Richard Se Photography

Richard Se Photography The page is to showcase the body of work of photographer Richard Se. However, it is in architectural photography that Richard found his niche.

Richard Se, native of Singapore, has travelled the world over in quest of his favourite subjects mainly buildings, places and monuments, capturing them through the eyes of an architect. Throughout the years, he has accumulated a body of work that includes fashion for major publications.

有些照片，生命比我們想像中還要長。很高興收到香港 M+ 博物館的授權邀請，希望將我拍攝的 Kerry Hill Architects **Amankora（不丹）**作品，收錄於即將舉辦的展覽及出版物 《Landmarks of Asia:...
26/07/2026

有些照片，生命比我們想像中還要長。

很高興收到香港 M+ 博物館的授權邀請，希望將我拍攝的 Kerry Hill Architects **Amankora（不丹）**作品，收錄於即將舉辦的展覽及出版物 《Landmarks of Asia: Architecture for the Twenty-First Century》（暫定名）。

這張照片拍攝於將近二十年前。正當我埋首撰寫新書 《SEEING LIGHT》——一本關於建築攝影、文化與地方詩意的作品——收到這個消息，對我而言，是一份莫大的鼓勵。

它提醒著我，好的作品，總會以自己的步伐，繼續旅行，遇見新的人。

謝謝 M+ 的肯定，也謝謝一路支持我的朋友。🙏

www.RichardSe.com

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Sometimes photographs have a longer life than we imagine.

Delighted to have received a licensing request from M+ Museum Hong Kong for my photograph of Kerry Hill Architects’ Amankora in Bhutan to be included in their upcoming exhibition and accompanying publication, Landmarks of Asia: Architecture for the Twenty-First Century (working title).

I made this photograph nearly two decades ago. As I am in the midst of writing my new book, SEEING LIGHT—a reflection on architectural photography, culture and the poetry of place—receiving this news has been a wonderful encouragement.

It is a quiet reminder that good work never really stops travelling.

Thank you, M+, and thank you to everyone who has supported my work over the years. 🙏

www.RichardSe.com

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𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠很多年前，當 TK Sabapathy 為我的第一本書取名為《Seeing Borobudur》時，我當時其實只是覺得：「嗯……它剛好和我的姓氏有某種聲音上的呼應，而且也滿適合這本書。」那時候，我理解的「Seeing」，其實更接...
27/05/2026

𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠

很多年前，
當 TK Sabapathy 為我的第一本書取名為
《Seeing Borobudur》時，

我當時其實只是覺得：

「嗯……
它剛好和我的姓氏有某種聲音上的呼應，
而且也滿適合這本書。」

那時候，
我理解的「Seeing」，
其實更接近於「觀看」。

觀看浮雕。
觀看建築。
觀看那些刻在石頭上的歷史。

但 Camino 結束之後，
當我開始寫下一本書
《My Camino, My Way》時，

這個字卻一直反覆回到我的心裡。

一遍又一遍。

我才慢慢發現，

也許「Seeing」
從來不只是關於婆羅浮屠。

而是關於：
學會真正去留意這個世界。

留意光線。
留意沉默。
留意陌生人。
留意對話。
留意悲傷。
留意美。
留意疲憊。
留意音樂。
留意每個故事。
留意那些
我們在人生裡匆忙經過時，
常常忽略的脆弱小瞬間。

也許攝影從來不只是影像。

也許文字也不是。

也許它們都只是：
學習如何真正地「看見」。

不只是用眼睛。

而是用一種存在感。

而現在，
我感覺這個字 —
「Seeing」—

會陪伴我非常非常久。

—

𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠

Many years ago,
when TK Sabapathy suggested the title
“Seeing Borobudur”
for my first book,
I simply thought:

“Well…
it echoes my surname,
and somehow it works.”

At that time,
I understood “seeing”
mostly as looking.

Seeing the reliefs.
Seeing the architecture.
Seeing history carved into stone.

