We all know that Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 73, has an eye for taking some really nice photos, some of which he shares on social media.
Which is why it wasn’t surprising at all when he was recently spotted visiting the Ramadan Bazaar at Kampong Glam with his camera in hand. Accompanied by bodyguards, SM Lee strolled along the stalls, taking in the sights and sounds while he took photos — including a few shots of one Xiaohongshu user’s adorable son.
In a post titled “Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong took photos of my child!”, she wrote: “We were taking a walk at the bazaar beside the Sultan Mosque after our dinner when we ran into SM Lee. I actually only wished to take a photo of SM Lee and my son in the same frame from afar. I didn’t expect SM Lee to spot my son and start taking pictures of him eating ice cream.”
She added that she had to record the moment as it was “one of the highlights of [her] life”.
In the OP’s post, SM Lee was seen grinning fondly at the kid before enthusiastically raising his camera to snap some candid shots. SM Lee even got into a half-squat, or the ‘Asian squat’ position to get to the young boy’s eye level for perfectly angled photos.
SM Lee was evidently in good spirits, smiling widely at the OP after taking his snaps.
Netizens commented on how the child was “super lucky” to be the subject of SM Lee’s photos, with some also remarking that SM Lee too, looked “contagiously happy” during the encounter.
Perhaps we might see the final results from SM Lee’s Kampong Glam photography excursion on his Instagram soon?