Photography has been an interest of mine for many years, and to me, any photo has a story to tell. Whenever there’s a photography exhibition along my path, I will try to spend some time at it, enjoying the work and trying to decode the story the photographer wants to share.

Having been to the National Museum recently, a series of posters caught my attention. Especially when there’s one with a drenched and half naked hunk on it! Who wouldn’t be noticing it? These posters were for a special line-up at the National Museum of Singapore (NMS) call “Season of Photography“. Held between 7 October 2008 to 4 January 2009. There will be three exhibitions, a photography contest, a string ofphotography talks and the Inaugural Singapore International Photography Festival.

To kick start Season of Photography is HERESIES: A Retrospective by Pedro Meyer. This exhibition is also opened simultaneously in nearly over 60 museums around the world in October 2008.

We are all doves © Pedro Meyer

A little piece of sharing about HERESIES…
Pedro Meyer’s Heresies is a retrospective comprising four decades of groundbreaking work by one of the world’s most innovative photographers. He often expressed contention that all photographs – digitally manipulated or not – are equally “true” and “untrue”. This has been labelled “heretical” in the orthodox documentary photography community. Hence the title HERESIES.

So true isn’t it? With much advancement of technology and digital imaging, its hard to tell the true and untrue of the photos. Even if its captured yourself and seen right from your own camera.

Entering the exhibition

At the National Museum of Singapore, HERESIES exhibition presents about 32 large format prints, chronicling five decades of Meyer’s photographic journey. There’s also a digital projection of Meyer’s work with narration sharing his photography journey.

This exhibition started on 7 October and will end on 16 November 2008. Best of all, it’s FREE! If you happen to be around the area, do go up to The Atelier on Level 3 at the National Museum of Singapore to take a look.

You can find out more about Pedro Meyer and view his work at www.pedromeyer.com. You can also download a copy of his book “HERESIES” here.