本书简介:
《岁月吼声》记载了马来西亚21世纪初,
本书记录了约56场、百多张的影像,从国阵、民联、希盟、国盟,
摄影记者及本书作者陈弈龙一路走来,以相机为笔,
陈弈龙希望这本书以及当中的照片,
This book entitled “The Roar of Time” chronicles the street movements and demonstrations in Malaysia at the beginning of the 21st century. It took the author, Tan Ee Long over 20 years to complete it. The book is worth reading, appreciating and collecting because it is not only my memory but also the history of an era.
It records about 56 rallies with more than 100 photographs featuring the street movements spanning the ruling of Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Rakyat, Pakatan Harapan, Perikatan Nasional government, and the current Kerajaan Perpaduan. It also captured the first regime change of the Federal Government in Malaysia, with many precious photos witnessing the nation’s history. The value of these photos could not be measured with dollars and cents. He participated in most of the demonstrations in Kuala Lumpur personally. And he has aged into a middle-aged man from a youth during the process.
Tan Ee Long use his camera as his pen, and the photos are his diaries. It captured every street demonstration, and each image recorded the date, location, and historical events. Over the years, he has photographed a lot of works, but his memory is slowly fading as he grows older. He decided to compile these historical trajectories, unforgettable experiences, and years of insights and lessons into a book and share it with more people.
Tan Ee Long hopes this book and the photos will provide documentation for those interested in studying Malaysia’s demonstrations and rallies in the future, and glad to have made a small contribution to this.
There are not many 20 years in a person’s life. He hopes this photo book has a significant meaning to the history of Malaysia.