One million followers for one-minute photography lessons

Lee Yik Keat is committed to remaining a full-time photographer rather than a TikTok star. PHOTO: YK/INSTAGRAM
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SINGAPORE - From aerospace electronics to photography? That is exactly the path 25-year-old Lee Yik Keat took.

Seven years ago, he was studying aerospace electronics at Temasek Polytechnic, but he fell in love with photography after learning how to take photos from online tutorials.

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