I have an innate love of stories. And this is the reason what drew me to photography. I believe storytelling matters—it heals and teaches; it inspires and resolves; it enchants us as well as enlightens us. Since then, this has been a core pillar of my career as a photographer.
The aim of these projects is to reveal universal truths about humanity by sharing real stories of human struggles and their eventual triumph. Through these meaningful stories we see how very different people share the same life experiences and how human nature can transcend culture.
Martin is a construction worker from Bangladesh. I met him in 2015 fishing by the Geylang river in Singapore.
Since then we've been meeting every Thursday afternoon for a chat. I was suppose to hand him this photograph on our next meet up. Regrettably, the day I took this photograph was the last day I saw him. The Thursday chats were abruptly cut for some reason I am not quite sure of. I do wish he is well and good.
