In this deeply personal talk, Dr. Chua Yang shares how photography became her liberation through grief, caregiving and stillness. When illness struck her family, time seemed to pause. Through the lens of her camera, she reclaimed this stillness, documenting grief, love and quiet resilience one frame at a time.Capturing everyday moments led to two national photography projects celebrating women, work and family in Singapore. She turned photography into a vessel of memory and human connection. Her story is a powerful reminder that even in life’s difficult pauses, we can find purpose and presence to make time better. Dr. Chua Yang is a Singaporean obstetrician/gynaecologist, photographer, calligrapher, and advocate for women’s health and well-being. As Director at A Clinic for Women, Global Clinic, and Babes, a charity supporting pregnant teenagers, she merges clinical expertise with deep compassion.Through her lens, Dr. Chua captures intimate stories of strength and resilience. Dr Chua has published two photobooks, Women Inspiring Women – The Home/National Editions, raising over S$300,000 for charities such as SCWO, Babes, and the Singapore Medical Association Charity. For Dr. Chua, photography is more than a way of seeing, it is her way of remembering and of making meaning out of stillness. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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