Ying Yi Chua

Singapore-born photographer, established Ying Yi Photography in 2006. This Singapore-based photographic studio specializing in architecture, interior, landscape and urban photography, working with 4x5 large format, medium format and 35mm cameras. Post-production work is carried out digitally.

He is a WSQ (Workforce Skills Qualifications) Singapore certified workplace learning facilitator/trainer. He holds the ACLP (Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance) from the Institute For Adult Learning Singapore (IAL) of Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), certified by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).

He holds a degree in bachelor of arts in architecture from the National University of Singapore and is passionate about the arts and design. After a stint in London where he pursued a professional photography course, he spent 2 years working in Beijing.

He holds the Master of Arts in Fine Arts degree from Goldsmiths' College University of London through Lasalle College of the Arts Singapore. He is exploring possibilities of expanding his photographic methodologies in fine arts. He embraces the meaninglessness, and enjoys the contradictions of nothingness. His artist webstie is at: https://yingyi.studio/art/works.html

His professional experience in various fields is chiefly related to the aesthetics of images. He has worked as part of film crew for TV broadcast in various programs, a freelance photographer, a translator and an art buyer for a major 4A advertising firm.

His client list includes The Wall Street Journal, Wallpaper* magazine and City Guide, Fairmont Magazine, CFO Asia magazine, Credit Suisse, PRUPIM Singapore, ARUP, McConnell Dowell, Lighting Design Partnership, STO SE & Co. KGaA, owmf architecture, CapitaLand, OKH, Far East Organization, Woh Hup, Swiss Post, SilvererKris magazine, SAP, Symantec, Steelcase, Kyoob Architect, Consortium 168 Architects, Arnold. Inhalt und Form, ParkwayHealth and etc.

His art work "Urbanscapes: Contemplations on the Meaninglessness of Looking" is currently exhibiting in Palazzo Bembo at Venice, Italy at the 6th edition of the ECC Architecture Biennial Exhibition, Time Space Existence from 20th May to 26 November 2023, during the Venice Architectural Biennale.

He is a winner for the PDN Photo Anuual 2014 in Corporate/Self Promo catergory.
(details at: http://www.pdnphotoannual.com/gallery/2014/).

He has won the Honorable mentioned award in the Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3) Professional category 2012 competition (details at: http://www.px3.fr/).
He is a nominee in the 7th Annual Black and White Spider Awards (2012) in Architectural (Professional) category and Abstract (Professional) category (details at: http://www.thespiderawards.com/), and 6th Annual Photography Masters Cup (2012) for the Architecture (Professional) category.
He is a nominee in the 5th Annual Photography Masters Cup (2011) for the Architecture (Professional) category.
He has won the Honorable Mention award in the 4th Annual Photography Masters Cup (2010) for the Architecture (Professional) category (details at: http://www.thecolorawards.com).