BY HIREN SIVA

This book is dedicated to the people who struggle to be heard..

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PROLOGUE.

Bringing this book to life was something I kept close to my heart. I’ve always wanted to share stories through photographs.

I finally came upon these 7 amazing human beings whom I am grateful for letting me share their stories in the form of this photobook. I wanted to hear their stories personally, in hope that it would

inspire me as a human being and as a creative.

THE ESSENTIALS.

• CAMERA FOR PICTURE TAKING.

• EARPHONES FOR AMBIANCE.

• NOTEBOOK FOR DETAILS.

• RECORDER TO INTERVIEW.

• WALLET TO GET AROUND.

• MEMORY CARDS FOR BACK UP.

• CHOCOLATE JUST IN CASE.

SPACES & PEOPLE

“THERE IS ONE THING THE PHOTOGRAPH MUST CONTAIN, THE HUMANITY OF THE MOMENT”

— ROBERT FRANK

THE BOY. THE BOY.

“Can I please have some money sir? I’m hungry.”

“I’ll buy you something to eat”

“No, I don’t want food, I just want money.”

THE ESCORT.

“Michelle isn’t my real name. I never imagined this to be my

job but I make a lot of money. As a child, my biggest dream

was to be a singer. “

THE ESCORT.

THE HOMELESS. THE HOMELESS.

“My wife passed away 3 years ago and I haven’t seen my

children in 15 years. I hope they are doing well.”

THE TRAVELLER. THE TRAVELLER.

“I came to Malaysia on holiday.

I liked the weather. So I decided

to stay here and sell bags.

Business is going good so far.“

THE LABOURER. THE LABOURER.

“When I was 16, I used to be part

of a gang. When my mother died,

I tried getting out. They beat me.

I have a much better life now.”

THE ARTIST. THE ARTIST.

“All we want is for people to see

our art but we always get

interrupted by the police. They

always ask me why I keep coming

back.

I tell them ‘I do it because

it’s what I love to do. It makes me

happy’ “

THE VAGABOND. THE VAGABOND.

“Can you tell me something about yourself? ”

‘“I don’t have anything interesting

to say. I live anywhere I can and

eat anything I can.”

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A HUGE THANK YOU TO

Ms Ida Mazlan & Ms Sufina Abu Bakarfor their constant advice and guidance.

AND TO

Choo Zi ZhaoRhiannon Oh

Jacquelyn VanessaTeo Vi VienWong Devin

Jonathan LimSatesh RajChloe LingJohn Boon

for helping me, advicing me, continuously giving me their utmost support & last but not

least for being great friends.

THE AUTHOR

Hello there, I’m Hiren. This book is not about me. So it would be

irrelevant to write about myself but thanks for reading anyways.

I really appretiate it.

The End.

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KL AFTER DUSK.

THIS BOOK CONSIST OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS THAT CAPTURES TRUE STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE TO BE HEARD IN SPACES THAT

STRUGGLE TO BE SEEN.