In Pictures: View from above Singapore

As Singapore celebrates its 50th anniversary next month, photographers from The Straits Times take to the skies to document an island that has become well-known for its transformation from a fishing village into a glitzy city.

Updated
Jan 19, 2016, 06:17 PM
Published
Jul 23, 2015, 05:00 AM
Gardens by the Bay, with its towering vertical gardens – better known as the Supertrees – lit up, is a popular destination for an evening stroll. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
People going about their business at a market in Redhill Close on a Sunday. The housing estate is located between Redhill Market and Bukit Merah Food Centre. The oldest Redhill Close flats were built in 1955 by the Singapore Improvement Trust. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
An aerial view of luxury enclave Sentosa Cove, with Tanjong Beach on the left and Tanjong Golf Course behind. Sentosa Cove boasts quayside restaurants, retail and speciality shops, and oceanfront residences. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Main picture: Gardens by the Bay, with its towering vertical gardens - better known as the Supertrees - lit up, is a popular destination for an evening stroll. Above: Visitors having fun in the sun at the Adventure Cove Waterpark on Sentosa. The park
Housing Board blocks in Punggol, which will be the first new public housing estate in Singapore to test-bed smart technologies. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
Visitors having fun in the sun at the Adventure Cove Waterpark on Sentosa. The park houses South-east Asia’s first hydro-magnetic coaster. ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Aerial view of Pan Island Expressway, and the traffic intersection of Serangoon Road, Upper Serangoon Road, MacPherson Road, and Bendemeer Road. Kallang River is seen on the left. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
A group of people enjoy beer and peanuts on a Sunday afternoon at Redhill Close. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
A yellow taxi makes it way down Victoria Street. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
Two joggers make their way down a staircase at the Pearl's Hill City Park. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 23, 2015, with the headline In Pictures: View from above Singapore. Subscribe

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