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Wah Keow Hair Salon (華僑理发院), established in 1954, has been serving the people in Joo Chiat, Singapore for 59 years. Passed down by their father in the 1970s, the 2 brothers have maintain this family run business, until now.

The hair salon business has always been very competitive, and due to rising rental cost, the half a century old hair salon will suffer the same fate as many traditional trades that are fast disappearing in Singapore.

In 2013, the film "Portraits of a barber"(Also known as Vanishing Trades in Singapore) has been awarded The Best Editing Award in the ciNE65 short film competition.
Filmed on #sonyfs5
Edited by Billy Ong

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