Philippe Durant is a Belgian freelance photographer and journalist living in Malaysia since 2013. In the past nine years, he has captured moments, events, places and portraits all over the country. Among others, he has documented extensively and comprehensively the forgotten village of Papan, Perak with thousands of images, 6 videos, a photography book, guided visits and 3 talks for three years .

His work has been exhibited in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang, published in several news and photography publications. 3 fb pages that he created are dedicated to some of his photography including the recent “Penang Moods”. 

He is exhibiting 4 pieces and his talk “Malaysia through the lenses of a Mat Salleh”, will focus on the role of a photographer and various aspects of his perception of Malaysia. He will be on site on Sunday 1.30pm-6pm.