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Year in news: TNP Photo top 10 picks for 2014
Jan: Car and tipper truck collide on the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE). Two men had problems getting the unconscious driver out due to space constraints. "I suggested one of them enter from the left rear door and slide the driver out diagonally. It worked. Less that a minute later, the car exploded in flames."Photo: TNP/ Jonathan Choo
Year in news: TNP Photo top 10 picks for 2014
Feb: The photojournalist hid behind a wall for this shot, worried that the men will get more enraged if they spotted him snapping away. Halfway through the fight, the younger Caucasian man looked in his direction. "That didn't deter me from shooting and I thought... if he had already spotted me, I might as well just move closer to get a better view, which I did, and...Photo: TNP/ Jeremy Long
Year in news: TNP Photo top 10 picks for 2014
March: This shot brings out the colourful character of Geylang at night. "(You can just picture the) 'business negotiating' that will take place as this man waits for the woman to approach."Photo: TNP/ Choo Chwee Hua
Year in news: TNP Photo top 10 picks for 2014
May: Undercover assignment to search for drunk partygoers at Clarke Quay after an alcohol ban kicked in (enforced in October 2013) to curb drunken behaviour in the area. "(I used) a hidden point & shoot compact camera... to capture his drunk behaviour, I needed to go extremely close with the small camera and not let his friends realise (what I was doing)."Photo: TNP/ Choo Chwee Hua
Year in news: TNP Photo top 10 picks for 2014
Aug: Singaporeans from all walks of life celebrated the country's 49th birthday at The Float@Marina Bay. Here's the aftermath: Litter strewn all over the stands and contracted cleaners sweeping up the rubbish. "What struck me most was the sight of discarded Singapore flags (from goodie bags) thrown on the ground, just like other litter."Photo: TNP/ Gavin Foo
Year in news: TNP Photo top 10 picks for 2014
Aug: Malaysia Cup match where Johor Darul Takzim II beat LionsXII 2-1. As the striker closed in for a header, the goalie rushed to punch the ball out of the penalty box. "It was only a mere split second (but I saw) that the goalkeeper, rather than going for the ball, played dirty and went for the striker's face instead." Photo: TNP/ Jeremy Long
Year in news: TNP Photo top 10 picks for 2014
Oct: Groups of foreign workers from South India congregate at a food centre in Little India every weekend to drink alcohol. After the Little India riot in December last year, we seem to have become obsessed with what they do during their free time. "(While snapping) a Singaporean Indian man asked me - why do you need to publish this again? Would we have published a...Photo: TNP/ Gavin Foo
Year in news: TNP Photo top 10 picks for 2014
Oct: Supporters of the Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong paste notes of encouragement on a wall at the protest site. "(Being at) the Lennon Wall in Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution was a memorable experience because the (pro-democracy protests) were organised by students as young as 18 years old." Photo: TNP/ Benjamin Seetor
Year in news: TNP Photo top 10 picks for 2014
Oct: Tennis star Serena Williams wins the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore at the packed Indoor Stadium. Those who caught her victory included Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong (L) and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong (R) . "Witnessing Williams being crowned world No. 1 in Asia (and in) Singapore, is a rare occasion for the sports fan-...Photo: TNP/ Benjamin Seetor
Year in news: TNP Photo top 10 picks for 2014
Dec: The village of Simpang Arang in Gelang Patah, Johor is just 20 minutes' drive from Tuas Second Link. It's the place where Mr Ishak spent three weekends (on his days off) capturing the life of the Orang Seletar indigenous people. "This is what I've captured - a simple life where a happy boy acrobatically plunges head-first into the brackish waters."Photo: TNP/ Mohd Ishak

Dec 25, 2014 02:30 pm

 

Wow! 2014 is racing to the finish line rather quickly.

Before the year draws to a close, we bring you the top 10 moments in news.

From fights to fires, football to foreign workers, The New Paper Photo Desk was at the scene - capturing moments that made you and I blink, laugh and cry (Oh, Malaysia Cup heartbreak).

Which picture made you pause? Which made you wonder, just for a second?

"Some pictures look dramatic, but they tell very little.
"Other pictures look simple, but the story behind each one speaks (volumes)." - Photojournalist Gavin Foo

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