Liora Chow

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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A close-up shot of a bright blue folding chair and table in a hawker center, bathed in warm morning sunlight. The table holds a half-eaten bowl of noodles and a glass mug, while the gently blurred background captures the quiet morning activity of vendors and seated diners preparing for the day ahead.
  • May 7, 2026

The Hour Before the Queue

There is a kind of quiet that belongs only...

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Close-up of numerous marinated meat skewers cooking over glowing red charcoal, with thick smoke rising from the well-used grill.
  • May 1, 2026

Where Hands Pause Between Turns

A moment between movement. There is a pause before...

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Low-angle close-up shot of an abandoned cafeteria food tray with leftover rice, chopsticks, and sauce cup on a table, softly blurred diners and seating in the background.
  • April 23, 2026

After the Seat Empties

I thought it would feel like more. That was...

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Close-up, eye-level shot of hawker vendors preparing food over large bubbling pots, ladling broth and garnishes amid steam, capturing the intensity and rhythm of traditional Southeast Asian street food cooking.
  • April 16, 2026

I Let the Moment Be Smaller Than I Expected

I thought it would feel like more. That was...

Posted By Liora Chow
Food photography logo: White utensils and plate centered on a coral camera-shaped background.
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.

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