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2025 Top 5 Photos of the Year by Joey J 📸

Published 4 months ago • 1 min read

2025 Top 5 Photos of the Year by Joey J 📸

It’s that time of the year again! I managed to fill the five slots, but it was a challenging year, especially shooting locally in Singapore, because the water around Marina Bay was almost always choppy, making it hard to capture clean reflections of the city lights. On the bright side, I’m excited to include a photo taken in Tokyo (3rd one). It was my first visit to Tokyo with a proper camera, since I hadn’t taken up photography as a hobby when I last went there in 2008. 😅 As a cityscape photographer, Tokyo has a special place in my heart, especially since I’m originally from Japan, and I’m already looking forward to going back! For more from this trip, see my post: Tokyo Calling (2025).

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