Telok Ayer Street Photography

Saturday morning I met with my photo explorer group at Telok Ayer and we planned on walking around for about three hours and shooting whatever came our way. It was a small group of five photographers plus one organizer/photographer. We started at the Thian Hock Keng Temple, one of the oldest and most important Hokkien temples in Singapore. Photography is allowed in most areas of the temple and it is often frequented by tourists with large groups arriving daily.

Inside the temple courtyard looking at the back roof.

Inside looking at the open doors. There is a high door frame you need to step over to enter. This is there to make sure you are looking down (bowing your head) as you enter the temple.

A closer look at the doors. There are a few sets of doors painted like this.

Close up of one of the dragons on an incense urn. 

Here is the incense urn from the above photo.

Every inch is very detailed. Even the ceiling is beautiful. 

The temple started to get crowded with tourists and a few worshipers so we went for a walk around the area. Here are some of my photos. This neighborhood is very close to home for me, I walk around here all the time. 

This photo was pointed out by our organizer. The new high rise buildings and the old refurbished building with the street lamps gives a nice old and new contrast. This is why I like the group photo outings. I am here all the time but I don't always see the same things the other photographers see. 

Alley barber shop. I liked the reflection of the first customer in the mirror. He is waiting for the barber to finish setting up. The barber was excited to see us there and liked that we were taking his photo. According to the Singaporeans in the group, alley barber shops are hard to find these days. 

I took a photo of my group hard at work. They are trying for a reflection shot in the window of a business that is closed for the day.

I preferred the reflection in the car hood.

Another temple just down the street. This one does not allow photographers to shoot inside. The large metal furnace in front is for burning offerings.

I like all of the street lamps in this shot.

Happy Friday!!!