Cheeky

December 8, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

This week’s photo challenge asks for a cheeky image. When I was photographing the father of my friend Christel back in July, he was intrigued by the number of clicks he heard. That’s when I got this adorably cheeky expression.

Blissful Quiet Birds, Fog and Farm Fields

December 1, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Foggy days depict serenity, and I crave for them when autumn sets in. It is peaceful and yet transient with the promise to reveal a brighter day after the fog dissipates. Here is my submission of moments of blissful quiet to the WP weekly photo challenge, featuring the theme ‘Serene’, as proposed by editor @Ben […]

Iceland in Four Days – Part II

November 27, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

This is my third post about Iceland. By now you guessed that I’m in love with the place, and you’re not wrong. It is not just because of its beauty, though. Iceland delivers the expected breathtaking vistas, but it is what I felt and thought when looking at it, that struck me. While appreciating the […]

Iceland in Four Days

November 21, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

In my last post – How to Photograph the Northern Lights in Iceland – I shared my experience from preparing to luckily shoot it while visiting Iceland two weeks ago. This was one of the most breathtaking moments of my entire life. The aurora is not all about Iceland though.

How to Photograph the Northern Lights in Iceland

November 18, 2017.Reading time 14 minutes.

This week’s photo challenge is about being experimental. Seeing the northern lights (aurora borealis) in the Northern hemisphere, or the southern lights (aurora australis) in the Southern hemisphere, and photographing it, has been a dream for a long time. This phenomenon is created by charged particles from the sun, interacting with gaseous particles (oxygen and […]

You Don’t Have to Be Famous to Be Awesome

November 10, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Stumbling upon the best street portraits is a matter of luck and attention to the environment to get that fleeting moment. The subject of my interest will trigger my fantasy, and I will shoot with that in mind, waiting patiently for the best moves, if any, facial expressions, and wrinkles, yes, I find them beautiful […]

Fleeting Moments

November 9, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

For this week’s photo challenge Ben Huberman proposed that we share our personal interpretation of something we appreciate despite or even because of its short shelf life.

Autumn Leaves by Eva Cassidy

November 7, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

This autumn leaf photo asked for music and not words. It had to be ‘Autumn leaves’. I went to YouTube to get the version performed by Nat King Cole but decided to check other versions too. I heard Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Eric Clapton and even Edith Piaff. While searching, I stumbled upon the singer […]