Chua family

Chua Ghim Sin, located in Seattle, poses with Lee Siew Tin, his mother miles and miles away. John Clang and wife Elin Tew left their tripods at home as they traveled for the project, opting instead to use household items to steady their equipment.

Clang -- who has shot commercial photos for clients including AT&T, Boost Mobile, IBM, eBay, and Nokia -- often focuses his personal work on themes of proximity and distance. The complete "Being Together" series of 40 images will be exhibited during Clang's solo show at the National Museum of Singapore in early 2013.