Our Instructors

Jino Lee (Resident Instructor)

Jino Lee is the resident photography instructor with Canon Singapore and Assistant Manager for Canon Imaging Academy.

He has conducted various photography workshops and seminars for Canon Singapore, ranging from product training to in-depth photography courses, and also organising trips for photo buffs around SE Asia. Since 2006, over 16,000 participants have attended his training sessions and workshops. Known as a photographer that could "walk his talk", he shares his passion, vast knowledge and deep experiences seamlessly in his workshops, so that all participants could easily weave photography theory into practice.

His favourite past-time is doing “Street Photography”, where he prowls the street, searching for interesting subjects and unexpected moments to capture.

Lance Leong (Resident Instructor)

Lance would get a lot of his ideas and inspiration from films and movies, and it kick-started his adventure into video production work over the past 11 years. In 2004, Lance worked at the Digital Media Hub and trained under the mentor-ship of a renowned film editor and press photographer and gained strong insights on photography principles and skills. This added more value in his video knowledge and thus, has enabled him to work with many different projects and events.

Be it corporate or weddings or even a simple birthday party event, Lance takes every shot of video or photo very seriously because he is heavily driven by the priceless sense of satisfaction from his clients/customer. He enjoys laughter and happy emotions, and would take every opportunity to delight you with a good sense of humour.

In the recent years, Lance has conducted many photography trips in South East Asia, and is also a resident instructor with Canon Singapore.

Nugene Chiang (Resident Instructor)

Nugene has always been fascinated by how beautiful the skies can look in their different shades of ‘moods’. At age 20, he purchased his 1st point and shoot camera, and would spend many rolls of ﬁlm just photographing the skies. During the same period, he enrolled into LaSalle-College of the Arts to study a Diploma in Communication Design, hoping to pursue a career in advertising.

Showing keen interest in his photography modules, his lecturer decide to offer him an internship role as a commercial photography assistant. The internship role eventually became a part time job and for the next 2 years, Nugene trained under the watchful eye of his mentor and learn the craft of commercial photography. In 2005, he went on to Stock photography and has travelled to numerous countries for photo-shoots, and also had his work represent many ads for banks, telcos, magazines, etc. Recently in 2010, he graduated with a Degree in Fine Art photography from LaSalle-College of the Arts and is now a resident trainer with Canon Singapore.

Alex Siew

Classes: Strobist Flash Photography

Alex Siew started his career as a photojournalist with the Singapore Press Holdings and a photographer with the Ministry Of Defense (Singapore). He is currently the director and chief photographer of several photography firms.

Through the years of his photography journey, he has achieved various accolades. He was presented with two prestigious awards from The Master Photographers Association for Professional Photographers, based in the United Kingdom. His photograph titled 'Inner strength' was judged the Winner in the Contemporary Portrait Category and his other entry entitled 'Hero' was highly commended under the same category. He was also declared Master Photographer of the Year 2009 (Far East).

Alex is constantly contributing back to society, by means of photography. Some of the organizations he has contributed time to are the Singapore Children Society, the Boys Home and the Saint Andrew’s Cathedral Home for Aged.

With continued aspirations to promote better photography; he had also judged various photography competitions and has given talks to a wide span of audiences, both locally and overseas.

He is also sharing his knowledge and expertise by conducting photography classes at various platforms. These inlcude the Ministry of Education (Singapore), Young NTUC, Canon (Singapore) and Ojectifs (Centre for Photography and film making). He was also appointed the official Photoscape photography instructor for the inaugural Youth Olympics Games 2010.

Alex believes that photography is borderless and holds no racial, cultural, religious or language barrier. In his words; he aims “To make the world a better place thru photography.”

David Lawrence Lim

Classes: Basic Photography Course, Studio Lighting for Portraiture

Taking good photographs begins with making a good coffee. It helps if one is prepared to help carry equipment, paint the walls and sweep the floor too. So discovered Lawrence Lim, who decided to step out of his comfort zone and pursue a career in video and photography over a decade ago.

Indeed, learning to work around the camera went a long way in learning to work behind it. Having worked on film, video and photography sets, Lawrence has garnered a wealth of experience in all three genres, with especial fondness for lighting. Lighting, whether natural or artificial, is key to an inspiring image.

Lawrence has captured a multitude of life's most memorable moments. His photographs have been published in various magazines, while his videos can be seen on TV. The way he sees it, an image - still or moving, fabricated or documented - is all about reflecting personal vision and aspiration.

Joseph Goh

Classes: HDR for Night Photography

Joseph Goh is an award winning self taught photographer. He started photography at the age of 32 after he bought his first digital SLR in 2008 and his photography journey begins. Since 2009, his images have won him awards in international photography competitions and featured in various publications and photography exhibitions.

