John Arifin is a Singapore based photographer and educator, having first taught a photo class and course in Singapore at the National University of Singapore Extramural Department in 1987. John attended master class at Brooks Institute of Photography in California in 1989 and participated in the BBC Wildlife Photo Symposium in London. He was awarded with his Associateship from Royal Photography Society (RPS) in UK in 1992. Back then he wished that he had a mentor to help and guide him on photography. With that in mind John decided to share his experience and skills with others in Singapore.

 

John and his wife Anna now travel across Asia to document wildlife and culture. In search of a perfect moment to freeze in time and to inspire others through images held from a photo journalistic view. They contributed their photographs and story write-ups to various regional magazines such as Asian Geographic, Asian Photography, Asian Escape, Wingspan-Birds Australia and Spa Asia. John received "Best of The Decade Award " in photojournalism from Asian Geographic Magazine in 2009. You can read their travel journal in www.PhotoTravelAsia.com

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