NEWS Presents
A series of short documentary
A COLLECTION OF STORIES AND INTERVIEWS
Once a TV journalist, Atikah Zata has since found solace through photography. Her first photo series took place when she gave birth and became a mother. Over the past few years, she has been actively documenting motherhood, life around her daughter and other documentary projects revolving around the unseen Indonesian communities.
Making My Way to the Shore explores Los Angeles based photographer, Jenny Kim's life as a woman, without children, at the end of her fertile years.
Riska Munawarah is an Aceh based documentary photographer whose works stems from the interaction and bond she encounters with her subjects.
Madina Gadjieva's foray into photography began sometime in 2012. Along the years, she enrolled at the Docdocdoc School of Modern Photography (St. Petersburg) where often her works are rooted in portraying the interaction of different social groups and nationalities in her region.
Yang Tinggal Hanya Kita or translated to All Thats Left is Us is a series of photographs taken by Byron Hamzah over the past years. Comprising of intimate portraitures of his family, this series explores the photographer's relationship with his family who are all still based in Malaysia, particularly his mother.
Comprising of mostly black and white photos, he often combines his photos printed on a variety of paper texture with everyday items - threads, inks, oil and digitally scan them to get an out of this world effect.
Filled with wacky and spontaneous shots of his children, these unfiltered images of his children are both wacky, cute and will definitely put a smile on your face.
Making My Way to the Shore explores Los Angeles based photographer, Jenny Kim's life as a woman, without children, at the end of her fertile years.
River by Lithuanian photographer,Agnė Rita is a documentation of an eleven-day solo walk following the river Thames from London to its source in Gloucestershire. The work consists of 6x6 film photographs in juxtaposition with the diaristic text to reflect on the themes of alienation and belonging.
River by Lithuanian photographer,Agnė Rita is a documentation of an eleven-day solo walk following the river Thames from London to its source in Gloucestershire. The work consists of 6x6 film photographs in juxtaposition with the diaristic text to reflect on the themes of alienation and belonging.
Mostly a portrait photographer, Anya is also passionate about fashion. "I am completely a visual person and I see fashion as a visualisation of your inner self. Fashion is a big world of designing yourself, a great tool to tell a story."
Inspired by urban spaces and architecture, Australian photographer, James Sarantos who is now based in Berlin has been photographing the underbellies of subway stations for the past couple of year. Aptly titled 'Our Babylon' this photographic project captures the gritty yet alluring landscapes of the various underground metro stations he had visited.
Sandra Monvoisin looks at inanimate objects differently. It is as if she is speaking to them, talking to them, asking questions about their life, their pains and their love. She has the special force to take regular looking inanimate objects and make them feel alive.
She photographs and videos her daily life without expectation. Snapping shots of herself, her family friends, ex-partners for the past 10 years, Lost Transmission is a documentation of life, love, hopes, dreams and the connections she builds through her photographic works.
Fred Lahache's Finding Hamza is a personal project
shot from the eyes of his 12 years old self, thinking
about a trip he never had with his childhood friend.
Shot entirely on 120mm film, Louis Bever’s “Men-tal Health” isn’t just a photography series encouraging more men to be more open to talking about their mental Health. This series was born out of Bever’s principle of wanting to document something that is both purposeful and meaningful to him, both as a photographer and a man.
We spoke to Becca Menichetti on how she works
as a commercial photographer, her move to Los Angeles and what she has been up to!
Stephen Goldstein grew up in the desert in Central Arizona. Both a photographer and rock climber and a fan of the big road, being in the outdoors became an integral part of his photography. ‘Approaching Garland’ is a blend of Goldstein’s love for the open road and a look into the lives of those living off the land.
For the past 3 years, Belgium photographer Wouter Vanhees have been photographing Hanoi in the dark. His three part photography series, Hanoi Skin, Under the Skin and Hanoi Reflection seeks to discover the essence of Hanoi’s spirit in the midst of modernism.
After spending 10 years in the music industry as a music producer and DJ, Clément Douillet wanted to reexamine the psytrance scene that he grew up with. Shot during the major French Psytrance festival in summer 2019, Psychedelic: Dreams of Mutation is an ongoing photography project exploring the need for change of its regular festival goers and the people’s aspirations to redefine their identity.
Tommaso Rada
Italian photographer, Tommaso Rada has been working as a professional photographer for the past 10 years. His latest work, “Domestic Borders of Europe”, a project that took 5 years to complete aims to document the past and the present of Europe with the aim to stimulate in the viewer an idea of future. ⠀
Tired with life in the city, Iranian photographer, Mehrdad Kanani quit his job and moved into the mountainous areas of northern Iran where he spent a year documenting and finding truth in the Hyrcanian forests - an 800 kilometres long of ancient natural broad-leaved forests.
