Pakard Photo Studio in Malacca, was owned by an immigrant Chinese, Tam Hong Lam, and his wife.They started their shop in 1959, two years after the Federation of Malaysia became independent from the British Empire. A procession of new Malaysians had themselves photographed in the Pakard Photo Studio, unintentionally creating a detailed social-cultural archive with images full of innocent and intimacy from the period in which Malaysia was formed. Tam Hong Lam was an extremely productive photographer.

Established more than 50 years ago, Pakard Photo since its very beginning has been driven by the objectives of providing the best photographic products, pricing and service to our clients. These objectives have ensured our continued progress and growth from our very humble beginnings in a shared shop house to our present five retail outlets. Backed by our proud tradition, Pakard Photo is without doubt the preferred photographic retailer in Malacca, Malaysia.

Pakard Photo Sdn Bhd operates the largest photo retail chain shop in Malacca, Malaysia. There are 5 shops in total. All of the shops are located at; Tesco, Giant, Mahkota Parade, Melaka Sentral and Jalan Munshi Abdullah (HQ).

The principle business of the company is in printing, processing photos and the sale of cameras, films, and other products related to photography.