BIOGRAPHY

Ray was born in Singapore and his interest in photography developed after he was given a small camera, with which he used as a visual journal to record daily events.

After several years working at a financial institution, he left to become a photographer. While photographing editorial and documentary stories for magazines, he began to work on a personal assignment about Teresa Hsu Chih, a 107 year-old social worker. Images from this assignment were featured on CNN, and exhibited at The Photographers’ Gallery Singapore.

Ray’s past works explore unique human experiences in projects that reach from spiritual reconnection, environmental evolution, to how people of different backgrounds come together for a common purpose. His photographs reveal the outcome of change as an imminent process of existence, and celebrate the individual’s freedom to pursue what’s close to the heart.

After close to a decade, he began to work on long-term projects that explore the stillness of silence, and the subliminal beauty of light.

During this time, Ray founded UNTITLED BY UNKNOWN to showcase the unknown works of other photographers.

TEACHOGRAPHY

In 2005, he began to teach photography in institutions that include Canadian International School, Hwa Chong International School, Hwa Chong Institution, Anderson Junior College, The Photographers’ Gallery Singapore, and The Substation.

Ray joined Leica Camera Asia Pacific from 2012 to 2019, and oversaw its educational operations as Leica Akademie Manager and Instructor. He was instrumental in creating an inclusive platform for photography education, and supporting the works of both professional photographers and enthusiasts.

In 2014, he was concurrently appointed curator of Leica Galerie Singapore, and over the next five years, he has curated the exhibitions of Thomas Hoepker, Ara Güler, Nikos Economopoulos, Steve McCurry, Tim Page, and Ian Teh, amongst others.

EXHIBITIONS

National Museum of Singapore - Painted Faces, Present Memories (2003)

The Photographers’ Gallery Singapore - OneZeroSeven (2005)