While working in KL, I met up with my old mate and photojournalist, Pein Lee. We spent a few night’s chomping on braised pig’s ears at local eateries, and propping up the bar at Sam’s, chatting about photography, future projects, and the Malaysia’s current political malaise, until kicking out time. Pein’s talk is as direct as his images. I told him I was going to shoot the Petronas Twin Towers the next night. After the groans of disapproval had died down he said “There’s more to KL than all that shiny shit over there,” or words to that effect. And indeed there is…but I still can’t resist photographing the lofty monuments to Mahathir’s ego. As day turns to night and it lights up, it’s totally surreal.

You can check out Pein’s work here https://www.facebook.com/thepein