Intrigued by photographing time, Singapore-based photographer Fong Qi Wei created single, composite pictures from a sequence of images spanning 2-4 hours. He concentrated on capturing sunrises and sunsets as they evolved over different landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes. He then digitally stitched the images together to get a snapshot of time passing over the scene for his series “Time is a Dimension”. “Most paintings and photographs are an instance of time”, Wei explained in his artist’s statement. “That’s not the way the world works. We experience a sequence of time, and that’s why a video is somehow more compelling than a freeze frame”.

A plane flies over the Changi Beach dock in Singapore in the early morning. (Photo by Fong Qi Wei/Thoughtful Photography)

Families sit down for dinner as the sun sets over a Singapore housing development. (Photo by Fong Qi Wei/Thoughtful Photography)

Fireworks light up the night at the Singapore National Day Parade, 2013. (Photo by Fong Qi Wei/Thoughtful Photography)

People walk along the Changi Beach as the sun sets, 2013. (Photo by Fong Qi Wei/Thoughtful Photography)

A gorgeous Heliconia tropical plant stands still as time surges around it, 2013. (Photo by Fong Qi Wei/Thoughtful Photography)

Stacked circles show the passing of time over Singapore's China town. (Photo by Fong Qi Wei/Thoughtful Photography)

Banners cross the sky and the city lights up during the Singapore National Day Parade, 2013. (Photo by Fong Qi Wei/Thoughtful Photography)

The sun sets over one of the oldest housing estates in Singapore – the Tiong Bahru Estate. (Photo by Fong Qi Wei/Thoughtful Photography)

A glass building mirrors the sky in Singapore as the sun goes down over the city. (Photo by Fong Qi Wei/Thoughtful Photography)

Night radiates from this image of Bukit Gombak, Singapore. (Photo by Fong Qi Wei/Thoughtful Photography)

Day turns to night while people fly kites at the Marina Barage in Singapore, 2013. (Photo by Fong Qi Wei/Thoughtful Photography)