Beneath Singapore’s glamour and modern façade, a quirky and interesting picture is painted by its countrymen. Deanna Ng, a freelance photographer specialising in documentary photography, portraiture and offbeat travel photos, begins to show the other side to Singapore. Diana always tries to find the other side of the story. Her travel series Phsat – Siem Reap profiles the people that make up this Cambodian town and what happens here apart from the many tourists visiting Angkor Wat. Deanna’s latest work on hospice patients endeavours to see the difference in normal situations too, but this series is much more confronting yet, strangely, still beautiful. In 2006, Deanna was selected as an International Participant for the Prestigious Missouri Photo Workshop by the University of Missouri, USA. The experience reinforced her belief that photography breaks down boundaries and allows a unique perspective into the lives of others. As she started photography late in her life, she believes in passing on her skills to the youth. She has taught in numerous schools in Singapore and also at Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Filmmaking. Deanna’s images make you want to experience other cultures in a world that becomes smaller by the day. She shows that there is more to cities than what a guidebook tells you, and that amidst all the famous landmarks, there is a greater story waiting to be unravelled.
