Mindy Tan Photography

29/05/2024

We filmed this when Sasha was about 2 months old, the process forced me to put in to words all the emotions that had been going on inside.

I wrote and rewrote the script each night, hoping to simplify it to its essence, so we could film the scenes in a short time, keep the baby happy, while managing everything else. I am so glad she was sleeping through the night by this stage so I had time to pump, edit the video and do voiceover. I'm so glad to be given this assignment, to create for the new camera launch and for myself, and Sasha. Most lucky opportunity.

Aboveall, I am so glad to share this intimate video with you.

As a first-time mother, FUJIFILM X-Photographer Mindy Tan documents the early days she spends with her newborn daughter. It is a challenging time but she for...

27/08/2023

Took a class out on the streets today, for a candid "Location-spotting" portraiture class. We're not looking for trains, but looking for locations in the most mundane of places, where we can create amazing portraits.

I wanted to demonstrate the different dynamic ways we can think about our environments, whether its architecture, interior structures, greenery and landscapes, or simply, light falling into a hole, as these two images prescribe.

More behind-the-scenes images to come.

Thanks to for supporting this workshop and all participants who showed up in town early on a Sunday morning!

21/08/2023

Snippets from my Creative Night Portrait workshop held last week, a collaboration with Aputure and Fujifilm. Slots were quickly filled, we had a full turnout and a great time!

For those who missed it, we will be having a second workshop on 20th September. Sign up details will be available on Fujifilm X Singapore soon!

Thank you Aputure Asia and Fujifilm X Singapore for your support!

31/05/2023

Listen to this webinar, where I share 17 secrets of documentary photography.
Thank you PSS Singapore for hosting this webinar and masterclass, and Fujifilm X Singapore for your sponsorship

10/04/2023

New Portrait work, photographing the legendary Andrew Robertson, President and CEO of BBDO Worldwide. I would have never imagined in this lifetime that I get to do this.

03/03/2023

On 25/3, I'll be having a street photography workshop in Bugis, Sign ups here:

  Follow Fujifilm X-Photographer Mindy Tan on a street photography photowalk around the Bugis district in Singapore. Mindy will point out potential areas and scenarios to shoot great street photos, explaining her concepts and taking your questions!   

24/02/2023

Join me in a walkabout next Saturday! Sign up details here

Save the dates!

Join X-Photography Mindy Tan Photography as she shares and teaches you how to spot complex photography compositions and moments worth revisiting.

Date: 4 March 2023, Saturday
Time: 4.30pm - 7.00pm
Venue: Litlle India (Little India MRT Exit E, Ground Level)
Fee: $50

Sign up here, right now!
https://forms.gle/DA5VYF7ERqVG7oMV7

22/02/2023

Save the date! March 4th, Saturday, 4:30pm - 7pm: Street Photography Walkabout in Little India . It's been awhile since I made a workshop and I wanted to get started again now. So I've decided to head back to my much beloved Little India. Do join me next week! Together, we'll explore the streets and I will give you guiding points on what to look out for, how to shoot, what to shoot, and how to push yourself further in street photographer. Of course, you can ask me any questions during the session as well. Sign up details will be posted very soon on Fujifilm Singapore page. Hope to see you there!!

21/02/2023

Some roads are lonely. Some require you to come back down before you can get back up again. And it's alright. Growth is never linear.

19/12/2022

Shooting with a long lens gave me a perspective of Little India I'd never seen before, even though I've been there thousands of times. It forced me to go far, and also go higher up- in this case I went to the HDB flats for a bird's eye view. And suddenly I could understand the topography of the street, how the segments of Little India were planned. You know, URA's/architect's viewpoint.
(I explain it more in the lastest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUU0WL75G4w)

Whereas previously I was all caught up in the cacophony, the finer details, the shopping, the dirt, the grime. It was at this instance I fell in love with shooting long.
Long also means more legwork, more planning, a bigger circumference to shoot the same spot.

02/11/2022

If you have missed sign-ups for Friday, I'm also doing a sharing on Sunday, at MS Color in Ang Mo Kio, sign-ups just launched! Please come with your masks on, thank you!

Limited seats available. Light refreshments will be provided. 🥤
Date: 6 November 2022 (Sunday) | Time: 2 - 5pm
Registration starts at 1.30pm
RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/gzd579FaKTrbdVSw9
(Or go to MS Color FB page)

01/11/2022

This Friday, sharing some images from Japan at Cathay Photo.
Limited to 25 pax. Please come with your masks on!
Sign-up here: https://www.cathayphoto.com.sg/.../cathay-in-focus...

20/06/2022

Conducted a most awesome workshop over the weekend, the 34th PSS Masterclass. Thank you all for coming!

Explore the world of FUJIFILM X Series and GFX. We'll provide the knowledge, inspiration and technique to enhance your photographic life.

01/04/2022

01/04/2022

Shooting at this special Friday evening, before the Muslim community begins a month of fasting and prayer. The streets were abuzz with so much energy!

24/10/2021

It's photo-talk time again! This time Cairnhill Community Club is holding the event, that's linked to a photography competition organised by Our Green MoCa - Moulmein-Cairnhill
Do sign up and see you in person (masks on!), on 6 Nov!

[Postponed to 27 Nov 2021, Saturday] ~ A picture is worth a thousand words. Learn how you can take a picture of your environment and let your photo tell a story. Photography is a powerful tool to raise awareness about climate change and inspire action.

Join us in this photography talk as Fujifilm ambassador and commercial photographer, Mindy Tan (Mindy Tan Photography), shares tips on how to frame your shot and improve your skills.

