train station – Angelina Hue

December 26, 2019July 26, 2020

Travelling, slow and fast by rail in China

Reflections from an overnight train ride from Hong Kong to Shanghai and a high-speed rail journey along China’s eastern territory

November 7, 2013January 25, 2014

Je voudrais que quelqu’un m’attende quelque part

18 September 2013, Rotterdam Centraal

October 5, 2013October 1, 2016

Rotterdam, the Netherlands: Rotterdam Centraal Station

I bought a few CDs after work today. This included two jazz albums: All Our Reasons featuring Billy Hart, together with Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner and Ben Street; Imaginary Sketches featuring Chad McCullough with Bram Weijters Quartet. While listening to them this evening, I was reminded of the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, which AB…

September 25, 2013October 1, 2016

Ludwigshafen, Germany

For my project during the Magnum Photos workshop, I had considered focusing on Ludwigshafen – a city that is less than 30 minutes by train from Heidelberg – before eventually deciding on the disused tobacco machines instead. I spent a few hours on the first afternoon of the workshop taking photos around the city’s infamous central…

July 9, 2013October 1, 2016

Symmetry: Antwerp Central Station

When I travel, I usually take only a few pictures of renowned monuments and buildings as there are already many great images that others have captured of these places before I. Unless I find something particularly different or interesting, I rather spend my time wandering around and taking in the ambiance. This was what happened…

January 8, 2013October 1, 2016

Prague: Art Nouveau

I spent a few hours today editing a press release and reading about Art Nouveau / Jugendstil / Seccession styles. Before I moved to Europe, I barely knew or even heard of these art movements. In Singapore, I grew up surrounded mostly by buildings of the Brutalist or Post-Modernist styles, with a few in colonial…

January 5, 2013October 1, 2016

Hong Kong: Moments to Remember

After yesterday’s post, counting down to my visit to Hong Kong, I was inspired to go through the photos of HK that I’ve taken between 1995 and 2011. I had wanted to put up 20 photos – to coincide with my being in HK in 20 days from today. But there are too many that…