As a wildlife photographer, Peter Ong is the embodiment of the saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. His portfolio includes a photo book “PRIMUS – The Primates of Peninsular Malaysia”, a photo publication on “Wang Kelian, Perlis – The Forgotten Valley” and a documentary with the same title, as well as another documentary “Finding Solo” that was shortlisted from 8,400 films for the Environment Category of the 2024 Sony Future Filmmaker Awards. Outside his creative endeavours, Ong is the Head of Education and Outreach at Roots & Shoots, a youth-led environmental enterprise by Dr. Jane Goodall that has over 150,000 active groups across 130 countries.
We all play a role in determining the direction of our lives and the lives of those around us. To me, ‘making an impact’ translates into ‘effecting some positive change’. And there is no positive change that is too small. Sikit-sikit, lama-lama jadi bukit.