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Photography · 59 selected photographs

Places, people & the in-between.

Browse the full selection below, from early studies and community archives to Kuala Lumpur streets and Wesak Day. Photography by Rain Lee.

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Glass, sky and passing reflections
The city reflected at street level
A covered walkway in Bukit Bintang
A tower beneath gathering clouds
A palm-lined pedestrian passage
Festive colour outside Pavilion
The Grand Millennium against blue sky
The Pavilion Hotel entrance
Red festive architecture and the Malaysia sign
Looking up from the street
Sunlight catching a fountain
The hall prepared for the new year
A red couplet on the doorway
Hanging decorations in warm light
Offerings at the shrine
A greeting at the gathering
Water poured during the ceremony
A Buddha image in side profile
A seated monk in the shrine hall
A blessing among the gathered devotees
The gathering viewed across the hall
A raised hand during the blessing
The shrine and congregation
Flowers carried to the shrine
Offerings passed between devotees
A shared prayer in the hall
Facing the shrine
A quiet moment beside the gold backdrop
The congregation during the ceremony
Bathing the Buddha beneath the canopy
Volunteers at the offering tables
Leaves and handwritten wishes
A blessing at the end of the gathering
Depth along the walkway
An orchid against the water
A busy walkway
Looking up
A room within a room
Breakfast, in focus
Colour in the details
A small arrangement
Water and rhythm
Leading lines
Preparing the shrine, Wesak 2018.
A quiet offering, Wesak 2018.
The evening procession, Wesak 2018.
Light after dark, Wesak 2018.
Lotus candle, Wesak 2018.
Under the yellow parasol, Kathina 2018.
Carried together, Kathina 2018.
The procession arrives, Kathina 2018.
Gathered at the shrine, Kathina 2018.
Sunflowers and repetition, Kathina 2018.
An offering in red, Kathina 2018.
A moment of blessing, Wesak 2019.
Flowers at the altar, Wesak 2019.
The bathing shrine, Wesak 2019.
Before the altar, Wesak 2019.
Sharing a meal, Wesak 2019.

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Glass, sky and passing reflections. Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.

An afternoon in Bukit Bintang

Kuala Lumpur · Street & architecture · 2026

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Hanging decorations in warm light. Ti-Ratana Lumbini Garden, Puchong.

A gathering for the new year

Puchong · Community · 2026

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A Buddha image in side profile. Ti-Ratana Vihara, Klang.

A morning at the vihara

Klang · Community · 2026

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Flowers carried to the shrine. Wesak Day at Ti-Ratana Lumbini Garden, Puchong.

Wesak Day at Lumbini Garden

Puchong · Community · 2026

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Potted plants and rounded stone bollards recede along a wooden walkway.

Learning to look

Malaysia · Everyday & detail · 2018

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Pink and cream dried petals fill a dark decorative bowl.

Small details, warm light

Malaysia · Everyday & detail · 2018

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A small flame burns above a vivid pink lotus-shaped candle.

Wesak, as evening falls

Puchong · Community · 2018

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A participant carries a decorated offering overhead beneath a yellow parasol.

Carried together

Puchong · Community · 2018

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A golden Buddha statue is framed by garlands and bright flowers.

A community gathers

Puchong · Community · 2019

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