The house of an indigenous chieftain from the Nias tribe. ~ Photograph by Zainal Lembang | 1976, Pulau Nias, North Sumatra. In the Nias language, the Nias people are known as Ono Niha; which literally means ‘de ...

Workers repair Bangkok’s endless, tangled wires. Photography by Zashnain Zainal   ...

There’s no way one can miss the presence of slum neighbourhoods in Bangkok. Urban poverty gets in your face, regardless where you’re travelling in the congested City of Angels. Despite its overbearing pre ...

In a realm of loss, individuals are forgotten and neglected by the mainstream doctrine of social development. Photographs by @bedlamfury Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2018   ...

I’m Lego. Bangkok, Thailand 2017. ...

I just want the world to be quiet for a bit. Once in a while, I struggle against the onslaught of noise; staggering against the hammering colours that flood the senses. Weak, tired. I want a break, in complete, sooth ...

The unapologetic urban rogue. A lone non-conformist to the predictable, senseless whims of Malaysian high society. Mental health services and outreach activities are dwindling and often inaccessible to those who wand ...

The structures we build, will eventually meet the end, when nature reclaims the realm. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2017.   ...

Neglected faces. With the decline of Thailand’s economy, the working class are left to fend for themselves. They work every day, from dusk to dawn. They sweat to service debts owed to loan sharks, relatives and ...

The working class hero. Manual labour, limited education, poor opportunities but there lies the intense desire to persevere in a climate of uncertainty. Bangkok, Thailand 2017   ...

Modern structures, high-rise buildings challenged by the perseverance of minorities. An uncompleted Hindu temple.   ...

Let us contemplate existence.   ...

A rapid but sad transformation of human social roots. Rural communities are attracted by the endless possibilities of a mighty city, however many find themselves in uncaring slums and neighbourhoods devoid of any ...

From Bangkok to Loei. Thailand’s capital city is a mess. The stifling political heat within the city, and accompanying it was the sense of middle class apathy, has drained me. Then the opportunity presents i ...

Kuala Lumpur, a regional mark of development and the epitome of a grueling rat race.  Many urban Malaysians and migrants live and work in the city. I feel the realm under my feet, this pulsing metropolis. The dark ...

By abandoning the great illusion, we come to terms with ourselves through hardship and perseverance, and we embrace the reality that our immortality starts when others change their behaviors in response to our selfle ...

A young Malaysian was in a dilemma, he felt an odd yet inflamed feeling to find his calling, but he was unable to do so within the confinement of society and family. Naturally so, it should not be surprising for ever ...

To leave a country is like breaking out of jail. And to enter a country is like going through the eye of a needle. Am I free to travel? Only with a Passport. ...

Photos from Jayapura, West Papua, by Paul ...

"To leave a country is like breaking out of jail, and to enter a country is like going through the eye of a needle. Am I free to travel?... Only with a passport." ...