After a decade or so of wrestling myself over the use of the cellphone camera, in place of an actual camera, I passed something of a landmark in June. I had a photograph published, accompanying a short essay about maritime trade/boat-building in South East Asia. The picture was made with an iPhone. I have had…
Category: Nikon
Ruminations – With Pictures
I was reminded recently, in a round-about way, after a brief meeting with an artist in Cape Town, of my visit to the 2019 Istanbul Biennial. The works on display across Istanbul were inventive and exceptional, but the visit to this great city turned out to be a terribly disappointing expedition. Istanbul never disappoints –…
Sunlight Fell on a Breast
I was never interested in making pictures of people in the nude. On very rare occasions I made pictures without ever showing the faces of people. A ray of sunlight fell between the curtains. I shot two or three frames.
Chickens in Peril
I ventured into Siti Khadijah Market in Kota Bharu, and emerged with a bad (airborne) virus that laid me down for a week, and a set of pictures made with the mirrorless Nikon Z6ii. It felt good to be behind viewfinder, again. Some way to go, yet, with the “post-production” options, filters and frames. I…
Chiaroscuro in Siti Khadijah Market of Kota Bharu
I really should write more… Because of the difficulty, and mainly because of time constraints, I really don’t have the time to study meticulously the light-measuring systems and multiple focus modes of digital cameras. Then again, I’m too wedded to old-fashioned manual film photography. In the meantime, I have attempted to use the Nikon X6ii…