Despite taking photos in different genres, he has a special interest in macro and nature. Experiencing nature and photographing her beauty, he is always fascinated with the insect kingdom and their habitats. With his eyes for details, he spent hours observing and taking pictures of them, believing that insects like human beings has different expressions and body languages.

Joseph takes great pride in capturing the moments, understanding and connecting with his subjects.

Nic Ong

Classes: Basic Photography Course

Believing in the mantra: "What Touches My Heart, Will Touch Others", the camera became a self-taught photographer's tool of expression of a life's journey. Nic was inspired to pick up a camera when he was touched by the sight of a group of elders while doing community work in 1998.

While his portfolio is a testament to his discerning eyes for capturing timeless moments, Nic’s earnest dedication in honing his photography skills and developing his unique signature style, paved the way for his creative works to be featured in magazines, catalogues and publications.

His images have been used by corporate clients not limited to MNCs, Statutory Boards and Educational Institutes in their campaigns. Nic has earned recognition in the photography, frequently called upon to present and give talks in both local and International events (i.e. Photo Imaging Expo (PIX), Montage Singapore, etc), as well as to judge in various photography competitions.

His works have been recognized by the Swiss Watch Industry, he was specially commissioned to go to Switzerland by Ulysse Nardin's President, Mr Rolf Schnyder, to document the factory's life in the iconic book titled "The Making of the Masterpiece" to commemorate 160 Years of Watch Making in 2005. He has since penetrated into the niche market collaborating with other International clients such as Richard Mille, International Watch Company (IWC), Volker Vyskocil, Blancpain and many others, to document the stories of these renowned watchmakers.

In 2009, Nic joined the Canon Digital Lab as one of the pioneer instructors where he imparts his skills and experiences to share his passion for photography. He is well-liked by his students for his dynamic and out-of-the-box effective teaching style by injecting the fun element into the classroom. Many of his faithful students have since progressed into serious amateurs and professionals.

While he enjoys the day to day running of his business and working with clients, he continues his search for new platforms in visual communications. His sense of discovery from Still to Motion was further enhanced when he adopted the revolutional HDSLR Video Recording for 5D MKII in its inception stage. Nic is currently involved in producing TVCs, Corporate Videos and Short Films locally and around the world.

Triston Yeo

Classes: The Art of Framing, Intermediate Photography Course, Digital Photo Photography Workshop

Fellow, Master Photographer Association (FMPA)

Formally trained in Finearts through the Art Elective Programme, majoring in Theatre Studies at the National University of Singapore, Triston has always been attracted to the creative realm. Distilling years of experience in traditional and performing arts, Triston has since chosen photography as his vehicle to push the boundaries of art.

As a commercial photographer, Triston has worked on a wide range of projects for various MNCs, statutory boards and educational institutions such as Pontiac Land, Bank Julius Baer, Credit Suisse, Changi Airport, Maritime Port Authority of Singapore and Insitute of Technical Education. He has also worked with various tourism organizations such as the Sri Lanka Tourism Bureau, Hungarian Embassy, Thailand Tourism Board and Laos Tourism Board, seeking to bring out the hidden beauty of these countries through his photographs.

Being acknowledged as one of Asian Geographic’s Best Photographer of the Decade, educating budding photographers is another of Triston’s personal missions. Through photography seminars and photoclinics, Triston aims to share the knowledge he has accumulated over the years.

“There are no trade secrets. By sharing, one is constantly improving and moving on to learn new things. Appreciate the environment, appreciate the people and share their lives with everyone,” says Triston Yeo.

Vicky Yeow

Classes: Practical DSLR Techniques, Travel Photography Workshop

Vicky was already an avid traveler when she discovered her passion in Photography. She was then a professional headhunter in the IT industry.

In 2009, Vicky moved into the Travel Photography arena full time and has since been organizing and leading overseas workshops. She has brought participants to various locations in China, Tibet and Everest Base Camp, Nepal, Turkey, India, Indonesia, Cambodia and other countries. Her workshops have brought not only photography enthusiasts but also professional photographers to some of the most beautiful and out of reach places. She has also added meaning to her workshops by bringing smiles to the orphans in countries like Cambodia. Her passion has allowed her and her participants to bring long time dreams to realism.

Vicky's works and photos have been featured in the best selling Photography Magazines in China. Currently, she provides articles, photos and consulting for PhotoYou, a Photography Magazine by Reader's Digest in collaboration with Canon Singapore. She is also writing Photography and Travel books for some locations in China.

When not conducting courses or leading groups, Vicky devotes her time to Street Photography and Photo Journals, featuring aspects of (realism of) life that is not seen and explored by the common people.