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Contributing Writer Visual Storytelling & Literary Contemplation

Ridita Mizan

Ridita Mizan is a distinguished contributing writer for Light & Composition. Her contemplative reflections explore the quiet dignity, human emotion, and philosophical depths of awarded photographs across the globe. She brought a distinctive literary sensibility to the visual archive, weaving evocative narratives that connect the craft of master photographers with timeless human truths.

96 Published Reflections

Reflections by Ridita Mizan

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When the Ice Melts Photo of the Day
July 23, 2012

When the Ice Melts

What happens when the ice inside us melts? The frozen hidden part that lies deep beneath our regular smiling faces, what happens when with a sudden blow it breaks into pieces? With all our shattering ego and pride we rise in shame and see the reflection of our real selves in the melted ice. Look […]
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The Promise of Nature Photo of the Day
July 22, 2012

The Promise of Nature

I just love the harmony in nature! In the middle of all the troubles and traumas of human life its the rhythm of nature that gives me hope and inspiration to keep going. Whenever I’m low or in need of a little boost, nature whispers in my ear. For every night ends in the bursting […]
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Definition of Paradise Photo of the Day
July 21, 2012

Definition of Paradise

Sometimes I wish I could be Robinson Crusoe! When I’m fed up with the shakles of society I hide in my room and imagine myself to be in an lonely island, calm and peaceful. Sunshine and the deep blue ocean, like the photograph of Sara Plukaard below, I feel this would be my definition of […]
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Celebration of Scattered Joy Photo of the Day
July 19, 2012

Celebration of Scattered Joy

Do you like the wildness of nature? It always mesmerizes me! The raw and rough sense of existence, I feel as if it manifests life at its best. The freedom of being and the joy of flowing makes me intoxicated! Seeing the wild white ocean foams and the yellow joy of the flowers in the […]
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The Unconquerable Will Photo of the Day
July 18, 2012

The Unconquerable Will

Have you ever thought about the vastness of the universe and smallness of man? Such fragile, weak lump of blood and flesh we are, perpetually complex with irrational emotions; but yet we are the ones who rule this earth…have you ever wondered how? I think it is because we are the ones who dream beyond […]
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Through the Magic Lens Photo of the Day
July 17, 2012

Through the Magic Lens

Sometimes I think, can we fulfill all our dreams and desires within our alloted time that we call life? Is it humanly possible to satisfy infinite passions of our finite hearts? What if I say Oh Yes! Just have a look at the photograph below. Its taken by Riasat Rakin from Dhaka, Banglades. Can you […]
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The One that Stands Apart Photo of the Day
July 13, 2012

The One that Stands Apart

Have you ever felt something special in the vastness of your heart? Have you ever noticed something that stands with so much magnanimity amidst the barren bossom of your soul? Have you ever got the notion of something unique among the ordinary? If you’ve ever been in love then sure you have! Now, can you […]
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The Love that Makes Us One Photo of the Day
July 12, 2012

The Love that Makes Us One

Like the famous song of Scorpion, I often ask myself, “ Is there a heaven above the sky?” But then again I wonder, why should we look for the heaven above the sky and wait for the peace and unity that we seek throughout our life! We are all living under the same sun, same […]
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The Divine Innocence Photo of the Day
July 11, 2012

The Divine Innocence

No voice, not a single word is needed, just a smile, a silly beautiful smile under the nose that matters. Because it is pure innocence, it contains the remedy for our sick little heart. Divinity is at its best in the smiling faces of the children. Think about the smiles of these poor simple children […]
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Just a Smile that Counts Photo of the Day
July 7, 2012

Just a Smile that Counts

Amidst of all the sorrows and the sufferings of this world, why are we still living our life and hoping for the best? What is it that counts at the end of the day? Is it the material comfort that we all crave for? No, definitely it’s not. Don’t’ you think it is the smile […]
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Dawn of Happiness Photo of the Day
July 6, 2012

Dawn of Happiness

Every day with the break of a new dawn, I start my day with new hope. Hope to dream, a hope to see my dream come true. Hope is with makes us carry on in life, thoughts, and actions. Each day, we start our life with a new vigor and freshness to make it a […]
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Magnanimity of Nature Photo of the Day
July 5, 2012

Magnanimity of Nature

Have you ever travelled to the mountains? Have you witnessed the first beams of the day gleam through rocky hills? How glorious a meeting the sun gives the mountains! I am sure that everybody who sees Ismail’s photo, taken at East Flores of Indonesia, will feel like this. Is it the mountains trying to reach […]
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