EXPERIENCE:

Samsul Said began his career in 2005 as a travel photographer for the local magazines Libur and Traverama, working as a staff photographer at Kumpulan Karangkraf (KKSB), before joining the local daily newspapers Akhbar Sinar Harianand The Malay Mail. In 2008, Samsul started working as a freelancer for Reuters at the Kuala Lumpur news desk. In 2014, he was hired as a contract photographer for Reuters in Malaysia, covering news across the country. After six years of service with the agency, Samsul is now an independent photographer, working on editorial international news assignments for Getty Images News Asia Pacific (Photo/Video APAC) as a contributor, and for Bloomberg News in Kuala Lumpur.

Click the link to view my online news portfolio: Reuters| Getty Images| Bloomberg

PHOTOGRAPHY/ART ACHIEVEMENT:

1. First Place And First Person in Southeast Asia Win Sony World Photography Awards 2018 ( Current Affairs & News ) in London.
2. Selangor International Indigenouns Arts Festivals 2018 (Merit Prize)
3. World Photography Cup 2018, Malaysia ( 3rd place Photojournalism & Reportage categories)
4. Successfull People In Malaysia 2019. (Britishpedia Book)
5. Key of Leader For Malaysia Fujifilm Brand Camera 2018-2022
6. Generation Tatler (Generation -T) – Malaysia Tatler Magazine
7. Incase Punk band “Oppression Music” Album (First Music Album) – Independent Musician.

PHOTOGRAPHY FORUM/PROGRAM:

1. Global Migrant Festivals In Singapore 2018 (‘Life inside the Refugee Camp talk’)
2. FJM Photography Tips and Knowledge talk at Duyong Marina Resort Terengganu 2019 (Photojournalism)
3. Fujifilm Visual Story Telling talk at Mid Valley Kuala Lumpur 2019.
4. Vovage Of Purpose First episode (TV program) – Radio Television Malaysia.

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS:

1. 2017 – Al -Jamal (The Beauty of Islam) Kuala Lumpur.
2. 2014 – Foreign Correspondents Club of Malaysia (FCCM), Malaysia Airlines MH370 photo exhibitions Kuala Lumpur.
3. 2018 – Photography Exhibition in Somerset House London (Sony World Photography Awards)
4. 2018 – Group Photo Exhibitions SWAP ( Gadcollection Paris France)
5. 2021 – Group Photo Exhibition The Biddy’s Covid-19 at Publika, Malaysia  ( Pemulihan & Pembaharuan )