Chatuchak weekend market, in northern Bangkok, is the biggest flea market in Southeast Asia. It has over 15,000 stalls, selling all kinds of wonders, ranging from precious antiques to bric-a-brac items. The flea market has over 200,000 visitors each day. The place is like a giant maze, and it is quite easy to get oneself [...]
Every day, when I wake up in the dawn and finish the morning prayers, the sun seems to wait to give its light into the hue of the horizon. Its journey of light tells us a story with rhythm and harmony. Every photograph we make has its own journey and story to tell. Sometimes the [...]
“The Worshippers” is a simple photograph, by Waseef Akhtar. It is rather simple in composition, but it became our photograph of the month due to its popularity with viewers. The key reason lies in the place itself. With the photograph, Waseef took us to one of the most sacred places on Earth, Al-Masjid Al-Haram (The [...]
Aarthi currently lives in Seattle, WA. She spends most of her day in front of computers, and then spends the rest of the time running, hiking, and exploring the gorgeous Pacific Northwest, as well as tinkering with electronic gadgets. She’s been interested in photography for as long as she can remember.She currently owns a Canon [...]
Waseef Akhtar is a freelance photographer based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is working with a few companies as a part-time photographer. Photography has always been his passion and he aims to pursue it until he has pushed the boundaries of his ability. He has been interested in photography for four years, but only took [...]
“Afghan Girl” by Steve McCurry. They call it a masterpiece: it has perfect light, a really interesting perspective. And its composition looks professional; everything is in perfect position. The photograph gives the overall impression is that it is a wonderful work of art. Yet again something is missing; something gives a feeling that the expression [...]
In photography, when one learns more about light and gains the knowledge of composition, his work becomes mature. When we gather more knowledge, we start seeing the world with different perspective. The perspective of a purist and a true artist is established by the mastery of the art of light and shadow and its fundamentals.
Can you imagine a sketch from a person who had never before held a pencil in his life? Can you imagine an English man writing Chinese, who doesn’t even know a single alphabet of that language? Isn’t it also ridiculous to think that if one bought a camera and always left it in auto mode, [...]
On a recent trip to Thailand, I went to explore the island of Phuket, which was a great opportunity for me to combine Phuket town’s Sino-Portuguese cultural heritage with rural places of the south. Phuket may not be what we could call an ‘unspoilt’ island, but it is certainly one of the most interesting islands [...]
Saniar Rahman Rahul lives in Chowdhori Para, Malibag, which is a few miles from the center of the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He grew up in a family where photography was part of everyday life. His father was so passionate about photography. Rahul became interested in photography from his father.