Gary Ong

I'm a photojournalist of life, preferring available light photography rather than working in a fixed lighting environment. I focus on capturing people in their natural behaviour. These days I take to the streets for inspiration, capturing people engaged in day-to-day activities.

One of the best opportunities I have is collaborating with Boenga, one of Singapore's top floral designers. Harijanto, the principal designer behind Boenga has consistently comes up with concepts and designs that sparks my creativity and challenges me at how to render a design into a photograph that best captures the essence of his work.

I work with both DSLR and rangefinders, favouring fast primes over the convenience of zooms.

My journey in photography continues...

Gear

  • DSLR
  • 5D mark II w/ BG-E6
  • 15mm f2.8 Fisheye
  • 24mm f1.4 L
  • 50mm f1.2 L
  • 85mm f1.2 L II
  • 135mm f2 L
  • 16-35mm f2.8 L II
  • 24-105mm f4 L

  • Rangefinder
  • Leica M8
  • Leica 35mm f2 Summicron Asph
  • Voigtlander 35mm f1.4 Nokton
  • Canon 50mm f1.4 LTM