I've always had this idea in my head. The idea of using markets as a backdrop for portraits. I first got the idea from VSCO, when they had this article of a fashion photographer going to Hong Kong to take some portraits. The photographer wanted to capture the essence of Hong Kong, and hence used their wet markets for some really aesthetically pleasing portraits. I was so inspired by it, that for years, I kept thinking about it. It's hard to find the right model for the shoot too, so it wasn't the easiest thing to do. When I first came across Xue Ning's profile (@tainted_smiles_) last year around October (?), I thought she was the perfect person for it. So I slid into her DMs, and asked her if she wanted to collaborate for a shoot. But at the time, she wanted to do something with flowers and so we did. Fast forward to a few days back, and I finally got a chance to materialise my wish of shooting in a market.
And honestly, those are some of my favourite photos to date. I've always wondered, what am I looking for in locations. I guess I just want them to contain a taste of what Singapore is. So I hope you like these photos as much as I do.
