They risk their lives working under difficult conditions for us, yet they are seldom appreciated. Most of the migrant workers in my photographs are not people any Singaporeans would take a second glance at despite their contributions. Photographing these migrant workers is my way of mediating the situation, to engage the viewers in a reflective dialogue.—Sam Chin
Here’s to Singapore-based photographer Sam Chin for honoring the hardworking underdog in his aptly titled series Superheroes. The portraits are bold and strong, the feel of a fashion shoot cleverly mixing with the workers’ environments. Chin brings the set to them and quite frankly, they own it.
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Wait, why is the cheap seamless there, again? Seems like everyone’s doing these linkbait projects that just aren’t thought through.
Agree with Nathan – the white seamless seems pointless… And distractingly cuts off / intersects the heads… Junky compositions, poor lens choice, and half-measure lighting setups.
This doesn’t say ’superhero’ or ‘underdog’ to me and get me thinking – it says “hey, look at these workers who crashed my set”…
If he spent more time working & tweaking these concepts, maybe the superhero would come across. This just looks like photo school beginner work.
Why bother with the pseudo-studio scenario if you’re going to settle for snapshot quality?
They look like promo ads for Misfits.