Shintaro Tay

Asia–Pacific (APAC), Singapore

Photojournalist at Freelance

Photojournalist and Filmmaker

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Live in the moment: Breast cancer survivor embraces life with a new outlook

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Shintaro Tay

SINGAPORE – At 35, Ms Andrea Lim learnt that she was pregnant. But two days later, her world turned upside down – she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Ms Lim first noticed an itch on her right nipple and assumed it was a yeast infection. In 2024, she underwent a mammogram and an ultrasound, both of which initially cleared her of a cancer diagnosis, with no lumps or abnormalities. However, her body did not respond to steroid medication, and a biopsy later confirmed she had breast cancer.
Underground pipe in Lavender bursts, disrupting water supply to about 20 homes

2 months ago | asiaone.com | Ang Qing |Shintaro Tay

SINGAPORE — Several residents in a housing estate in the Lavender area experienced a disruption to their water supply after a nearby underground pipe burst on Feb 1. One of them, part-time Grabfood delivery rider Ramdhan Sab’an, said he was heading to his home in Block 811 French Road at about 9pm when he found water gushing from the ground near his block.
Water supply to about 20 homes in Lavender area disrupted after underground pipe bursts

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | Ang Qing |Shintaro Tay

SINGAPORE - Several residents in a housing estate in the Lavender area experienced a disruption to their water supply after a nearby underground pipe burst on Feb 1. One of them, part-time Grabfood delivery rider Ramdhan Sab’an, said he was heading to his home in Block 811 French Road at about 9pm when he found water gushing from the ground near his block.
‘We must protect what is pristine’: Photographer Sebastiao Salgado on his Amazon show in Singapore

Dec 8, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Shintaro Tay

Works by Brazilian photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado are on show at Amazonia: Photographs By Sebastiao Salgado, held at the National Museum of Singapore. ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY Updated Dec 09, 2024, 12:00 PM Published Dec 09, 2024, 12:00 PM SINGAPORE – Strapped in a helicopter with a camera pointed at the mountains of the Amazon rainforest, renowned Brazilian photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado turns to his wife, Lelia Wanick Salgado, and sees tears in her eyes.
Can you spot him? Famous 'invisible man' takes his disappearing act to Singapore

Oct 22, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Shintaro Tay

Known as “The Invisible Man”, 51-year-old Liu has gained international recognition for his photographic self-portraits, where he is painted from head to toe to hide in plain sight against an eclectic array of backdrops. From the Great Wall of China to the Colosseum in Rome, Liu has made himself a canvas in more than 20 countries around the world over the last two decades. Liu Bolin at the Great Wall of China in Beijing in 2010.
A Singapore stroke survivor’s hard fight towards recovery

Oct 15, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Shintaro Tay

For 10 days, she lay unconscious in intensive care at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. When the mother of three, who was then 49, awoke, she had lost strength and coordination on the right side of her body and her ability to speak. Nothing was the same again for Madam Koo and her family. Before the stroke, Madam Iris Koo had long hair but now has short hair because it is easier to maintain. Her youngest child, Lee Min Rong, who was 17 at the time, was especially affected.
Shoots of hope: Meet the people ensuring a future for mangroves in Indonesia

Oct 1, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Shintaro Tay |Goal Achieved

A mangrove forest probably does not have much in common with Korean pop music. Yet, over the past two decades, mangrove scientist Tengku Zia Ulqodry has been flashing a picture of K-pop star Lee Min-ho to students in his mangrove conservation class at the Sriwijaya University in Palembang. His message to them: Only when people love these ecosystems as much as many do the pop star, can these critical ecosystems thrive in the face of a multitude of threats.
The accidental collector:

Jul 16, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Elaine Lee |Shintaro Tay

They are the property of avid collector Ong Pang Yeow, 52, whose late father was a former employee of SIA. The pride of his collection? A plaque that took him 20 years to find. The commemorative item was given to the first passengers to fly SIA after its split from Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA) on Oct 1, 1972. He first saw it in Outlook – an internal newsletter for SIA employees – some 20 years ago. After years of searching for it online, he eventually found the plaque on eBay Australia in 2022.
'Bigger than my girlfriend': 100kg grouper caught off Indonesia stuns supermarket shoppers in Ang Mo Kio

Jun 17, 2024 | asiaone.com | Shintaro Tay

SINGAPORE – The blade of the knife came off the handle as meat specialist Mike Foo was filleting a 100kg giant grouper in front of a crowd of eager shoppers at FairPrice Xtra AMK Hub on June 17. “It was very difficult to do the filleting because the fish was huge, the meat was very thick and the bones were very hard,” said Mr Foo, 50.
Singapore aglow

May 28, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Shintaro Tay

Inspired by the Japanese art of Iwagumi, which means underwater gardening, it is one of 17 pieces of artworks by 25 local and international artists. The festival organised by the Urban Redevelopment Authority showcases light art installations. In the energy-sapping humidity, Nimrod Weis, an interactive artist from Australia, and his men were hard at work to ensure that the artwork met the high standards expected of a festival of this magnitude.