STORIES i chose to tell
These are not commissions. No brief, no client, no deadline except the ones I set myself. Each series began with something I couldn't stop thinking about — a place, a question, a community, a wound in the landscape — and ended only when the story felt complete.
Long-form documentary work takes time to build and time to read. Set aside a few minutes. These aren't meant to be scrolled past.
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HAJJ - JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME
A photographic journey through the Hajj pilgrimage — from the scorching plains of Arafah to the sacred grounds of Mecca — documenting one of humanity's greatest acts of faith.
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BUMI LUKA - THE TRADE
A photographic study of quarry landscapes in Ipoh, Malaysia — where earth is stripped, stone is taken, and the cost of industry is written into the land itself.
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HIROSHIMA - THE SILENT WITNESS
A photographic meditation on memory and humanity — documenting the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome and the quiet, deliberate way people choose to stand before a history that words alone cannot carry.
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JAPAN - ON THE RAILS
A photographic journey through Japan's railway culture — from the Shinkansen threading between cities at speed, to quiet rural lines where autumn presses in around the tracks.
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BATIK - INHERITANCE IN WAX
A photographic portrait of Batik Inderawasih in Berseri, Perlis — documenting the traditional Malaysian art of batik through the hands, craft, and lifelong dedication.
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JAPAN - UNPOSED
A documentary street photography series across cities — capturing the unscripted, unhurried rhythms of everyday Japanese life, one frame at a time.
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VIETNAM - LIFE ON WHEELS
A documentary series on the streets of Vietnam — where motorbikes carry everything and everyone, and life moves at the pace of two wheels. Shot across Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.