THE PASTIn 2008, Kang Li spent six months with Nepal’s most widely read English-language weekly Nepali Times as a photojournalist, covering the nation’s transition from a monarchy to a republic and the gaining of parliamentary powers by the Maoists. For the next one year, he worked for several international photo agencies including Associated Press, Bloomberg and Panos, and for publications including The New York Times, Time magazine, Der Spiegel, Asian Geographic and National Geographic Traveller, amongst others. In 2009, he graduated as top journalism student and valedictorian with first-class honours. In 2012, he became the youngest ever recipient of the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni award.THE PRESENTSince then, he has departed from full-time photojournalism work to focus on personal photographic projects about his own country and life (www.samkangli.com). He also co-founded Little Red Ants Creative Studio, a video production agency, with 4 other partners. The company broke even within three months and is now a family of over 50 people (www.littleredants.com.sg). He also plans his time around selected photography assignments - most recently, a 2-year contract with SilkAir for destination photography. In 2018, he is posted to Vietnam to lead Little Red Ants Saigon, while concurrently heading the writing/directing department of Little Red Ants Singapore.THE FUTUREHe will continue to create personal projects that make people smile. These shall not be limited to the visual media. And he will continue to build Little Red Ants Creative Studio into a company known for its family-like culture, exceptional work and capable people.