Armed with a Leica M6, some film, and a few lenses that immediately made me salivate, Malaysia-based photographer Yeow Chin Liang quickly captivated my attention with his mesmerizing street portraits of daily life in Malaysia.

Standing in contrast to the standard, black-and-white, candid street photography that we usually see, Yeow obviously makes a connection with each of his subjects and manages to capture something of their essence in each portrait.

Sometimes it’s a picture of them at their “workplace.”; other times, it’s simply a portrait of a moment he stumbled across on the street. Whatever he’s capturing, there’s something undeniably honest about his photos that we absolutely love. We think you will too:

Against Time by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

He likes TLR :) by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

"Me & My Family" by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

"My Workplace" by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

Feeding Time by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

"My Workplace" by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

"My Workplace" by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

Shy by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

Tea Break by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

"My Workplace" by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

Showing Off by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

"My Workplace" by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

Street Portrait.....& selfie :) by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

"Reading Is Fundamental" by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

Trim Hair by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

Smile :) by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

Looking right...... by Yeow Chin Liang (Yeow8) on 500px.com

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