It just takes good timing, and two persons who want to work together.

I’m not a person who enjoys holiday seasons, especially major ones. I tend to get cranky at having to fulfill certain obligations and showing face time to people I’m not particularly keen on sharing any of my time with. Don’t even get me started on the non-stop barrage of annoying songs that are played everywhere.

So when Roarie told me she was available on the first day of this Chinese New Year, a day before, we quickly made plans to shoot. It was the first time we worked together, but it was an absolute blast. During the shoot we were talking about food, sharing stories, and even managed to get some pretty good photos. Like this one.

Roarie, Singapore, 2015. © 2015 Callan Tham. All rights reserved.

I’ve still got 5 rolls of medium format film and 2 rolls of 35mm film to process, and we should get plenty more from there. Best way to spend the first day of a draining holiday season. I’m sure we’ll get to shoot again, hopefully soon!