As I joined the celebration of England Women’s Euro 2025 victory on my lunch break this Tuesday, in the short hour I had, I was keenly aware of how diverse the supporters around me were. And this is something genuinely admirable about this country and this football team in particular — of course, always relatively … Read the rest
I took this photo on a weekend in November in the middle of a hectic autumn term at university. I was buried under emails and deadlines, rushing between meetings and lectures, site visits and field trips. Amid this whirlwind, this photo became a sort of lifeline to me; a reminder of my creative self and … Read the rest
I haven’t been very eager to post any of my street photos recently, as I think I’ve reached one of those points that you ask yourself what the deal with you and your photography is. From all the delightful and horrifying stories in the world, what is the story that you want to tell […]
Since I took this photo yesterday, I keep putting it on my largest screens and stare at these two women. Perhaps their holding hands is therapeutic to my soul. I look at this photo and can’t help but remember those nights of my childhood that I wanted my mother to hold my hand, so I … Read the rest
The day after I wrote about my other photo at the Photographers’ Gallery café, I visited the gallery again, and as luck would have it (and thanks to the brilliant spatial imagination of O’Donnell + Tuomey architects), I encountered these gentlemen from this unusual viewpoint
There is something voyeuristic about some street photos that I don’t admire. I’d like to think that I never go for a shot that captures someone in a vulnerable or indiscreet state. But our sneaky ways of taking some street photos don’t leave me with a terrific feeling either. Also, while I am personally very … Read the rest
I remember a day in my teens, walking on the streets of Tehran with a boy and a girl from my class. As the cliché goes, the other boy and I both liked the girl, or wanted to be the one who had her as the girlfriend, and we were not particularly happy about this … Read the rest
Just to record my first day on the street with a 28mm lens! Such a daunting challenge to get so much closer to people after shooting with a 50mm for rather long time. And what a nightmare till I got the hang of zone focusing with my electronic focusing (and by default retracting) lens.
But, … Read the rest
