Learn film photography and cultural exchange with our creative collective in Batu Pahat, Malaysia

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  Description

  About Us as a creative studio
  
  Hi! we’re a creative photography studio and cultural space based in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. We are a group of photographers and artists who work mainly in film photography, including analogue processing, darkroom printing, and creative projects focused on local heritage and visual storytelling.
  
  There are 12 team members, including 1 director, 4 photographers, 3 videographers, 2 film developers and 2 makeup artists.
  
  Our studio mainly runs in 2 spaces:
  
  🕰️ Our vintage design studio
  🎞 A film Lab for analogue lovers
  
  🌿 Our Vision
  
  Us, rather than a design studio, it's more like a creative community. Our goal is to connect people through photography and art that weave our local stories, showcasing Batu Pahat's cultural charm to the world. We have hosted events, exhibitions and artist residencies throughout our 10-year journey. (p.s Our space has a hidden coffee space where locals come for their coffee cravings.)
  
  👩‍🍳 For You who comes:
  
  We welcome travellers who want to:
  
  Working in the film lab
  -learning analogue workflow
  -From scanning film rows
  -Helping to organise film supplies
  
  📍Location
  
  Our studio is located in the heart of Batu Pahat, a serene town surrounded by local markets, traditional shophouses, and Malaysian street culture. It’s the go-to place to slow down, be inspired, and have the full experience of Malaysian local life.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Creative DIY projects

  Animal Care

  Light maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Self development

  

  Videography

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Fashion or beauty

  

  Culture

  

  Carpentry

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Photography

  

  Music

  

  History

  

  Books

  

  Art & design

  

  Architecture

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Animals

  

  Cycling

  

  Team sports
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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  🌏 Culture Exchange
  
  Creativity and the local culture thrive in our space. By sharing, both parties could learn from one another and cultivate meaningful memories through our interaction. Travellers could fully immerse themselves in living in a Malaysian art collective while working side by side with our photographers, local artists, and baristas. We take pride in our film photography, and we believe you’ll learn how our projects and events celebrate the soul of Batu Pahat a local town rich in history, heritage, and local friendliness.
  
  We are stories collectives. Events like photo walks, art gatherings, and exhibitions tell local stories through our images, or we can simply enjoy long coffee chats with locals. For us, you as an individual who encapsulates your own story, we’d love to learn about your culture, art and ideas too. It is truly a two-way exchange of creativity that bridges cultures.

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  Help

  What do we offer:
  
  Working in the film lab
  -learning analogue workflow
  -From scanning film rows
  -Helping to organise film supplies
  
  Creative projects in our creative studio. WE DO:
  -Photo walks
  -Exhibitions
  -Designs
  -Photoshoots
  
  In this exchange, we share our local culture, distinct art skills, and the people. While you, on the other hand, we just need your time, skills, and, of course, your individual uniqueness.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Chinese (Mandarin): Fluent
  English: Intermediate
  Malay: Intermediate
  Chinese (Cantonese): Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  Accommodation
  
  Our accommodation is in the same building (traditional shophouse architecture) as our café and film lab, located on the second floor so you’ll be living right in the heart of our creative space.
  
  What you can expect:
  - A private room for yourself
  - Shared bathroom
  - Washing Machine
  -Free Wi-Fi throughout the space
  
  You’ll also meet our friendly house cats and a house dog, who loves company and adds warmth to the space.
  
  It’s a cosy, quiet environment perfect for anyone who enjoys art, coffee, film photography, and slow local living in Batu Pahat.
  
  There will be a kitchen set up in the back of our design studio for cooking, as the workaways will be staying on top of the shophouse. Ingredients will be provided in the kitchen. During workdays, lunch and dinner will be provided; if breakfast is needed, workaways could use the kitchen.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  

  Uncle

  

  mao mi

  

  Pi Dan

  

  moon

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