Sunday Flower

"Man is nothing else than his plan; he exists only to the extent that he fulfills himself."
— Jean-Paul Sartre

Water of Life

“It's in responsibility that most people find the meaning that sustains them through life.”
— Viktor Frankl

Me the Photographer

A few days back I decided that in the coming year I will focus on monochrome photography. I will study value and tone. And I will document my journey.

Recent events have resurfaced the question of what one means by a fulfilling life. What is that one really wants to do? Are we doing it? Time suddenly seems precious.

For long I have stood on the sidelines of photography. I started the journey when I was in primary school when my father handed me his Zenith-E with the 58/2 Helios-44. I have had a black and white darkroom for a while and I printed photos on Illford paper. I have clicked portfolios. I have shot for film promotion. And so on.

But I always hesitated to call myself a photographer.

Let me now embrace this aspect of my life. I am a photographer.

Portrait: The Jo

The Jo.
The Better Half. The supporter of life.

Single directional light. Iphone 17 Pro Max.

Sunday Flower

“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.”
— Jack Canfield

The New View

After 13 years of 1202 we had to move out. It was the first shifting for the wife and the daughter both.

Moving is hard. We get attached to a place. It becomes our safe heaven. Breaking that safety leaves us open -- vulnarable. I tried to believe that the true roof is the sky on our heads and no one can take that away. But for the second time in my life I felt the pain of leaving home.

Luckily we managed to stay in familiar environs. The view, though, has changed. Now we look towards the south instead at the west.