But after Camino,
while writing my next book
“My Camino, My Way,”
this word keeps returning to me.

Again and again.

And I realise now,
perhaps “seeing”
was never only about Borobudur.

It was about learning how to pay attention.

To light.
To silence.
To strangers.
To conversations.
To grief.
To beauty.
To exhaustion.
To music.
To every story.
To the small fragile moments
we usually overlook while rushing through life.

Perhaps photography was never really about images.

Perhaps writing is not either.

Perhaps both are simply
different ways of learning how to see.

Not only with the eyes,
but with presence.

And somehow,
this one word —
“Seeing” —
feels like it will stay with me
for a very long time.

𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗𝐈𝐈𝐈 — 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞I am not an astronaut, but I once read that astronauts returning to Earth after...
21/05/2026

𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗𝐈𝐈𝐈 — 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞

I am not an astronaut, but I once read that astronauts returning to Earth after long periods in space often come back disoriented.

Perhaps Camino is similar.

For weeks, life becomes stripped down to its bare skeleton:
walk,
eat,
rest,
repeat.

There is hardship, silence, loneliness… interrupted occasionally by moments of warmth in cities and cafés.

Then suddenly, it ends.

Coming home does not always feel comforting. The body returns first, but the soul lingers somewhere else. Real life suddenly feels loud — full of expectations, responsibilities, and endless noise.

And somewhere in that floating transition, emotions become strangely sensitive. Memories are amplified, thoughts distorted, illusions quietly created by the mind itself.

Yet perhaps it is exactly in this “time and space” where creativity flourishes.

光 ｜ Kotaro

Reflections Travel Creativity Photography RichardSe. 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗𝐈𝐈𝐈 — 時間與空間

我不是太空人，但我讀過，太空人在長時間待在外太空後回到地球，常常會感到迷失。

或許 Camino 也是如此。

幾個星期裡，人生被簡化成：
走路、
吃飯、
休息、
再繼續走。

有孤獨、有艱辛，也有偶爾城市裡短暫的溫暖。

然後突然，一切結束了。

回到現實後，身體回來了，但靈魂好像還停留在路上。現實世界忽然變得很吵雜，充滿期待、責任與各種聲音。

而人在這樣漂浮的狀態裡，情緒變得敏感，記憶被放大，甚至產生一些自己也說不清的幻覺與執念。

但或許，也正是在這個「時間與空間」裡，創作力才最容易誕生。

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𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗𝐈 — 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬剛剛在飛機上，一位女乘客急著坐進窗邊的位置。她手上拿著幾個袋子，空服員又一直催她快點坐下，她有點不耐煩地說：「這位先生也沒有幫忙。」以前的我，也許早...
18/05/2026

𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗𝐈 — 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬

剛剛在飛機上，一位女乘客急著坐進窗邊的位置。她手上拿著幾個袋子，空服員又一直催她快點坐下，她有點不耐煩地說：「這位先生也沒有幫忙。」

以前的我，也許早就回她幾句了。

但當下，我只是很累。Camino 後身上還帶著傷，腦子也還停留在那33天的路上，只想回家。

後來飛機穩定後，我打字給她看：

「不好意思，我 Camino 受了傷，剛剛腦子有點亂，只想快點回家。」

她笑了。

我們最後輕輕握了手，我祝她旅途愉快，她也點點頭。

突然覺得很奇妙。

原本有點難看的場面，最後竟然也可以變成一個微笑。

很多時候，人不是壞，只是活在不同的頻率裡。

她當時焦急，而我當時疲憊，所以彼此都只看見自己的感受。

其實感情也是如此吧。

很多關係不是不愛了，而是在某個時刻，兩個人活在不同頻率裡。一個人想靠近，另一個人卻剛好疲憊；一個人需要安慰，另一個人卻正被自己的情緒困住。

如果願意稍微走出自己的世界，也許很多關係會變得更好，甚至能被挽救。

Camino 教我的，也許不是變得更堅強，而是變得更柔軟。

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A woman on the plane got frustrated because I didn’t help her quickly enough while she was trying to settle into her seat.

