This book tells the stories of 7 people in Malaysia through photographs and interviews. The author wanted to share their stories in hopes of inspiring himself as a human and creative. The people featured include a homeless man, an escort, a traveler selling bags, a former gang member now with a better life, street artists harassed by police, and a vagabond with no interesting story to share. The author thanks those who helped bring the book to life and shares that the book is meant to give voice to those who struggle to be heard in unseen places.

1. BY HIREN SIVA

2. This book is dedicated to the people who
struggle to be heard..

3. WWSDSD
PROLOGUE.
Bringing this book to life was something I kept close to my heart.
I’ve always wanted to share stories through photographs.
I finally came upon these 7 amazing human beings whom I am grateful
for letting me share their stories in the form of this photobook.
I wanted to hear their stories personally, in hope that it would
inspire me as a human being and as a creative.

4. THE ESSENTIALS.
• CAMERA FOR PICTURE TAKING.
• EARPHONES FOR AMBIANCE.
• NOTEBOOK FOR DETAILS.
• RECORDER TO INTERVIEW.
• WALLET TO GET AROUND.
• MEMORY CARDS FOR BACK UP.
• CHOCOLATE JUST IN CASE.
SPACES & PEOPLE
“THERE IS ONE THING THE PHOTOGRAPH MUST
CONTAIN, THE HUMANITY OF THE MOMENT”
— ROBERT FRANK

5. THE BOY. THE BOY.
“Can I please have some money sir? I’m hungry.”
“I’ll buy you something to eat”
“No, I don’t want food, I just want money.”

6. THE ESCORT.
“Michelle isn’t my real name. I never imagined this to be my
job but I make a lot of money. As a child, my biggest dream
was to be a singer. “
THE ESCORT.

7. THE HOMELESS. THE HOMELESS.
“My wife passed away 3 years ago and I haven’t seen my
children in 15 years. I hope they are doing well.”

8. THE TRAVELLER. THE TRAVELLER.
“I came to Malaysia on holiday.
I liked the weather. So I decided
to stay here and sell bags.
Business is going good so far.“

9. THE LABOURER. THE LABOURER.
“When I was 16, I used to be part
of a gang. When my mother died,
I tried getting out. They beat me.
I have a much better life now.”

10. THE ARTIST. THE ARTIST.
“All we want is for people to see
our art but we always get
interrupted by the police. They
always ask me why I keep coming
back.
I tell them ‘I do it because
it’s what I love to do. It makes me
happy’ “

11. THE VAGABOND. THE VAGABOND.
“Can you tell me something about
yourself? ”
‘“I don’t have anything interesting
to say. I live anywhere I can and
eat anything I can.”

12. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A HUGE THANK YOU TO
Ms Ida Mazlan & Ms Sufina Abu Bakar
for their constant advice and guidance.
AND TO
Choo Zi Zhao
Rhiannon Oh
Jacquelyn Vanessa
Teo Vi Vien
Wong Devin
Jonathan Lim
Satesh Raj
Chloe Ling
John Boon
for helping me, advicing me, continuously
giving me their utmost support & last but not
least for being great friends.

13. THE AUTHOR
Hello there, I’m Hiren.
This book is not about me. So it would be
irrelevant to write about myself
but thanks for reading anyways.
I really appretiate it.

14. The End.

15. WWSDSD
KL AFTER DUSK.
THIS BOOK CONSIST OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS THAT CAPTURES
TRUE STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE TO BE HEARD IN SPACES THAT
STRUGGLE TO BE SEEN.