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  • Customers at Geylang Serai Market on eve of Hari Raya during Covid-19 pandemic [7]

    Events · Toffa Abdul Wahed
    "This photo was taken an hour before the time for Muslims in Singapore to break their fast. During Ramadan, vendors would set up makeshift tables at their stall fronts for selling food and drinks."--Contributed by Toffa Abdul Wahed, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This...
  • Elderly clocksmith with face mask repairing watches at Tanglin Halt Market during Covid-19 pandemic [1]

    Economy · Events · Bryan Goh
    "Elderly man wearing a mask while repairing watches at Tanglin Halt Market"--Contributed by Bryan Goh, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows an elderly clocksmith with face mask repairing watches at the Tanglin Halt Market. Several watches and tools hang off a shelf...
  • Road junction outside Geylang Serai Market and Food Centre on eve of Hari Raya 2021 during Covid-19 pandemic

    Events · Streets and Places · Toffa Abdul Wahed
    "Before the pandemic, there would be massive crowds at Geylang Serai on the eve of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. People would come to the area to do some last minute shopping for Hari Raya or to just soak in the festive atmosphere and visit the annual Ramadan bazaar. The bazaar has...
  • Street vendor selling Hari Raya goodies at Geylang Serai Market on eve of Hari Raya during Covid-19 pandemic

    Events · Economy · Streets and Places · Toffa Abdul Wahed
    "A shop selling Hari Raya goodies at Geylang Serai Market"--Contributed by Toffa Abdul Wahed, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows people in face mask buying Hari Raya snacks from a street vendor who has set up shop at Geylang Serai Market. The...
  • Customers at Geylang Serai Market on eve of Hari Raya during Covid-19 pandemic [1]

    Events · Toffa Abdul Wahed
    "This photo was taken an hour before the time for Muslims in Singapore to break their fast. People were buying food and drinks from the stalls to either consume at home or at the food centre. Singapore went into Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) a few days after this photo was...
  • Conceptual still life photography (Covid-19) series: the unexpected winner

    Events · Arts · Politics and Government · Priscilla Ong
    "Hi! I'm Priscilla, a visual artist in Singapore whose photography has generally focused on travel, adventure, and architecture over the last decade or so. When leisure travel came to a complete standstill, I was creatively stifled and it took a toll on my mental health. I began to explore a...
  • Elderly man in face mask sitting on floor outside The Heeren during Covid-19 pandemic [2]

    Geography and Travels · Sports and Recreation · Streets and Places · Bryan Goh
    "Masked elderly man selling tissues to passersby outside The Heeren"--Contributed by Bryan Goh, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows an elderly man in face mask sitting on a piece of cardboard that he has placed on the floor outside The Heeren. He...
  • Medical staff pushing swabbing booth behind Camry Medical Centre clinic during Covid-19 pandemic

    Events · Politics and Government · Personalities · Swabbing booth team
    "Publicity photo for the booth. Dr Teo Boon See pushes the booth behind her clinic Camry Medical Centre. Photo credit: Caroline Chia (uploaded with permission) During the COVID-19 pandemic, GPs from Public Health Preparedness Clinics (PHPCs) were asked by the Ministry of Health to do COVID-19 swabbing in their clinic...
  • Couple with face mask in a provision shop during Covid-19 pandemic

    Events · Politics and Government · Bryan Goh
    "Two persons with masks on in a provision shop"--Contributed by Bryan Goh, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows a couple with face mask standing at the aisle between shelves of dried and canned goods in a provision shop. Additional description by Library...
  • Customers at Geylang Serai Market on eve of Hari Raya during Covid-19 pandemic [5]

    Events · Toffa Abdul Wahed
    "On the eve of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, there was a long queue at a stall selling ketupat and other Hari Raya dishes at the Geylang Serai Food Centre."--Contributed by Toffa Abdul Wahed, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows a long queue of...
  • Elderly man in face mask sitting on floor outside The Heeren during Covid-19 pandemic [1]

    Geography and Travels · Sports and Recreation · Streets and Places · Events · Bryan Goh
    "Masked elderly man outside The Heeren"--Contributed by Bryan Goh, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows an elderly man in face mask sitting on a piece of cardboard that he has placed on the floor in front of the water feature at The...
  • Conceptual still life photography (Covid-19) series: air travel 2020/21

    Events · Arts · Priscilla Ong
    "Hi! I'm Priscilla, a visual artist in Singapore whose photography has generally focused on travel, adventure, and architecture over the last decade or so. When leisure travel came to a complete standstill, I was creatively stifled and it took a toll on my mental health. I began to explore a...
  • Woman with face mask behind counter at Hock Ann Confectionery in Tanglin Halt during Covid-19 pandemic

