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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Creativity and constraints

Most of us don’t have to create in our lives. We all live and create with enough constraints. Whether it is not enough money, not enough time or thinking that we need the latest gear – we all have at least one. You will find that there’s a fine line between constraints and excuses. I…

Lap around the shore

At prospect of visiting my mother’s hometown, my thought was to visit Lake Togo. The lake is the largest part of a lagoon separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow coastal strip. The point where the lake meets the ocean an be clearly seen from the shores of Aneho. Once again I was excited…