On-site will also be a Fujifilm X Singapore “Touch & Try” Camera Booth with product specialist, Jere Chong, on hand to answer all your questions!

Sign up now at https://bit.ly/photographytalk or scan the QR code, as seats are limited for this on-site event! Don’t forget to test out your skills after by submitting an entry to our Green Photography Competition: https://bit.ly/GreenPhotography. Who knows, you just might be the top winner! 📸

24/10/2021

Today, I will be taking part in live discussion panel at Archifest, taking about photography and comics

23/10/2020

For this Singapore Tourism Board Campaign led by Ink, titled, "A Singapore State of Mind," I was asked to explain what Strength means in Singapore. (Ep.3) https://ink-global.com/asingaporestateofmind/

The Singapore Dragonboat Association in Kallang is a place where my real strength was developed, more mentally than physically. I was a National Junior College Canoeist and Dragonboater. Being NJ Canoeist isn't just a title, it's a tradition. Rowing in the team for 2 years was formative. It was where friendships were formed going strong forwards to today, where sweat and tears rolled, and where I learnt "It's not the triumph but the struggle", "not to win, but to take part."

That was how the Dragonboat segment became the highlight of this short film. The boats are half-full due to social distancing measures.

Being back in the water felt amazing. Rowers who spent days here will know how it feels. I had to hold back tears saying it: This is the place I come home.

Photos taken for the episode:
(Fujifilm X-T3, XF100-400mm)

15/10/2020

"Inspirational Singaporean hosts share what makes them passionate about their city in a new three-part film series, “A Singapore State of Mind.”

I'm honoured to be on Episode 3, photographing what strength means to me in Singapore and among Singaporeans, in this short film - here's the trailer!

Thanks and Singapore Tourism Board for the feature and showcasing my photographs. The full clip on Singapore State of Mind Ep.3
https://ink-global.com/asingaporestateofmind/

23/09/2020

Part 2 of the five-part photography series

23/09/2020

A collaboration with

10/04/2020

FUND-RAISING FOR MIGRANT WORKERS- PRINT-SALE
Thanks to the initiative of Darren Soh, we, 8 Singaporean photographers, are fund-raising to support our migrant worker community who have been badly affected by Covid-19.
Buy our photographic work in print, from $80 to $500. (Signed!)
100% proceeds will be donated to:
- Distributing Coronavirus Prevention Care Packets (CPCP) to 43,000 migrant workers in Singapore. Each Care Packet includes essentials such as shampoo, soap, hand sanitisers, masks and top up prepaid phone cards (Project Chulia Street)
- Covid Migrant Support Coalition, a group of 4 NGOs (Migrant x Me, Itsrainingraincoats, Citizen Adventures and Singapore Migrant Friends) to deliver food daily, provide mental health and online learning resources for quarantined workers
Thank you hardworking James Tan who is supervising the quality of the prints, AVS for sponsoring the printing, and
Objectifs who are our hosting platform!
Our hearts go out to migrant workers quarantined in this crisis.

11/12/2019

22/10/2019

What is time? Does time determine how fast or slow we should move our lives? In episode Time, local documentary photographer Mindy Tan meets a vulnerable senior and a child with special needs. Through her encounters, she questions the value of how time should be spent.

This is a series in collaboration with Community Chest.

https://www.viddsee.com/video/add-a-new-story-time

What is time? Does time determine how fast or slow we should move our lives? In episode Time, local documentary photographer Mindy Tan meets a vulnerable senior and a child with special needs. Through her encounters, she questions the value of how time should be spent.This is a series in collaborati...

12/10/2019

Just up this week: SMRT (trains and bus-stops) ad campaign for Community Chest and the NCSS, National Council of Social Service.

These posters can be seen outside train stations, Eg Toa Payoh, Serangoon, Jurong East.

Mental health, Autism and Polio are highlighted here.

This is part of a larger video campaign I've been working on collaboratively over the last month. More updates and more details when the videos are released.

18/06/2019

JUST IN: Elia Locardi's new video series which takes him around the world, starting on the bayfront of Singapore, and in my humble home (from 10:38)!

I love how Elia has managed to package educational content about the way he shoots, a dash of tourism and a whole lot of persona in this episode. Can't wait to watch the rest of the series, congratulations!

Watch, watch and support!

Join me in a new series as we take a journey around the world together, and share about photography, travel, people, food, experiences, and everything that h...

14/05/2019

On assignment for Die Zeit, 9 May 2019

26/02/2019

A short piece I filmed in Japan (Hiroshima, Kurashiki, Onomichi, Osaka), using the 8-16mm lens. Really enjoyed doing this, and hope to do more videos!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBrmgxg58zw&t

X-Photographer Mindy Tan from Singapore captures light with the super wide zoom XF8-16mmF2.8 R LM WR For more on XF8-16mmF2.8 R LM WR: https://fujifilm-x.com...

22/09/2018

Sharing this segment, presented at the Fujifilm X-T3 camera launch yesterday. Photos and videos made with X-T3.

A self-drive summer holiday through Hokkaido, Japan.
Photos and video shot entirely on Fujifilm X-T3.

This travelogue has been produced for the Fujifilm X-T3 Turbo launch. Mindy had early access to the camera during the testing period, and used it to photograph her journey to Hokkaido.

The trip is separately sponsored by Scenic Byway Hokkaido.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxZi6UfQqPE&t

A self-drive summer holiday through Hokkaido, Japan. Photos and video shot entirely on Fujifilm X-T3. This travelogue has been produced for the Fujifilm X-T3...

15/08/2018

Recent work for Airbnb. Got to experience this walk around Guangzhou too and it was awesome.