ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Shadow play or shadow puppetry is a traditional form of storytelling and has a long history in Southeast Asia namely, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia. Shadow play uses flat, cut-out figures (shadow puppets) which are held between an oil lamp or halogen lamp and a white muslin cloth. In Malaysia and Indonesia, shadow plays are known as Wayang Kulit – Wayang means shadow or imagination while Kulit means skin which refers to the cow hide or goat skin that the puppets are made from, and these puppets can last for about 100 years.
In Malaysia, Wayang kulit is traditionally performed in Kelantan, unfortunately, this unique shadow play is gradually disappearing with a handful of practising, while this young boy has inherited the traditional knowledge of Wayang Kulit from ancestors and he mastered the art of puppet performing at the age of 3, now he well-wise and able to control a variation of puppet sculptures and characters.

AUTHOR
I come from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and i have pick up photography as hobby in year 2013 when my friend Ujin introduced me to a DSLR camera. Since then, i have always been fascinated the power of images..
As a passionate amateur photographer, i always considered photography is a way to perpetuate a moment, with all the associated emotions and a way to share and spread my way of seeing the world through my camera.
I’m Interested in shooting peoples, landscape and street photography. My camera will be with me whenever i travel locally or others countries. For me, a good image tells a story, its will inspiring the spectator’s feeling and emotion and become curious to know more about the peoples, cultures or sceneries in different places.

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