Wondering Around - 2023

Urban Exploring and Street Photography in Singapore top

Wandering around is something I do, think of it as a form of urban exploring, and yes, this is something I have done all over the planet.

Now, before anyone reminds me, that this is not something which can be done safely, just anywhere, but Singapore is one of the exceptions, and after many visits over many years, I have had zero issues while wandering around, all over the island.

That said, I am always aware of my surroundings and before taking photos of anything other than public areas, especially with any sort of religious or government buildings.

This first photo was taken while I was walking around Chinatown, and I spotted these stunning shophouses out of the corner of my eye, which just drew me in.

The result, I was standing in full sun, in the middle of the day, on a traffic island using a tripod-mounted DSLR, and waiting for the traffic to cooperate. And yes, I got some interesting "crazy tourist" looks from some of the locals.

One thing to note when wandering around in Singapore, is to look up, look at this photo, when walking at ground level, it's just a row of shops, but look up and there's the money shot, in this case stunning examples of highly decorated shophouses.

Discovering Architectural Hidden Gems Near Sim Lim Square top

This next one, I found by accident while returning to the hotel from Sim Lim Square, and needing food, so while heading for Maccas, I followed my own advice and looked up. The result of this row of shophouses is just not like any I had seen before; these have balconies.

So after fuelling up at Maccas, I carried on heading for the hotel, but again got distracted by the rear of those shophouses, which were unlike any I had seen elsewhere. And yes, I got some even stranger looks than I got while shooting the street art in Chinatown and Little India.