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Terence Photography

Singapore-based Nature and Wildlife Photographer and Videographer

Available for brand collaborations, prints and licensing, talks, workshops and guided walks

Since young, Terence always had a fondness for the outdoors. When he picked up his first camera at 16 years old, he combined his love of travel, photography and nature and has since produced noteworthy images that have won awards and been featured by organizations like Nikon Singapore, National Parks Singapore, and more. His images have been shot all over the globe, from locally in Singapore to o

ther locations such as Southeast Asia, Iceland, Nepal, India etc. He hopes that his photos and videos will serve to inspire others to fall in love with the natural world and learn more about our biodiversity. His images and video clips of wildlife are available for prints and licensing. He is also available for guided nature photography walks, talks and workshops. With his background in film production and photography, he is always open to collaborations with various brands and organisations for content creation.

13/04/2026

Birding in Sri Lanka was such a blast!

Though most of the birds I photographed were found deep in forest reserves, my most memorable encounters were actually those I found myself just around the lodges I stayed at. I felt no rush and pressure and had all the time in the world to wait and learn the bird's behaviour - oftentimes requiring 2 of 3 sessions of re-visiting the same spot just to get a cleaner shot.

Photographed on the Nikon Z6III + Nikon Z 180-600mm

11/04/2026

Leftover dumps from Sri Lanka

Spent 2 out of 10 days looking for wildlife, another day half vomiting on windy mountain roads, another day getting my shin split open by nasty hillside climbs, and almost all days getting infested by leeches. Fun times!

08/04/2026

Went to Bali for a wedding, returned home with a bunch of snake photos.

Clearing my archives with a collection of snakes found in Bali over 2 nights. No yoga, wellness, digital nomad, spiritual awakening, retreat s**t - just headed to a side of Bali you don't normally see.

23/03/2026

That's some crazy swirly bokeh!

When you get bored of the ease of modern lenses, why not try a vintage one? These were shot on the Helios 44-2, a Soviet-era lens that has all the fun characteristics of vintage glass - the softness, the glow, but what really sets it apart is its swirly bokeh and its ridiculously low price. Normally, portrait photographers use this lens to get some crazy looks, but I'm crazier and Im'ma do it with wildlife.

The Helios 44-2 is a 58mm F2 lens. F2 is great for wildlife, but 58mm is absolutely not. Of course, being a wildlife whisperer (haha fake), I'd like to think that I am quite confident to get a bunch of animals habituated and relaxed in my presence. So off I went armed with a 58mm lens. I must say, it wasn't straightforward in 2 ways. One, getting close enough to a wild animal to let it fill the frame. And two, conditions had to be right for that swirly bokeh to work. Thankfully we do have friendly animals in Singapore and I managed to click a few frames that I liked.

A fun one to shoot with, sure, but this lens does not earn a permanent stay in my bag.

22/03/2026

One of Singapore's mammals that I seem to have the most luck with.

The lesser mousedeer is considered to be a fairly common species we can find here (if you know where and how to look), but getting a clean shot is an entirely different matter. They tend to be skittish, and the undergrowth of the forest often obscures the frame with bushes and branches. Thankfully since I look very much like a mousedeer, I never seem to have an issue with proximity, often times having to zoom out my lens because the mousedeer keeps getting closer. However, framing remains a tough one to solve - requiring a bit of a gamble and placing the camera where I think the mousedeer would go (where it's more open), and waiting there with the camera on the ground to get lower than eye level shots.

13/03/2026

I've never used a 70-200 for wildlife before.

It wasn't a range I thought I would enjoy. After all, I'm either ultra wide or ultra tele.

But this made me see wildlife differently.

Getting environmental, reducing the background to a beautiful blur, and the need to get close enough made me enjoy this lens.

Now I can concur why the 70-200 is so highly sought after. Not just for portraits and sports, but it can be an integral part of your wildlife kit too.

Especially if you're interested in capturing otters taking a dump.

10/03/2026

Not a lens that comes to mind for wildlife, but Nikon's (pre-production copy) 70-200mm f2.8 VR S II surprised me!

Got to use it for a few days and I am convinced this is such a handy piece of kit to have in your toolbag, especially for mammals and nocturnal wildlife.

No supplemental lighting used, all photos shot in Singapore.

Photo 1: The first animal that came to mind when I wanted to test out this lens was our very own Sambar Deer. Luckily this mother and calf came within 10 metres of us and were unconcerned with our presence, but the lack of ambient lighting pushed my settings to 1/25, f2.8, ISO64,000. AI denoising helped a little, but I suppose 64k ISO isn't that saveable lol.

Photo 2: A fortunate occurrence that a mother and her baby Raffles Banded Langur were spotted soundly asleep atop a tree, and with some careful framing, I managed to photograph them against the moon. Had to manual focus this because it was simply too tricky for the camera to focus with the branches and twigs in the foreground, and practically no ambient light except for the moon.

Photo 3: Everyday on my way to my work office I pass by Bishan Park. Thankfully I brought my camera and lens with me on this day, and the otters decided to show up. Since they are fairly habituated to human presence, I had no issues getting close, at times having to zoom back out to get full body shots.

Full YouTube video coming out tomorrow, like comment share subscribe LAH

31/12/2025

Happy New Year pull your ear

Aren't Nightjar babies just adorable?

26/12/2025

The Blue Lipped Sea Krait ticks a lot of boxes for me.
Blue? Yes. 💙
Venomous. Also yes.
Aggressive. Not really.
Despite the potent venom, it's a surprisingly docile species, which makes photographing it a rewarding experience - and a firm favourite on my list.

28/11/2025

Shooting at the Night Safari is always a challenge — it’s so dark that half the time I’m guessing what I’m even looking at. But the Magic8 Pro handled the night way better than I expected.

The 200MP Ultra Night Telephoto Camera, fast aperture and stabilisation really came together here. I just focused on finding the animals, and the phone did the rest. It’s kind of surreal seeing details the eye can’t catch in that kind of darkness.

Special thanks for the collaboration between and the Night Safari .

🎥 .wildlife

25/11/2025

Took these at the Night Safari with the HONOR Magic8 Pro, and I’m still amazed at how much detail it pulled out of almost complete darkness. If you’ve been there, you know your eyes barely adjust.

My favourite shot has to be the wide angle of the aardvark — I’ve always loved how wide angles make wildlife feel so close and full of character. And that 200MP Ultra Night Telephoto Camera… it really did some heavy lifting in light that barely existed.

Had a great time working on this with and the Night Safari — more to come.

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