Photo Essay

The Humans Behind Our MRT Station Shops

The Humans Behind Our MRT Station Shops

In search for the soul of our train stations.

by Elliot Lee August 23, 2024

The Last Generation of Singapore’s Newspaper Stand Vendors

The Last Generation of Singapore’s Newspaper Stand Vendors

They are the newspaper vendors that we've grown to forget. These are their stories.

by Stephanie Lee June 15, 2023

The Last Mile: Golden Mile Complex’s Final Hedonistic Hurrah

The Last Mile: Golden Mile Complex’s Final Hedonistic Hurrah

Singapore's party-goers bid farewell to the complex to the only way they know how.

by Hykel Quek March 9, 2023

Re-Route, and the Things We Saw En Route Little India’s Hidden Spaces

Re-Route, and the Things We Saw En Route Little India’s Hidden Spaces

An intimate peek into Little India's rules, rhythms and radiance— seemingly unaffected by the rapid changes going on outside its boundaries.

by Zachary Tang September 28, 2022

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Singapore’s Longest Curved HDB Corridor, and the Distance Between Our Neighbours

Singapore’s Longest Curved HDB Corridor, and the Distance Between Our Neighbours

The people of 34 Whampoa West share their stories of loneliness, neighbourliness, and everything in between.

by Stephanie Lee

May 31, 2024

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In Their Own Skin: Portraits of Eczema in Singapore

In Their Own Skin: Portraits of Eczema in Singapore

Three Singaporeans open up about the wounds they carry both inside and out.

by Benjamin Tan

March 28, 2024

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This Body is Not Mine: Living With Gender Dysphoria

This Body is Not Mine: Living With Gender Dysphoria

"When my dysphoria is triggered, the only thought in my head is, 'Get me out of this body'."

by Shiva Bharathi Gupta

May 24, 2023

In Photos: What Depression Looks Like

In Photos: What Depression Looks Like

“Depression is finding it hard to shampoo your hair and then sinking to the bathroom floor in tears. Depression is numb. It is lonely. It is ruthless.”

by Zamiya Noor

October 10, 2022

What Are Singaporeans Truly Afraid Of? An AI Generates Their Fears

What Are Singaporeans Truly Afraid Of? An AI Generates Their Fears

We got Midjourney to conjure the things that we don’t want to see—the darkest depths of subconscious Singaporean fears.

by Ilyas Sholihyn

September 1, 2022