heART of Seeing

I can remember growing up, most of the pictures that I saw and took was in black and white. Photography and cameras have come a long way since then. Today, with a purchase of a mobile phone, the camera and "film" come to us "free". How times have changed and are changing! Black and white photography always have a place in my heart, perhaps it serves as a link to my past, an awakening that time does not stood still yet parts of it can be frozen and preserved as food for the soul in the form of photographs. And with the Huawei P9 mobile phone, it was certainly a good excuse to revisit the charming genre of monochrome photography. I think black and white images add a hint of mystery to the composition and it draws me in to scan for the little nuances in the context of the subject. This is not a review of the phone and camera, just illustrations of my first moments with the camera, arising from the exploration of a genre that connects to me. However, I...

I was up early yesterday because I was joining a photo walk session organised by Olympus Malaysia lead by  Robin Wong . He calls it "shutter therapy". The walk is popular and I am lucky I got a spot this time.  Here's an excerpt from his blog post ; However, when I am doing shutter therapy, the main objective is actually to do whatever I want to do, and the main person I am doing my best to please is, myself.  Sometimes, I compose in a certain manner that only makes sense to me, and it does not matter because photography is a selfish game. At some point of shooting for the fun of it, I have to start having fun. I have to be the one enjoying the game, I have to do what I want to do to make the best out of the limited time I have. I do acknowledge that the photos I show here are not National Geographic worthy and will never be award-winning. Should I care about these achievements?  To me, I am just happy being able to pick up a camera and shoot. That is one of...