Lina had been living in Singapore for six months — working as an apprentice attorney by day, and shooting film on the side during her time off on weekends. We first met by chance, when I was testing a new Hasselblad lens along the Singapore River. I offered to take a few headshots, nothing formal. Just natural light and a quick moment.

A month later, we found ourselves doing a proper shoot — full scope, full scale — to mark the end of her stay. These portraits became keepsakes from her time in the city.

We started at Nylon Coffee (personal fave!), then wandered through Everton Park and Neil Road, eventually ending around Southbridge and Boat Quay where I initially took her headshots a month prior. Just walking, chatting, framing the spaces she moved through for the past half-year. The tone stayed filmic and natural — soft light, no flash, no overthinking.

At one point, Lina raised her camera and took a candid of me mid-shot. She’s a film photographer — a mindful one — and I know how intentional each press of the shutter is when you’re working with a roll of Kodak 135. That frame meant more than she probably knows.

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Filmic lifestyle portraits photographed in Singapore to mark the end of a six-month stay. Shot on location across Nylon Coffee, Everton Park, Neil Road, Southbridge, and Elgin Bridge in February 2024. Captured by @_elsewherelse using Leica SL2 and Leica Q3 with a cinematic, documentary approach.