The old me might have reacted badly.

But after the Camino, injured and exhausted, my mind was elsewhere. I just wanted to get home.

Later, I typed on my phone:

“Sorry, I got injured during the Camino and my mind has been occupied. I just want to get home.”

She smiled.

We shook hands quietly and wished each other a nice flight.

And somehow, a nasty moment ended with a smile.

It made me realise that people are not necessarily bad. Most of the time, we are simply living on different frequencies.

Perhaps relationships are the same too.

Sometimes people don’t stop loving each other. They are simply unable to meet each other emotionally at that moment.

If we step outside our own perspective a little more, maybe some relationships can become better.

Maybe some can even be saved.

Maybe Camino did not teach me to become stronger.

Maybe it taught me to become softer.

LifeLessons Humanity Pilgrim TravelDiary 光 Kotaro

𝐌𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐌𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐲｜𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗另一種 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨Camino 不一定只是背著背包走在長路上。有時候，也是在馬拉加的陽光下，和陌生人大笑、跳舞、慶祝生命。這座城市彷彿永遠都在慶典中。音樂、鮮花、...
16/05/2026

𝐌𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐌𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐲｜𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗
另一種 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨

Camino 不一定只是背著背包走在長路上。
有時候，也是在馬拉加的陽光下，和陌生人大笑、跳舞、慶祝生命。

這座城市彷彿永遠都在慶典中。
音樂、鮮花、笑容，從不停止。

走完長長的 Camino 後，突然被陌生人拉進合照與歡樂裡，那感覺很奇妙。

也許 Camino 教我的，
不只是忍耐與堅持，
而是願意對人生不同的節奏保持開放。

另一種朝聖。
不是走向大教堂，
而是走進生活本身。

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𝐌𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐌𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐲｜𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗
𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨

Camino is not always about walking with a backpack.
Sometimes, it is laughing, dancing, and celebrating life with strangers under the Málaga sun.

The city never seems to stop celebrating.
Music, flowers, smiles everywhere.

After weeks of solitude on the Camino, it felt surreal to suddenly be pulled into photos and joy by people I had never met before.

Maybe Camino is not only about hardship and endurance.
Maybe it is also about staying open to life in all its different rhythms.

A different kind of pilgrimage.
Not walking towards a cathedral,
but walking into life itself.

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《靜靜陪伴的愛》𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐬在去走 Camino 之前，我在馬拉加 Semana Santa 時認識了 Nougat。一個多月後，當我完成 Camino 再回到馬拉加時，我一走進公寓，他立刻跳到我身...
16/05/2026

《靜靜陪伴的愛》

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐬

在去走 Camino 之前，我在馬拉加 Semana Santa 時認識了 Nougat。
一個多月後，當我完成 Camino 再回到馬拉加時，我一走進公寓，他立刻跳到我身上，好像一直在等我。

後來我才發現，他記得我。
記得我曾經帶他散步。
而那，也是我人生第一次牽著狗散步。

每天晚上，他都會安靜地睡在我床邊。有一次他想跳上床，我輕輕說了一句：「No。」他就乖乖停下來，默默陪著我。

我們永遠不會真正知道狗狗在想什麼。
但我知道，他愛我。

也許這就是 unconditional love。
不計較、不索取，只是單純地陪伴。

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐬

Before leaving for the Camino, I met Nougat during Semana Santa in Málaga.
More than a month later, after completing the Camino, I returned to Málaga and the moment I stepped into the apartment, he jumped onto me as if he had been waiting all this time.

Then I realized — he remembered me.
He remembered the walk we had together, the first time in my life I had ever walked a dog.

Every night, he quietly sleeps beside my bed. Once he tried to climb onto it, and when I softly said “No,” he simply stayed beside me quietly.

We will never fully know what goes on in a dog’s mind.
But I know he loves me.

Maybe this is unconditional love.
To simply stay beside someone, expecting nothing in return.

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