Category Archives: Personal Photography

Everybody smiles in the same language

I’m currently working on a set of images taken in North Africa, Morocco, from a couple of years ago. I came across this one and it made me smile.  And the quote came to mind: “Everybody smiles in the same language.” It’s such a true & heart-warming quote.  Even though I couldn’t communicate with them…

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Fall & Falling

The way of love is not a subtle argument. The door there is devastation. Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom. How do they learn it? They fall, and falling, they are given wings. – Rumi (translated by Coleman Barks)

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The Empress will play

“I have often wondered whether psychologically there is a basic difference between the woman’s relationship to the violin and the man’s…  Does the woman violinist consider the violin more as her own voice than the voice of someone she loves?  Is there an element of narcissism in the woman’s relation to the violin, and is…

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There is a garden in her face

  There is a garden in her face Where roses and white lilies grow; A heav’nly paradise is that place Wherein all pleasant fruits do flow. There cherries grow which none may buy, Till ‘Cherry ripe’ themselves do cry. Those cherries fairly do enclose Of orient pearl a double row; Which when her lovely laughter…

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Charmbracelet <3

This is a bit of a personal post.  I have always had an quiet obsession for charmbracelets, always found them rather charming and interesting… I was 16 years old when I set my heart on one, one that I had only seen in my own imagination… When I set out on my hunt to find…

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Sheffield Food Fest 2011

This was my 1st encounter of the Sheffield food festival which takes place each year.  Sheffield is my home city for the moment… so it was nice to get aquatinted with it The title is ‘food,’ but it’s interesting because the food that is on the menu is from all over the world, which then…

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Certificates Galore

A snap-shot of the certifications awarded to the young people who worked with me on the Trinity Arts Award in modules; painting, photography , 3D and poetry.  I was ecstatic to receive them…  Such a proud moment… I will make such an embarrassing parent :p I love helping others help to achieve, it’s the best…

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