Ngeow's Lok Ann 5 (2013) is a poignant shot of Tung Suk (Uncle Tung) making drinks at KL's Lok Ann Hotel and Coffeeshop on its last day in October 2013. Photo: Ngeow Chow Ying
Ben Toh has a story about how he became a street photographer. A few years ago, yearning for something beyond the confines of portrait photography in the studio, the artist/graphic designer who manages The Refinery Art Gallery in KL took to the street with his camera in hand.
“I wanted to find that special something with my camera, but inspiration did not strike and my mind was blank. I did not notice that an old man pushing his wooden cart had stopped in the middle of the street. He reached for a fag and lit it. He saw I had a camera with me and he just stood there, puffing on his fag and smiling,” he relates.
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