Every Saturday, I am conducting a photography class for a various group of children aged 6 to 15. Many students show great interest in learning photography. I am blogging for children who can’t attend the session. If any children want to learn more they can register here at Manarat Saadiyat, Photography Studio part Abu Dhabi Culture and Tourism, where the children will learn the creative part of photography.
A Sense of Story
For telling any story through photography, storyline describes the important moment of the trip.
Remember below point:-
Shooting Portrait – Include the environment around the person
Try different Points of View Shots, (remember perspective
Pay attention to background and foreground – very effective storytelling tool
Keep in mind five basic questions of the storytelling (Who? What? When? Where? How?
Catch of the Day at Abu Dhabi Fish Market, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Photographed on 2015
Today I and my daughter went for a walk to Abu Dhabi fish market, demolition work going on at Mina Zayed due to a major redevelopment of Abu Dhabi’s historic port and traditional markets get underway.
Skyline of Abu DhabiDozens of fishing dhows that are currently anchored at the harbour will move onIt is also envisaged that dozens of fishing dhows that are currently anchored at the harbour will move on. A traditional fishing cage is banned in Abu Dhabi. Many fishermen have already left the country and it is believed the departing dhows will make way for the new marina.Color / Contrast / LightFind something interesting….Peek a Boo, hungry cat was following me today after this shot, I was carrying some Cat food, which helped him for his breakfast 🙂Sign of Demolition 😦 sad to see Mina Fish Market without the fishermanLonely Dandal fisherman from Gujarat India he says, many fishermen have already left the country and he will unite with his family and work in India.Abu Dhabi Mina Fish MarketCan you see anything here?
“Hold on! Don’t give up! You can still live a good life! Having HIV is not the end — having no hope is”
Portrait of Sekar, preparing his food at his room, Chennai, India,2017
I met Sekar in 2017, and he was very generous and happy to share about himself,
In 1992, B Sekar was a 27-year-old athlete in Chennai, a graduate in history, looking forward to a career as a policeman. He had cleared the fitness test to join the police when a medical test dashed his hopes. He tested positive for the AIDS virus. Until he got his HIV +ve diagnosis, he did not know that gay individuals were vulnerable to the AIDS virus. He fell into bouts of depression. My family threw me out of the house,” he says. “My mother remained close to me but and the rest of the family felt let down and until now my family members treat me like a dirt.
Confronted with an existential crisis, Sekar chose not to give in to the ostracism but talk about HIV. Sekar narrated his story to the public through many NGO organization and say that Dying Young because of AIDS. Later, SWAM founded by Sekar, the first activist to come out as HIV positive and gay in India, SWAM runs support groups and serves as a drop-in centre for MSM, gay, bisexual, and HIV positive men In particular, SWAM’s primary goal is to advocate safe sex, use of condoms and human rights issues to the MSM members of society.
Sekar was not deterred by all this and determined to go about with his propaganda A second carelessness could ruin a life. He tells his audience, love and affection need to the victim. He also attended several AIDS awareness programme around the world, how they successfully introduced safer sex in the gay circuit.
Sekar had various male sexual partners, but none bring him a stable relationship or a feeling of comfort. His current and last partner in life is George. George is an auto driver, supported Sekar in his time of need.
Currently, Sekar is treating for Second-line antiretroviral (ARV) treatment and lost his eyesight and memory due to medication, unable to take proper intake also, struggling and counting his days, but he still enjoys his Gay life.
Ongoing project about Motherhood and Separation in UAE
Exploring hardship of mother’s, who are living and working alone in UAE, separated from their children, sometimes for years, by thousand of miles away. These mother are viewed as strong and determined to bear any burden and raise their children away from the miles. Harieet and her 9 year old son Solomon, had been talking and sharing almost for two hours about Solomon’s new guitar, school, grandmother but when it came time to end of video chat, Solomon didn’t want to let her mother go , ‘’dear mom just few more minutes I am going to draw something for you, I want to hear your voice, while drawing, he requested, Solomon drew heart breaking piece of art and told her to come back soon and after seeing the art we both ended up with crying,’’ says Harieet from Uganda works as a cleaner in Dubai.
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