Chinese New Year Market, circa 2019

Scenes from the Chinese New Year market in Singapore’s Chinatown, back in 2019. These were captured just a few days before COVID-19 hit Singapore. The market was then closed for the next two Chinese New Year festive seasons, before re-opening again in 2023 with some trepidation.

I remember taking these photos while wearing a mask, and I was the odd one out back then.

Photographs taken with the Fujifilm XT-20 and the Fujinon 35mm/f2 lens.