Hi, my name is Amani, I deal with depression on a daily basis and I think about suicide at least once a day. For the longest time, I felt like a fake. There are people who can’t get out of bed, who can’t function, who can’t even eat, because of how bad their depression is. And I’m…
A few days ago I watching one of Brooke Shaden’s promoting passion videos where she took a bunch of studio lights out into the forest for a shoot. She talked about trying out different and new things, and failing. It made me realize that there’s no shame in failing and it’s one of the best…
When I was in university, I took two literature courses with one of the most amazing professors I’d ever known. I remember once, I stayed behind to talk to him about a paper I’d written and after we discussed it and I was heading out, he stopped me and asked “what’s your major?”, and I…
I initially wanted to write a blog post only about a project I’m involved in, called Restart The Art, but I just finished working on my new picture for the 52 Week Project and I felt like the picture works well with the idea of the project. Restart The Art is an amazing idea by…
I’ve been super excited to share this with you guys! Last week’s theme for the 52 week project was mythology. I considered doing something based on mermaids for just a few seconds but then I decided I really wanted a dragon in my picture! I wasn’t sure how to make it happen, but then I contacted…
Just a few more days till 2015! Who’s excited? I am, and I’m not. I am because a new year sometimes feels like you get a chance to start over, like you get a clean slate and anything is possible. I’m not because almost every photographer I follow has posted something about their new years…
Last week’s theme for the 52 Week Project was window light. I had this super cool idea, well it was super cool in my head, with a huge window and a silhouette and light rays and dust aaaand I couldn’t do it haha. I did a test and it just didn’t work, and after discussing…
I truly, and whole-heartedly believe that knowledge is meant to be shared. I’m fascinated by so many things in life, and one of the things I enjoy the most is listening to people talk about their passions. My sister is a med student and she loves it. Often, she’d talk to me about what she’s…
Last week’s theme for the 52 week project was temptation, and it took me a long time to be able to think of something for it. The first thing I thought of when I thought about temptation was a snake, an apple, and the story of Adam and Eve. But I didn’t really want to…
How often do we start down a path only to turn around out of fear? How often do we have a dream and then fail to live it? There are so many wasted moments, so many pieces of time that are lost because of fear. There are moments that could be, and moments that will…
Amani AlShaali 