Once a TV journalist, Atikah Zata has since found solace through photography. Her first photo series took place when she gave birth and became a mother. Over the past few years, she has been actively documenting motherhood, life around her daughter and other documentary projects revolving around the unseen Indonesian communities.
For the past 5 years, Prabhu Kalidas has been photographing everyday Dravidian in Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state most notable for its Dravidian-style Hindu temples. His photography project "Dravidian Chronicles" is a timeline of the Dravidians lifestyle.
Sumatran born photographer, Zulkifli or more endearingly known as Zhu became a photographer totally by accident. His interest with the visual documentation Brough about by photography provided him to see the world from a bird’s eye perspective.
Venturing into the bright eyed world of early adulthood, one can feel that adolescent and nostalgia seems to be a recurring theme in Alec Ilstrup's works.
With a strong ideology to present and question narratives, Fraglich's publications often bordering on social, historical and political issues takes the audience into the first hand experience of the author.
Resident photographer of creative agency Goodstuph, Nik Voon takes pride in understanding that good work, amongst other things takes time. Carrying with him the motto of “Not to live in regret but to learn from mistakes”, we spoke to this 29 year old on his experiences and approaches.
Drawn to the enigmatic works of renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz, Malaysian photographer, Razlan Yusof
sees photography as a means to capture precious moments otherwise lost to the passing times.
With an emphasis on celebrating brown brilliance, London based photographer, Mathushaa Sagthidas takes interest in both fine art and contemporary fashion blending inspirations from both her Tamil ethnicity and the contemporary London culture. The result? A colourful picturesque of the modern south Asian women.
Nurse by night and photographer on her off days, Hanna Varela started polaroid photography last year as a means to take her mind off work. Utilizing polaroid as more of a tool rather than an end product, Hanna experiments with
double exposures, long exposures and even lightpainting on her impromptu photoshoots with her roommates.
Dragging ‘drag’ out of the stage, Persona (The Insufficiency of a Digital Audience) explores what it would be like if you were to give drag performers no stage at all or rather any stage of their wildest imagination.
Class of 2020 - a zine that is more than just a zine
In the early months of the year when the world was riddled with anxiety and uncertainty, Jasmine Wong took upon herself to set up a charity initiative that would soon involve over a 100 youths from all over the world.
For Singaporean photographer, Emir Haziq - the night provides him solace and space for him to take a step back and look at his shots.
In this documentary, we follow Emir Haziq as he takes us into the quiet and neon-filled lights of the Singapore streets, away from the hustle and bustle of the city daylights.
Singaporean fashion photographer, Aetll's works are a demure balance between the soft hazyness of a dreamlike world and the punkness of a fearless persona.
Deriving inspirations and influences from the likes of Hayao Miyazaki, Leslie Zhange and Wong Kar Wai, graphic designer and photographer Fion Koh portraitures brings you into a world of magical delight.
Mostly a portrait photographer, Anya is also passionate about fashion. "I am completely a visual person and I see fashion as a visualisation of your inner self. Fashion is a big world of designing yourself, a great tool to tell a story."
We spoke to documentary photographer, Amrita Chandradas on her intent and approach to her various photography projects.
Noam Friedman is a documentary photographer with a focus on traditional analogue processes. Her photographic project titled, Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer Stories was UK's first all-black female cancer portrait exhibition
Inspired by urban spaces and architecture, Australian photographer, James Sarantos who is now based in Berlin has been photographing the underbellies of subway stations for the past couple of year. Aptly titled 'Our Babylon' this photographic project captures the gritty yet alluring landscapes of the various underground metro stations he had visited.
Bart Seng's works takes us into a secret and mystical world of closed doors desires
River by Lithuanian photographer,Agnė Rita is a documentation of an eleven-day solo walk following the river Thames from London to its source in Gloucestershire. The work consists of 6x6 film photographs in juxtaposition with the diaristic text to reflect on the themes of alienation and belonging.
Sandra Monvoisin looks at inanimate objects differently. It is as if she is speaking to them, talking to them, asking questions about their life, their pains and their love. She has the special force to take regular looking inanimate objects and make them feel alive.
She photographs and videos her daily life without expectation. Snapping shots of herself, her family friends, ex-partners for the past 10 years, Lost Transmission is a documentation of life, love, hopes, dreams and the connections she builds through her photographic works.
Fred Lahache's Finding Hamza is a personal project
shot from the eyes of his 12 years old self, thinking
about a trip he never had with his childhood friend.
Shot entirely on 120mm film, Louis Bever’s “Men-tal Health” isn’t just a photography series encouraging more men to be more open to talking about their mental Health. This series was born out of Bever’s principle of wanting to document something that is both purposeful and meaningful to him, both as a photographer and a man.