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Mark Cheong

Mark has been a photojournalist with The Straits Times since 2012. He has covered everything from football to festivals, and robberies to riots. He enjoys working on long-form feature stories and has been on assignment extensively in the South-east Asian region, in which he has a keen interest, covering events such as the Myanmar elections (2015), the death of the Thai King (2016), and the earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia (2018). Off work, he likes skateboarding and making zines.

Latest articles

Sweat, mud, and tears: How Basic Military Training turns boys into men

The BMT Journey: Inside Basic Military Training Centre’s School 2

The evocative dance of sport

Baby hair, gold bars, jewellery: What treasures do people keep in safe deposit boxes?

World Photography Day: Celebrating the art of image-making

Diving sensations at the World Aquatics Championships 2025

Making a splash: Picture-perfect moments from the World Aquatics Championships in S’pore

It’s a colourful world: Singapore in technicolour

Not just laundry: What people in Singapore put out to dry

Generic photo of a man using his mobile phone while a polo t-shirt is hung out to dry at 45 Stirling Road on March 6, 2025.

They still do: 7 elderly couples talk about love and marriage

Married couple Clarke Farleigh Vincent, 73, (right) and Clarke Jean Magdelene, 78, pictured on Feb 19, 2025. Mr Clarke busts some dance moves, akin to when the couple used to go to discos to dance back in the day.