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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬

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she/her/hers • photographer | documentary film producer • Singapore | USA • fionachong.com • IG @fionachongphoto | Foto @fionachong | Substack @fionachong "Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see." René

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · Dec 10

One of my images made it to the front page of yesterday’s PRINT edition of the Fiji Sun!

#Photography #SportsPhotography #sports #print #newspaper

“Our netball men claim Merlion Cup”

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · 12d

"True immersive journalism requires serious time commitment, dramatically increasing both physical risk and financial cost—luxuries few independent filmmakers can afford in an era of shrinking budgets and shortened attention spans."

#documentary #filmmaking #journalism

Ripple Effect: Brent and Craig Renaud’s Vérité Filmmaking in Pursuit of Peace

Brent and Craig Renaud risked their lives to make vérité documentary journalism—after Brent’s death, Craig honored his life with a new film

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · 13d

#documentary #editorial

“The BBC Is a Brand”: How BBC Editorial Control Sidelines Middle Eastern Documentary Voices

In this report, Mohamed Shalaby’s suspension from an internal fact-checking unit after challenging the BBC’s Gaza coverage is part of a wider pattern of institutional scapegoating

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19d

The State Department says the US has 'no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans'.

US revokes six visas over Charlie Kirk death amid social media crackdown

The State Department says the US has 'no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans'.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 19d

"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
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The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · 20d

1000 Words: Visual Defiance Against the Authoritarian State #photography #photojournalism

1000 Words: Visual Defiance Against the Authoritarian State

Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the crackdown on dissent has jolted photojournalism, street art, and illustration—each surging now to galvanize truth, disrupt complacency, and bear witness.

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · 20d

An Artist Of Social Conscience
#art #BenShahn

An Artist Of Social Conscience

Ben Shahn

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · 20d

"Celebrating Columbus is like having a day to celebrate Adolf Hitler because of the scientific advancements achieved by the Nazis—except Columbus killed more people. If that comparison offends you, now you know how Indigenous peoples feel about Columbus Day."

It's Indigenous Peoples' Day, Again

Less is more (meaningful).

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · 24d

Documenting the Destruction of Gaza: The Power of the Aerial View

#photography

Documenting the Destruction of Gaza: The Power of the Aerial View

Jonathan Long

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · 24d

The Artist and Muse Exhibition
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The Artist and Muse Exhibition

For today’s special exhibition, I want to give a quick thanks to my friend Harry Watson for bringing this idea back to my mind in our recent conversation through the comments section here at Art Every...

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · 25d

Good work.
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#photography #photojournalism #Gaza

The Gaza twins whose whole lives have been war

Two years of warfare have brought death and ruin to the 2 million inhabitants of Gaza. Reuters looks at one family’s story of terrible loss and fragile hope.

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · 27d

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#photography #DonMcCullin

Why Don McCullin Doesn’t Want to Be Called a War Photographer

McCullin speaks about navigating the battlefield, his fascination with ancient Rome, and how he finds drama in the landscapes of England.

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · 27d

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#photography

A World in Color: Across the United Kingdom | Magnum Photos Magnum Photos

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 28d

Jane Goodall offers sage advice for the rest of us. #3E

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Oct 3

Fact-check: Most of the goons in Trump's deportation army aren't even ICE agents.

Only about 13% of the personnel carrying out Trump’s deportation agenda are employed by ICE’s primary deportation unit; the rest are pulled from other jobs.

Check out the full report: tinyurl.com/yvavwh4f

$A pie chart entitled "ICE, ICE, Maybe?" with a dek that says "a fraction of deportation personnel are employed by ICE's primary deportation unit." 13% percent of the graph is shaded in orange, with ICE ERO written in white, while the remaining 87% of the graph is shaded in gray and labelled Other$

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · 28d

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#AI #copyright

Inside the Bizarre Realm of AI Copyright Law

How Oscar Wilde, extraterrestrial spirits, and a macaque are shaping AI’s legal framework.

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · Sep 29

#photography #StephenShore #WilliamEggleston #red

Stephen Shore on the Color Red

The color can evoke love, anger, and—especially for photographers—danger. What makes red so tricky?

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · Sep 7

Very fxxed up people.

Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government

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Fiona Chong 锺淑芬 @fionachong.bsky.social · Sep 4

"...it’s an illusion to think that the past simply leads to the present. The meanings of our lives are constantly in flux, and the internal workings of Bend, like our own lives, move back and forth as we think about things and as things change and take on new meanings. Over time, nothing stays put."