Darkness to light: a photographer's emotional journey


Azman’s photography work 'Last Train To Learning' (2019), which was captured at the Dabong KTM train station in Kelantan. Photo: Azman Karib Ibrahim

The path one chooses in life is, more often than not, bereft by difficulty and adversity. So much so that it can lead one to stray and even give up travelling on such a dark road in search of something brighter; more hopeful, better.

Perak-born Azman Karib Ibrahim had spent the better part of his life in the corporate world. That was his job.

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