Notes from a chaotic mind

They are some days where I just sit in front of my computer staring at an image on the screen. Everything I try just seems boring. On the worst days, the screen is simply just blank and I have no idea where to start. Whether you photograph, draw or paint, those kind of days are…

Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Robert Turnbull Macpherson

Robert Turnbull Macpherson was a Scottish artist and photographer born in 1814 and worked in Rome, Italy, in the 19th century. Not much is known from Macpherson’s childhood until his studies in medicine at the University of Edinburgh between 1831 and 1835. Apparently, he did not complete his medical studies and subsequently studied art at…

The Unexpected

If you’ve been in photography for a while, you will know by now that not all images are planned. I pride myself on planning and visualising my images before creating them. However, I’ve recently noticed that my personal favourites are the ones that are unplanned. There’s something about the unexpected part of this image that…

Imitation vs Flattery

They say that Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. This is a quote that I have been questioning in the last few days. Although we are encouraged to be surrounded by a lot of different style of photographs to train our eye, the question I have is, does it really help in the creation…

Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Nick Brandt’s INHERIT THE DUST

I would like to start this week with the new works of Nick Brandt entitled “Inherit The Dust”. This particular series highlights the sheer scale of man’s astonishingly rapid and escalating expansion into, and destruction of, the natural world. The destruction of these animals, of these African places, is not happening in the past where…

London at Night

For a while, I’ve been wanting to do some night photography. However, I was a little uncertain of how it would work with my love of photography. Even though I’ve seen some pretty impressive images by some great artists. The more I put it off the more I wanted to do and I finally did….

City of London

After concentrating on improving my architecture images and building quite a collection, it was easy to miss everything else around me. What I love about London is the mixture of the old and the new. A place where contemporary and nostalgic come together beautifully. For such a big city, each area has its uniqueness that…

London in Black and White

As most of you may have noticed, I have not published any of my personal work in a while. I wanted to take the time to reevaluate my work and see where I would like to go. However, the fight with my computer and photoshop has not helped either. Here is the first image that…

Monday Photography Inspiration – Andreas Feininger

Andreas Feininger was was an American photographer known for his black and white photography of New York from the 40s and 50s. He studied cabinetmaking and architecture at the Bauhaus and established a Swedish firm specialising in architectural and industrial photography. He was a staff photographer for Life Magazine for two decades from 1943 to…

It’s All Written In The Sky

Ever since I was a child, I’ve always been fascinated by the sky. I vividly remember remember lying in the sand staring at the sky trying to make out the shapes each passing cloud made. My favourites were when they resembled animals. Till this day I find myself staring at the clouds almost wishing that…