Dr CHUA Yang is a Singaporean Obstetrician and Gynecologist and a passionate advocate for health and happiness. She is an avid street photographer and enjoys discovering Truth, Compassion, and Beauty in everyday life anywhere in the world.
Yang has taken photographs since young, often following her father, a Cultural Medallion recipient and realist artist when he painted and photographed Singapore street scenes. She acquired her first fully manual camera, a Leica M240 in 2016, and was instantly hooked. She began pursuing her passion for street photography and street portraiture.
She had a successful debut solo exhibition, The Man Behind That Portrait, at the Leica Galerie Singapore in 2021. The exhibition featured photographs of Yang's father, in his daily routines, captured after the passing of her mother, another well-known artist specializing in oil paintings of flowers.
Yang has authored and published 2 successful portraiture photobooks in the "Women Inspiring Women" series and is working on the third and final instalment. Her 2 books were donated to raise funds for various local charities and have since raised more than $300,000. She has had another 2 solo exhibitions in conjunctions with the 2 book launches, at National Gallery Singapore and The Private Museum, respectively.
In December 2024, she was an invited speaker for TEDx Singapore to share about her journey using her passion in photography for philanthropy.
