as works of art instead of some trashy taboo.
As their photographer, I feel grateful and proud.
The most difficult part of committing such a major part of my portfolio in nude photography, is that I can’t always show what I regard as my best work. Obviously, this is based on a strict principle to protect my clients’ privacy. It is therefore a wonderful blessing whenever clients allow me to display the photos in my portfolio.
They’re not the only ones, though. To help the Straits Times’ reporter with the story, I contacted more clients who’ve just had their photos taken. Every single one of them agreed to be interviewed and had their photos featured. I must be on a roll. It’s a shame they weren’t featured in the story, but I can’t tell you how thankful I am to them for putting so much faith in me.
Ronnie, Jaslyn and many clients remain my friends years after their photos were taken. It’s an amazing feeling, something that money can’t buy.
