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10 inspiring ways to display your vintage camera collection

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:59:55 +0000

10 inspiring ways to display your vintage camera collection

I photographed an event hosted by the Muslim Writers Awards at...

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:37:44 +0000

I photographed an event hosted by the Muslim Writers Awards at D’Gaf in London, and one of the guests was Mark Gonzales, who was actually pretty damn awesome.

It was fun times.

"You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and..."

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:25:03 +0000

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You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don’t. You have wings.

Learn to use them and fly.

”

- Rumi

So I finally watched Sherlock.

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:15:02 +0000

It’s a great TV Show and pretty good at adapting the books, but I’ve been hearing a lot about Benedict Cumberbatch being the “best” Sherlock Holmes? I have one thing to say to that:

Friendship.

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:51:43 +0000

I hadn't seen or heard from her in about 2 years, and this is the first thing we say to each other during a video call on Skype.

Her: You look terrible.
Me: Did you grow a third chin?

Be Kind.

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:15:00 +0000

This is something I always remind myself of when I feel lost, when I feel like there’s nothing worth doing or when I just can’t care about anything. Be kind.

Recently I’ve had a lot of changes go through my personal life, I’ve had a lot going on and I’ve felt enormous amounts of pressure from so many sides that I can’t breathe. Instead of going into all of that and boring everyone, I just want to talk about one aspect; and that is the direction of my life. Whenever I’ve felt like things haven’t gone my way, when my plans never worked out and I’m lost, I just remember something Conan O’Brien once said:

Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get, but if you work really hard, and you’re kind, amazing things will happen. I’m telling you, amazing things will happen.

Those words have always stuck with me. Especially when he says to “be kind”. I never thought about it that way before. You can word as hard you can and drag yourself away until there is nothing left, just like what I’ve been doing for myself. But always remember: there is always someone else there, people are always around you, and you need to be kind to them, you need to be kind to the work you do and take care of what needs to be done with a good heart. I think that’s important, I think it’s important to have a good, clear heart that knows that even though you’re confused right now and things will seem meaningless, at least you know that you’re doing the right thing.

I see a lot of people, including myself, who have just lost faith. Be it in people, friends, family or religion. No matter what that is, I know for a fact that no one else would want to wish those kind emotions on anyone else. When people tell me that they have no faith or they just don’t care anymore, I feel helpless. But then I remember something I’ve always tried to live my life by: if I can’t have any hope in anything, I may as well them hope for something. I want people to have faith in people, even it’s by doing small gestures, or being kind to a stranger. You never know where it mind lead to.

We all need to have that hope that one day things will be better and that everything we’ve worked so hard for pays off. But always remember: Be kind.

Italy. Here it is, my video from my time in Italy. It’s...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:56:56 +0000

Italy.

Here it is, my video from my time in Italy. It’s very shakey, there’s no HD (I really can’t be bothered getting Vimeo Plus..) but dammit, here it is.

I had an amazing time out there and watching all the footage just made me want to go back.

Don’t mind me. I’m just having another late night...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:10:32 +0000

Don’t mind me. I’m just having another late night music session with myself.

Also, I apparently don’t smile enough on camera. This is an attempt at a so-called smile.

Photo

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:51:27 +0000

Photo

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:18:17 +0000

Photo

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:49:09 +0000

So I got published in this months Asian Bride. I have around 15...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:39:08 +0000

So I got published in this months Asian Bride. I have around 15 images throughout the magazine, so I can’t be bothered going through the whole thing.

It’s my first “major” publication since it’s internationally available and it’s the first time I’ve physically bought a magazine I’ve been featured in. I have a weird thing about seeing my pictures in print in front of me, it weirds me out.

But still, it’s kinda cool. If it’s available anywhere near you, check it out!

Shitty quality thanks to the fact it’s taken on my phone,...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:24:27 +0000

Shitty quality thanks to the fact it’s taken on my phone, but I do enjoy drives through snow. (Photo by rkhan89)

Photo

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:03:06 +0000

Do you mind telling me you definition of photography?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:59:00 +0000

I suck at questions like this, but I’ll answer it the best I can.

Since coming back to London, I’ve kind of fallen out of my photography habit in a way. It’s been a while since I’ve touched any of my cameras. But I can tell you what it did mean to me when I was out everyday with that camera.

As corny as it might sound, if I were to define photography, it would simply be: love. It’s the love of the moment that drives me, the love of the camera and safety behind the viewfinder.

I mean, if you do something that you don’t love, why do it all? And the love for an art drives someone to push their boundaries, to be able to look at people who said they can’t or shouldn’t do it and prove them wrong. And that’s what love does. And that’s what photography used to do for me.

That might not be the answer you were probably looking for, but that’s what came into mind. I would define it as love.

Take Me Away - Amal Lad (feat. Ambika Jois) My friend, Amal Lad,...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:59:00 +0000

Take Me Away - Amal Lad (feat. Ambika Jois)

My friend, Amal Lad, just released his first EP, Complex Simplicities, and this is my personal favourite track from the pretty epic 5 song album he’s unleashed all over the internet.

It’s a mix of great guitar play and traditional Indian musical techniques. It’s a refreshing listen and I hope you guys love it.

If you do like the song, do buy the EP via iTunes and support this guy, and do check out his website!

I love StillMotion’s wedding videos. They make me want to...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:03:44 +0000

I love StillMotion’s wedding videos.

They make me want to get married.

She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:00:08 +0000

She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter

"Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence."

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:05:25 +0000

“Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.”

- Osho

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:10:23 +0000

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move. - Robert Louis Stevenson