Photographer #399: Wei Leng Tay

Wei Leng Tay, 1978, Singapore, is a photographer based in Hong Kong who explores how people live their lives within their homes. She gives the viewers a glimpse into the houses of her subjects. In her series Where do we go from here? she looks at what it is to be Japanese from the inside. The project consists of two parts, all taken in the city of Fukuoka. In the first part entitled Initial Encounters she photographed the people in a studio, which gave her an introduction to the people and the opportunity to continue her project. For the continuation of her project, Impressions of Japan, she went into their homes, discovering their relationships, priorities and lives lived. In her ongoing project Hong Kong Living she enters the homes of people and portrays the inhabitants, seeing how they live in this challenging Chinese city. The portrayed reveal a part of their Hong Kong. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and she has exhibited her photographs at several venues around the globe and extensively in Asia. The following images come from the series Discordant Symmetries - Converge, Where do we go from here?: Impressions of Japan and Hong Kong Living.

Website: www.weilengtay.com

Photographer #392: Zhang Jingna

Zhang Jingna aka Zemotion, 1988, Singapore, is a very young and productive fashion photographer currently based in Los Angeles. She started photographing while studying fashion and posted her pictures on Deviantart which quickly lead to millions of views. Very soon she would be shooting for Mercedes Benz Taiwan at the age of 20 years old with Ogilvy & Mather. Since then she has worked for brands as Montblanc, Lancôme, Elle and Canon and became a regular contributor for Harper's Bazaar Singapore. In 2008 she released her first book entitled Something Beautiful. Her work is stylish, classy and very mature for her young age. Besides photography she has been a very succesful at shooting air rifles, even broke the national record and joined the national team, winning several prizes. The following images come from various personal, fashion and commercial shoots.

Website: www.zhangjingna.com