The compact size allows me to move around easily, coupled with the 35mm f/2 lens which is useful in challenging light conditions, such as in the dark.

The fast prime lens of the RX1R II ensures better image quality, especially in low light. And with the ability to shoot in RAW, if the images you've shot seem a little bit dark, you can drag out or extract the details of the shadows, and if it's overblown, you can bring the highlights back into the image.

If you need to shoot at smaller apertures such as f/5.6, you can push the ISO to two or three thousand and the image quality is still maintained with minimal noise.

When you shoot people, it's always a challenge. We have to challenge our fear of approaching strangers, and of being rejected - but you have to overcome your fear. When you approach your subject, what more can you lose? If you don't overcome this fear, you'll never get that shot.

Be humble. Don't treat your subjects as mere subjects. Treat your subjects as someone you would want to be connected to.

Out of the blue, an opera artist that was sitting down turned his face and looked directly into my camera and I managed to capture it. When he stared directly into my camera, three things went through my mind: Is he angry? Is he annoyed? Or is he proud of his passion as an opera artist? This is the shot that I chose for Sony's challenge.

It's the one thing in my heart that I'm so passionate about – looking at someone transforming from an ordinary person to a culturally rich artist performing on stage with so much passion. You get pulled into their world. What is their world like? Why do they keep doing this? Some of them may have even done this for 40 or 50 years. There must be something inside Chinese opera that makes them want to keep doing this over, and over again.

The words I've been given are very challenging, there's always the one outlier that you try to look for in the image and I guess it's easy to make a one-dimensional image, but trying to get that one outlier word, that's the tough part.

To me, bringing out emotions is not something that I do. I just try to be as unobtrusive as possible and let them do their own thing - that's when you get the truest emotions.

The kinds of locations I was thinking of, other than street photography which can be anywhere, were places where I can show the audiences things they don't regularly see. Industries which are different and a little bit more intimate. Something that's a little bit more manual and where the people really care about what they do.

I'm very happy with the shot that I got at the carpenter's workshop. It was a very quiet moment, when everybody had finished lunch and the boss just decided to take a nap on this machine.

I think the emotions that come across in the shot are sadness, but at the same time there's a certain peacefulness, where you feel that somebody who's working hard is getting some rest and taking it easy for a change.

The camera stood up very well to the low lighting. The RX has traditionally always been one of the best low light cameras out there, and it did not disappoint this time too. This photo was taken with available light and it really picked up all of the details of the sawdust and the wood grain, so I'm very happy with it.

It was also easy to get the shot without disturbing him, because the camera is so small and unobtrusive, giving me the most natural photo, all in one shot.

This location, well, one of the locations, was to show something that Singaporeans don't usually see. We get everything from a store and we don't see how things are made, so it's nice to show where stuff comes from.

A camera is an extension of the photographer. Think of it as the tool that captures what your mind sees. You can take a hundred shots of a subject but only one will be special.

I'm an avid Sony fan, so I use a range of Sony cameras like the α7S, α6500, and RX100 V. Although each is different, they have all the important functions I look for in cameras.

The Sony RX100 V is compact, user-friendly, and easy to shoot with. Equipped with a myriad of functions, the RX100 V is definitely my go-to camera.

It would be the high-speed 0.05-second autofocus. As a lifestyle photographer, I'm always on the move and need a quick-acting autofocus to keep up with my movements.

It centres on two fighters getting ready backstage, each of them preparing themselves differently. One of them calms his mind by meditating, while the other relaxes his body by getting a massage.

It's an aspect of Thai culture that everyone is familiar with. The graceful kicks and punches of a Muaythai fighter weaving seamlessly together with fiery determination is what makes Muaythai an art form.

The RX100 V's design makes it seem casual and nonintrusive, so my subjects won't be intimidated even when I get close to them.

I use 2 kinds of cameras. For landscape photography, I use Sony's full frame cameras. For my personal projects as well as when I'm shooting human subjects, I use the smaller Sony RX cameras that are more flexible and more mobile.

The Sony RX100 V has a great advantage. It's very small in size and fits completely in the palm of your hand. The fast and accurate focusing also helps me to focus on moving subjects. These features help and enable us to approach the subjects that we like without drawing attention to the photographer. That is the special advantage of the Sony RX100 V.

In my opinion, the technical features of the Sony RX10 IV are similar to those of the Sony RX100 V. It's all about focusing speed and shooting speed. It's similar to the Sony RX100 V, but its advantage is the integration of a superb 24-600mm zoom lens that allows me to shoot any situation, be it from far or close, making it very convenient and mobile.

Whilst the Sony RX10 IV may have the same features as the Sony RX100 V in terms of speed, accuracy and sharpness, it is also integrated with a very special element—a superb zoom lens with an extremely large focal length of 600 mm. This is very useful for me whilst shooting remote subjects that I cannot approach.

The RX 10 IV, is comparably larger than the RX100 V, making it easy to be noticed by people I'm trying to capture. Therefore, I usually use the RX10 IV for remote subjects. This shooting method helps me capture the subjects without them focusing on my presence.