    Economy · Events · Geography and Travels · Bryan Goh
    "Woman behind the counter with mask on at Hock Ann Confectionery at Tanglin Halt"--Contributed by Bryan Goh, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This black and white photograph shows a woman with a face mask operating a cash register behind the counter at the old-school...
  • Delivery rider with mask during phase 2 (heightened alert) period

    Events · Economy · Bryan Goh
    "Delivery rider during Phase 2 (Heightened Alert)"--Contributed by Bryan Goh, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows a delivery rider in the green Grab jersey and wearing a face mask cycling across a road junction. Additional description by Library staff. Title devised by...
  • Hardship and loss during Covid-19 pandemic [3]

    Events · Geography and Travels · Politics and Government · Transportation · Anoo Manoj
    "Hardships caused by a Global Pandemic (New face of travel) When the virus that we know as Covid 19 surfaced and caused air travel restrictions in March 2020 it seemed like a prudent decision by all countries and a decision I thought would stop the spread of the virus in...
  • Elderly man with face mask on cargo tricycle along Arab Street during Covid-19 pandemic

    Geography and Travels · Economy · Streets and Places · Events · Bryan Goh
    "Masked cardboard collector peddling a cargo tricycle along Arab Street"--Contributed by Bryan Goh, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows an elderly man with face mask and hat on a tricycle full of cardboard. He is cycling by a row of shophouses and...
  • Collage of clippings documenting mask-wearing in some countries and punishment for not doing so in Bali during Covid-19 pandemic

    Events · Politics and Government · Elisa Liu
    "Artist's note: 'A Moment in Time' is a visual journal project capturing a local artist's perspective on today's changing world and the challenging times we face today. Containing ephemera collected from different sources - newspaper clippings, photographs, cut-outs from brochures and magazines, this project juxtaposes newsmaking headlines with the artist's...
  • Elderly clocksmith with face mask repairing watches at Tanglin Halt Market during Covid-19 pandemic [2]

    Economy · Events · Bryan Goh
    "Elderly man wearing a mask while repairing watches at Tanglin Halt Market"--Contributed by Bryan Goh, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows an elderly clocksmith with face mask repairing watches at the Tanglin Halt Market. Several watches and tools hang off a shelf...
  • Customers at Geylang Serai Market on eve of Hari Raya during Covid-19 pandemic [3]

    Events · Toffa Abdul Wahed
    "This photo was taken an hour before the time for Muslims in Singapore to break their fast. During Ramadan, vendors would set up makeshift tables at their stall fronts for selling food and drinks."--Contributed by Toffa Abdul Wahed, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This...
  • Customers at Geylang Serai Market on eve of Hari Raya during Covid-19 pandemic [2]

    Events · Toffa Abdul Wahed
    "This photo was taken an hour before the time for Muslims in Singapore to break their fast. People were buying food and drinks from the stalls to either consume at home or at the food centre. Singapore went into Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) a few days after this photo was...
  • Customers at Geylang Serai Market on eve of Hari Raya during Covid-19 pandemic [8]

    Events · Toffa Abdul Wahed
    "This photo was taken an hour before the time for Muslims in Singapore to break their fast. During Ramadan, vendors would set up makeshift tables at their stall fronts for selling food and drinks. Since it was the eve of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, this stall sold popular Hari Raya dishes...
  • Medical staff testing out long glove for use in the swabbing booth during Covid-19 pandemic

    Events · Politics and Government · Personalities · Swabbing booth team
    "GP tester Dr Tham Tuck Seng tests out the fit of a pair of long gloves for the booth. During the COVID-19 pandemic, GPs from Public Health Preparedness Clinics (PHPCs) were asked by the Ministry of Health to do COVID-19 swabbing in their clinic premises. In mid-May 2020, our team,...
  • Collage of clippings documenting the environmental effect of disposable mask during Covid-19 pandemic

    Events · Politics and Government · Nature and Environment · Elisa Liu
    "Artist's note: 'A Moment in Time' is a visual journal project capturing a local artist's perspective on today's changing world and the challenging times we face today. Containing ephemera collected from different sources - newspaper clippings, photographs, cut-outs from brochures and magazines, this project juxtaposes newsmaking headlines with the artist's...
  • Customers at Geylang Serai Market on eve of Hari Raya during Covid-19 pandemic [6]

    Events · Toffa Abdul Wahed
    "There was a long queue of people waiting to get their hands on some ketupat on the eve of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Warong Mak Ning sold boiled and ready-to-eat ketupat, and containers of serunding (spiced, grated and toasted coconut) and rendang (slow-cooked beef in coconut milk and spices) to go...