Liora Chow

A bustling hawker centre in Singapore with people dining at tables and queuing at food stalls, capturing the lively atmosphere before closing time.
  • August 20, 2026

The Last Few Customers Before Closing

The hawker centre feels different when the crowd begins...

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Close-up of glossy char kway teow on a bright red plate at Hong Lim Food Centre, capturing the glistening surface of flat noodles and cockles fried in wok hei.
  • August 7, 2026

Smoke Held Close

The plate arrives while the smoke is still near....

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A bustling scene at Lau Pa Sat food center in Singapore, showing patrons dining at marble-topped tables, with various food stalls visible in the background.
  • July 30, 2026

The Space After Someone Leaves

The chair is still warm. Whoever sat there has...

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Morning light entering Tekka Centre as stalls begin their routine
  • July 17, 2026

Steam Holding in the Aisle

The day has already started before the tables fill....

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Exterior view of Fortune Centre in Singapore, capturing the building's iconic architecture and local urban charm on a clear day.
  • July 16, 2026

The Regular Tables of Fortune Centre

The building is already awake, though the corridors have...

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Tian Tian Hainanese chicken rice resting on a table, untouched for a moment.
  • July 10, 2026

Rice Before Conversation

Placed down before anything is said. The plate arrives...

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A steaming bowl of Laksa topped with shrimp and cockles sits on a tray at a bustling Singaporean hawker centre, capturing a quiet, unresolved moment amidst the background blur of diners and food stalls.
  • July 2, 2026

Small Moments That Don’t Resolve

A bowl sits on the table with food still...

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Approach to Lau Pa Sat—ironwork, street edge, daylight held at the entrance
  • June 19, 2026

Between Two Rooms of Light

Entry points align with movement from the estate. Tanjong...

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A man in a black shirt sits alone at a wooden table in a busy Singaporean hawker centre looking at his smartphone while patrons eat and walk through the background.
  • June 11, 2026

People Passing Through, Not Staying

Most people do not stay long. They arrive carrying...

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A long line of customers waits patiently behind a metal railing at a bustling, brightly lit hawker centre. In the foreground, a woman in a striped shirt and blue backpack holds an empty brown tray, looking ahead in anticipation. To the right, inside the "Heng Kee Char Kway Teow" stall, an older hawker cooks intensely over a fiery, steaming wok, illustrating the long but worthwhile wait for a freshly made local dish.
  • May 14, 2026

I Remember the Waiting More Than the Eating

I thought I came for the food. That was...

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We photograph hawker centres as they are lived in.

In passing lunches, early mornings, and quiet afternoons.

Not for what is popular, but for what repeats, what endures, and the people behind each stall.

A quiet record of everyday hawker life in Singapore.

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