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Mohiuddin Ahmed

Mohiuddin Ahmed has contributed over a hundred reflections to Light & Composition, meditating on the convergence of culture, visual poetry, and the human story captured in the decisive moment.

103 Published Reflections

Reflections by Mohiuddin Ahmed

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Life is Like a Long Road Photo of the Day
May 5, 2012

Life is Like a Long Road

Life is like a long road. From the day you step out and leave the door behind from which you grew, you are always heading home. What is your journey all about? You choose different paths and courses in life, but ultimately, all roads leads to one place…home, our destination. But then again, we are […]
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The Crossroads of the World Photo of the Day
May 3, 2012

The Crossroads of the World

Do you believe your city has a pulse, a rhythm? From Tokyo to Mumbai, from Sydney to Toronto, from Jakarta to New York, from famous, to unknown, every city beats in its own rhythms. They are like human bodies. Like human bodies, over time, cities concentrate problems – congestion, consumption, pollution, violence and inequality. Cities […]
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Requiem of A Journey Photo of the Day
May 2, 2012

Requiem of A Journey

Do you believe, every journey of your life is a journey to discover your soul? A journey itself is an integration of stories; sometimes bad, sometimes good, sometimes with overwhelming experiences. A road through the clouds, a narrow but deep passageway in the mountains with rapids between steep rocky sides – these things do not […]
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In the Quest of Beauty Photo of the Day
May 1, 2012

In the Quest of Beauty

Have you ever asked yourself what it is that attracts you most in a photograph? Is it the vibrant colors or the style? Maybe it’s the subject or the moment in which it was captured? Or, is it the motion of life within? What makes a photograph beautiful? Beauty is an interpretation of a moment […]
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Histories of Our Ancestors Photo of the Day
April 30, 2012

Histories of Our Ancestors

Mankind has been around for thousands of years, or maybe even longer. What do we know of those years? Some histories were burnt with fire, some washed away, and some were broken into ruins. Looking at those retrograde walls that man built over their ancestors’ history; they speak of bygone eras, provoking a sense of […]
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Allegory of Colors Photo of the Day
April 29, 2012

Allegory of Colors

For the women of the Indian Subcontinents or from South East Asia, bangle is a very personal ornament. The impact of bangle in their life is vast; they like to wear those with various colors. With the change of color in nature, in the color of every season, there is bangle. You will find them […]
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Thrill of Adventure Photo of the Day
April 27, 2012

Thrill of Adventure

How would you feel more than 9000 ft above the ground? What would it take for you to do something like that? The main attraction for an adventure photographer is the journey, the beckoning of the exciting unknown territory. That’s why it is beautiful. They say “the most beautiful things are often time most dangerous.” […]
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