Visual Storytelling by Bernard Teo
Hello and welcome, I am Bernard and I am a visual storyteller. I produce digital media in the form of photos and videos to tell stories. You will be able to find a list of services that I provide below, if you don’t see it there, do not hesitate to contact me so that I can help you meet your needs with my network of media producers and creators.
I started my career in Wedding Photography in 1999 shooting in both Black & White and Colour in analog film. To date, I have helped more than 800 couples relive stories of major milestones by helping them capture their precious moments.
In 2016 I went on to achieve a Distinction for my Master of Arts in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the University of the Arts London. My final major project ‘Operation Stingray’ highlighted the vulnerability of your personal information that’s stored in your mobile phone. This project explored the possibilities of your mobile phone being tapped without you even knowing in the name of national security.
Visual Storytelling is an important part of what I do and I have been teaching at Canon Imaging Academy since 2019 in various private and MOE schools’ CCA groups on the importance of how to tell a good visual story on top of basic photography and video production lessons.
After attaining my Advance Certificate in Learning & Performance (ACLP) certification from the Institute of Adult Learning in 2023, I have started facilitating Skill Future Singapore (SSG) Basic Photography courses and have taught over a hundred learners to date. With the appointment as a Canon Master (Canon Singapore’s Ambassadorship program), I have been actively involved with various activations to educate, train and inspire the public in Visual Storytelling. I have been invited to be a judge for several photography competitions and have led career talks to over 300 students. I enjoy speaking and sharing about my journey, hoping to inspire the next generation. That is why when I was offered the opportunity to be a facilitator with RESPECT SG I jumped in immediately with a YES!
Through the years I have served many clients like Team Singapore, Singapore Disability Sports Council, Credit Counselling Singapore, Singapore National Paralympic Council, Canon Singapore, BMW, Talent Plus Singapore, Nanyang Inc, Citrus Media, Molton Brown, Channel, Lancôme, Body Shop, Huggies, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Andaz Hotel, Q Industries, SEJ Frozen Foods, Chef D’table, FreezePak, NTUC FairPrice, OUE Social Kitchen, Halia Restaurant, OK Chicken Rice, property and insurance agents from various agencies, etc… producing digital media for their marketing purposes.
Personal Celebrations
When I first started shooting professionally, weddings were all I was capturing. I love all the festivities and celebrations while witnessing couples making their commitment to each other. As time passes these couples started their families and I started documenting their journey as they grow. Some of my initial clients have children studying in university already. So family and graduation portraits along with birthday celebrations have been assignments that I receive on a regular basis. Here are some links to my portfolio
Corporate
Part of family life is to provide for our loved ones and helping our clients create presentable and professional executive portraits is also part of what I do. The profile photos tell a lot about you as a person in your working industry whichever one it may be. So having these shots done properly is essential, especially in our current social media intensive way where first impressions are extremely important.
Corporate events like product launches, office or shop grand openings, annual dinner & dance, award ceremonies, sales kick-offs, and team-building retreats are all important milestone events that are worth recording to use for internal communication & reports or just for archival purposes.
Commercial
Photos are an essential part of marketing. It helps your target audience make an informed decision about the product they are about to purchase, therefore a professional image is needed to convince your potential customers.
