Milford Sound Square Crop

The Mobile Eye – 27 November 2023

Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, New Zealand I took this photo while on a cruise at Milford Sound, New Zealand. Seen to the left is the mighty Mitre Peak, towering nearly a kilometre above the sea level. The faint outlines of Stirling Falls can be seen to the right. I took this picture with my iPhone …

MarineOne-SquareCrop

The Mobile Eye – 12 November 2023

MarinaOne, Downtown Core, Singapore Shot with my iPhone 12 Pro after a dinner outing with my colleagues. I applied the “Noir” filter in the Photos app as I felt giving it a monochrome look would shift the viewer’s focus to the lines and curvatures of the buildings. It was also a fast and easy way to …

The Mobile Eye – 27 September 2023

Palm Pit Viper, Thomson Nature Park, Singapore Taken with my iPhone 12 Pro during a fun outing with colleagues at Thomson Nature Park. The Palm Pit Viper is a venomous snake that feeds on mostly smaller mammals, birds, lizards and frogs. This picture was taken with the iPhone’s telephoto lens (about 50mm equivalent) to keep some …

IPA Honorable Mention

International Photography Awards 2023, Honorable Mention – Radiating Light, 2019

The winners have finally been announced! I am absolutely thrilled to announce that my work Radiating Light, 2019 which was previously picked by the jury for review (and at the time awarded the Professional IPA 2023 Official Selection), has now made it past the jury and is now awarded the Professional IPA 2023 Honorable Mention under the “Architecture, Interior” category. …

Guardians of the Noodle Shop

Picture Stories – Guardians of the Noodle Shop

Guardians of the Noodle Shop Chinatown, Yaorawat Road, Bangkok, Thailand, 2018 The Story Behind I took this picture in 2018 while walking the streets of Bangkok, on my way to Chinatown, when I noticed this little dog and its feline companion keeping a watchful eye on passersby in front of what appears to be a …

IPA 2023 Official Selection Lionel Lam

International Photography Awards – Professional IPA 2023

I am pleased to announce that two of my works – “Castelo de Sao Jorge, 2020” and “Radiating Light, 2019” have been awarded the Professional IPA 2023 Official Selection (Special-Travel / Wanderlust), and Professional IPA 2023 Official Selection (Architecture-Interior) respectively from the prestigious International Photography Awards.  More information about my awards and accolades can be found here.

Experimenting with Instant Photography

In a previous article, I briefly discussed why analog photography is seeing somewhat of a resurgence among the younger crowd. The allure of analog photography may be due to both the aesthetics of the resulting images, as well as the anticipation (or excitement!) of not knowing how your images will turn out. After some deliberation, I …

The Mobile Eye – 12 August 2023

Central Business District, Singapore This was taken with my iPhone 12 Pro earlier in the day after a morning bike commute to the city. It was taken from the same viewpoint as a this picture taken back in June 2023. I get it. It is a clichéd shot. A touristy one, and a photo that will not …