I wanted to shoot this idea for the 52 Week Project’s second theme, “Backlit” – but I didn’t get a chance to go to the desert and I had so much going on (in my head) that it was hard for me to get anything done. But I took a break and now I’m back…
There are a lot of things that once I start thinking about, I can’t stop. One thought leads to another and I find myself in a dark place again. I often wonder, how much of myself should I be sharing with people? Do I only blog about new work, and anything photography-related? Or can I tell…
I love making new friends, and photographer-friends? Even better. Kidding (kinda), I love you all. I met the awesome Nadeem Rifai when he visited The Art Beat to see my work. He’d sent me a message me a day or two before the exhibition complimenting my work, and it so happened that he was in town…
When I attended Brooke Shaden’s workshop last november, she asked us to write down three things we would like to do or accomplish in 2014. I wrote: 1. Shoot once per month (at least) 2. Get my work exhibited by the end of the year 3. Sell a picture to a publishing house I’ve managed…
I’ve been putting off writing a blog post for the longest time because.. I’m scared. What if I say the wrong things? What if I say too much? Too little? But after GPP2014, I realized I can’t put this off much longer. Not only because I need to write about my experience, but also because…
Amani AlShaali 