Shintaro Tay

About
Shintaro Tay (b. 1996) is a photojournalist with The Straits Times. He strives to shine a light on social issues that affect the everyday man. In 2016, he directed Saving Sungei, a documentary that made its World Premiere at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival. In 2022, he was selected for the thirty-fifth edition of the Eddie Adams Workshop in Jeffersonville, New York. Shintaro graduated with the highest distinction from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, NTU.

He melds journalism, photography and documentary-making to create compelling visual packages to get people thinking.

Have a story to share? You can reach him at shintarotay@gmail.com or via @shintarotay on Instagram.
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Media Features:

‘Like Creating A Time Capsule’ 3 Young Local Filmmakers On Capturing S’pore’s Untold Stories (Mothership, 2022) – Their films shed light on veterinarians’ mental health challenges, the reality of bipolar disorder, and systemic poverty.

Covid-19: Through the Lens of a Photojournalist (The UrbanWire, 2020) – Ngee Ann Polytechnic graduate Shintaro Tay, who recently won the Stories of a Pandemic Visual of the Month Merit Award, shares his experience as a news photographer covering Covid-19.

Sharpening His Focus (WKWSCI Alumni Magazine, 2019) – Aspiring photojournalist Shintaro Tay (CS’22) shares his love for photojournalism and how WKWSCI has helped further hone his skills.

伸向客工的友谊之手 (Nanyang Chronicle, 2019)

小时候为买文具盒全家缩紧腰带 22岁青年获侯永昌PSA奖学金 (Lianhe Zaobao, 2018)

STOP10 Aug 2017: 'Saving Sungei' by Shintaro Tay (SINdie, 2017) – 10 local films to catch in August 2017

Taking Photographs With A Sentimental Touch (Youth.sg, 2015)– His fascination with capturing emotional moments since young made Shintaro Tay the passionate photojournalist he is today.

Documentary On Sungei Road Makes It To Sheffield Festival (The New Paper, 2015) – A student's documentary featuring soon-to-be-demolished Thieves' Market is nominated for an international film festival award.