The one thing that would improve my photography

Many moons ago, I excitedly posted an image that been jealously guarding on social. The first comment was ‘your photography is improving’. Although, it wasn’t a bad comment, it stung a little. What made me uncomfortable was the idea that someone had been keeping an eye on my progress. Even my aim my wish has…

The pressure to create

While going through my Instagram, I realised that I hadn’t posted in a few months. Although I was unphased, a thought popped into my mind. During the early years of the platform, I was told that in order to have a large following, I needed to post at least twice a day. Even though a…

Originality vs Creativity

With the vast amount of creatives, artists and images posting on social media daily, it is easy to feel the pressure and even worry to create and be original. There’s a constant pressure to keep up with change in technology and be innovative and original. To be original or to be perceived as such is…

Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Pierre Rossier

Pierre Joseph Rossier (1829 – 1898) was a pioneering Swiss photographer whose albumen photographs, which include stereographs and cartes-de-visite, comprise portraits, cityscapes, and landscapes. Until very recently, little was known about Rossier; even his given name was a mystery. Documents discovered in the Fribourg town archives finally proved that his given name was Pierre, and it can…

Fragments

I have been broken I have been scarred I have been lost I have been torn into pieces that I no longer recognise myself Each fragment Each raw piece on edge and frayed Confused and lost memories. I stand on edge, no longer recognising the remaining fragments that I see in the mirror Fragments that…

Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Arthur Batut

Arthur Batut was a French photographer and pioneer of aerial photography. He was born in 1846 in Castres, and developed interest in history, archeology and photography. Following in the family tradition of academic excellence, he received his degree from of college of Castres before moving to the nearby town of Labruguiere. Batut was fascinated by the…

Starting out…

It is truly fitting to start the year with this year. Although I am yet to give it a name, it’s an image 7 years in the making. Allow me to explain. I vividly remember capturing this image as soon as the scene was presented to me. At the same time, I had envisioned a…

Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Louis Boutan

Louis Boutan was a French biologist and a pioneer in the field of underwater photography that would be unmatched by anyone else for decades. He was born in Versailles and studied biology and natural history at the University of Paris where he became a lab assistant at the age of 20. In 1880, he was named deputy head by…

Looking forward

It is officially the year and this is usually the time to reflect on things that happened throughout the year. This usually includes goals that we set ourselves usually of things to accomplish in the New Year. Last year, I decided to no longer make a list or any resolutions. Not only are the list…

Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Roger Schall

Roger Schall was a renowned French photographer of the 1930s & 1940s. He worked in all photographic disciplines from fashion, portraits, nudes, still life and reportage and secretly documented the Nazi’z occupation of Paris. Roger Schall was born in Nancy on July 25, 1904 and his family arrived in Paris in 1911. His father also…