Sarawak State Library

Bearing Witness

Call no.: : R 070.4333092/CHE
Author: : Chek Yong
Contributor: : Sofea Binti Sharif
Summary: Presented by a native of Sibu, Sarawak, Mr. Kong Chek Yong, who is the author of the book Bearing Witness; and a photographer shared his experiences of traveling to 182 countries and territories, including Afghanistan, Syria, and Antarctica. Since 2004, he has documented episodes of life and culture through his photography, capturing stories of human interest along the way in the book. In 2012, he embarked on a one-and-a-half-year journey to Latin America, Europe, and Central Asia to immerse himself fully in travel photography, a dream he had always wanted to fulfill.