ABOUT FIFOTO

Recognized as “Female Photographer of the Year” in 2010 and 2011 by Weddings and Portrait Photographers Malaysia (WPPM), Fiona is the face of FIFOTO and the woman behind its success. FIFOTO maintains an extensive client portfolio including Shiseido, Zurich Insurance, RT+Q Architects, Royal Selangor, H&M, Ambong-Ambong Resorts, Avilion Port Dickson, LactoGG and Zain & Co Law Firm. With several exhibitions under her belt, her work has been published in both local and international magazines and her accomplishments have been given due recognition and accolades by Canon, ViewSonic, Samsung, Metz and Raymond Weil.

Fiona first discovered her passion for photography when she joined the photography club at Raffles Girls’ Secondary School in Singapore. While attending the University of Texas at Austin, Fiona further developed her photographic skills by taking Photojournalism as an elective while majoring in Management Information Systems. Upon graduation with an honors degree of Bachelor of Business Administration, she returned to Kuala Lumpur and pursued her career as an IS Analyst at ExxonMobil. In 2005, Fiona decided to put her corporate career in the oil & gas industry on hold to pursue her love for photography full time and established FIFOTO Photography. During this time, she also pursued an MBA degree at the University of Nottingham at the Malaysian campus.

Having enjoyed more than 10 years of success in the industry, Fiona believes in giving back to society, encouraging and educating young budding photographers. She has contributed through numerous conference workshops and also under the all female photographer brand, Bloom workshops. Fiona is grateful for her opportunity to be Judge on a number of photography competitions including Canon’s Photo Face-Off (Season 4), Canon’s PhotoMarathon and Samsung’s NX Academy’s web reality show.

FIFOTO is now focused on portraits and commercial work.