Chaotic state of thinking

They are a few questions that I have been asking myself lately. Why am I doing this? What are my goals? Who am I and most importantly who am I as a photographer? Although I love technology, I am not a gear head. I have been using the same camera for as long as I…

Learning to experiment

I am often in awe of others ability to experiment when creating. Whether it is photographers, illustrators, painters and even more multi-disciplinary artists, you will find a various array of artists whose work that often inspire me. However, I haven’t allowed myself to experiment as much as those that I admire. Perhaps, it is because…

Learning to see is about Patience

‘Luck is where preparation and opportunity meet’ – Seneca Seeing so many great images of others and hearing about how long they’ve been inn the field can give the misconception that everything happened overnight. The truth is that there’s an incredible learning curve. It takes times to learn, to observe light, the quality of available…

Timelessness of Film

Even though I started photography in the digital era, I’ve come to love film and all of its qualities. My first choice has always been black and white and my favourites being Pancro 400 and Kodak 400 Tmax. I love their strong contrast, grain and tonal range especially the atmospheric result that it gives. I…

Photographic Thinking

It is easy to think that one should be able create stunning and creative images will all the cameras, softwares at our disposal. This is not often case. We are all aware that the most expensive gears do not have the ability to create alone. The main process that is often overlooked is the thinking…

Quality vs Quantity- Where do you stand?

While mindlessly scrolling through the internet, I came across a thread debating quality versus quantity in art. If you’ve read my previous posts, you would probably already know where I stand. But allow me to break it down…. Henri Cartier – Bresson once said that our first 10,000 photographs are our worst. After seeing a…

Everything is about perspective

One of the ways that I pass the time on my break at work is to scroll through media as a way to decompress. Recently I came across a quote that hit home. To paraphrase “Instead of worrying about our end goal and how hard it is to achieve, one should concentrate on the next…

Palais de Lomé

Today, I want to share a beautiful architecture from Lomé, Togo. Togo is a country in West Africa, bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. Right at the heart of the city, you will find the Palais de Lomé The original architecture was built from 1898…

Luminaire

Luminaire is thought of as a flood light or electric light. This image certainly did not start out that way. For about a year or so, I once again started being interested in shapes and patterns. Perhaps my love of geometry is finally coming to good use. The more I look around, the more patterns…

The part that remains unshared

During my recent move, I came across a box of prints, earlier images that I had printed. A habit that I got into since I picked up a camera. As I was going through the box, a huge dread had washed over me. I was so embarrassed at the sight of these images. My instinct…