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In the humdrum of everyday lives, we often forget to celebrate the small things. These celebrations, albeit small and seemingly insignificant, are a respite from the ennui of our routine lives. Festivals are a very important part of our lives as they not only bring cheer and happiness in an individual’s life, but also strengthen us as a society. Chiiz, in this issue, brings to you a host of festivals that are a testament to the diverse ways in which we celebrate, much like photography, the moments lost in time. We have the Maha Shivaratri celebrations at the Isha Yoga Center, where people connect with their higher selves during the ‘Midnight Meditation’. Syam captures the ‘Manjal Neerattu’ in its most earthy and authentic form. Also featuring is Redbull’s athlete, Nouria Newman’s daring kayaking adventure in ‘The Ladakh Project’. The ‘Lathmar Holi’ of Barsana and Nandgaon are famous for their unique celebration of Holi. Maharshi Patel captures the essence of ‘Lathmar Holi’, a community enactment of a mythological tale and brings out vibrant and colorful captures that are full of life. When talking about celebrations and coming together of people, one cannot forego the ‘The Festival of Spirituality: Kumbh’. Viktor Lyagushkin’s concept of the exhibition is unique and one of its kind as he exhibits his underwater photographs under the ice which lasts ‘Until the Ice Melts’. Through this exhibition, he aims to raise awareness about the rapidly melting ice in the Arctic and climate change. Reka Nyari’s ‘Ink Stories’ are a beautiful blend of two art forms that are both unique and visually attractive. Last but not least, we have the best of chiiz.com in festivals category. Festivals and photography have much more in common than we understand. Just like photography, celebrations and festivals are a way to remember and recall the events of the past while celebrating the present. Both are an escape from everyday life as well as a reminder of it. Most importantly, they celebrate the little and big moments of the journey we call life.
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Features Midnight Meditation Pooja Sharma
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Manjal Neerattu Syam
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The Ladakh Project Nouria Newman
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Lathmar Holi Maharshi Patel
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The Festival of Spirituality: Kumbh Priyashi Negi
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Model of the Month Nickita Arora
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Until the Ice Melts: A White Sea Exhibition Viktor Lyagushkin
Makeup Artist of the Month Anu Kaushik
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Ink Stories Reka Nyari
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Classics Movie Review No Cameras Allowed
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Old is Gold Four Children for Sale
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Midnight Meditation
What started as a few days’ media assignment at Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore in the lap of Adiyogi, turned out to be a blissful and ecstatic experience of my life. Having been there and done it all and gone through all the pleasures and sins of this life, this place had to offer me my most intense experience. I can share my experience at two levels – outside myself which includes lakhs of people who came here to attend the annual Maha Shivaratri celebrations from almost every part of the world and the one that I experienced within me which is more profound and magical.
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Mahashivratri celebrations happen every year as it is not only the night when Shiva got married to Parvati as per the ancient Indian tales, but it is also the night of immense possibilities, as per Sadhguru. It is believed that Shiva or Adiyogi comes down to Earth and with specific ‘sadhanas’ which one can begin from as early as 40 days prior and by being awake that night with their spine erect, one can reach the peak of his or her spiritual awakening.
It’s almost been a month now that I returned from Isha Center, but still, a part of me is left there or a part of Adiyogi is still left within me. I wish to go back soon for another experience – both to feel and then to share with you in my writings because only if one is receptive enough to energies and goes through these experiences themselves, can they express in words or any art form.
Lakhs of people sit in front of the 112 feet Adiyogi statue for Sadhguru’s midnight meditation. I met people from Australia, Dubai, US, England and of course every part of India. The 112 feet statue of Adiyogi is believed to coincide with the 112 body chakras that we have in our body. The night took us through a lot of musical performances by renowned artists. ‘Divya Darshan’, wherein masculine and feminine energy was depicted as ‘Ardhanarishwara’ was showcased as a light and sound show. After the ‘Maha Annandam’ – where food was served, came Sadhguru’s midnight meditation that got everyone in a trance and blew me away.
One thing that is unique and calls for mention is the spirit and dedication of the volunteers. From logistics to stage management, everything is taken care of by the volunteers. While we are taught things like “look at the carrot”, reward and punishment technique and to see what is in it for us, this place sets a precedent to serve others first and to just give endlessly. After a few interactions with some of the volunteers, I realized that this place has given them so much and they have gone through magical transformations in their lives. So they simply want to serve and offer themselves without the calculations of profit and loss.
For two and a half hours, I was laughing loudly, unstoppable and felt as if a lot of energy was circulating through my body. Though I have my share of experience in spirituality through Reiki and other healing techniques, however, this was more intense and joyful. I did not want to open my eyes and wished to stay there forever. People around me had said that my laughter was infectious; some even asked if I were on marijuana as if in our day-to-day lives, we have simply forgotten how to be joyful and laugh and here I was, laughing non-stop as if Shiva himself had entered inside me.
This is one place which is a must-visit and one should not forget to spend time in Dhyanalinga, Devi temple and visit Isha Home School for a complete spiritual experience.
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Pooja Sharma pooja@chiiz.com
Pooja Sharma is a holistic healer & a life coach who founded ‘Bodhisattva PS Private Limited’ and since then has been working globally. After rediscovering herself and facing her own challenges, she now practices and teaches multiple healing modalities and has taught hundreds. She is a Reiki grandmaster, Lama Fera master, Magnified Healing teacher and is also into crystals, Aromatherapy, Ayurveda, Color therapy, Dance therapy (being a classical dancer), Mudra therapy, Pendulum Dowsing, Space Clearing, Tarot Readings and Coffee Cup Readings. She also practices counseling, conducts stress management workshops, anger management workshops, relationship counseling and much more. She also enjoys traveling, reading, writing, music, watching movies and cooking.
Aarti at Linga Bhairavi Temple Nikon D3X 48mm F/2.8 1/60 ISO1600
Adiyogi - with Crowd Nikon D4S 55mm F/16 1/30 ISO100
Dhyanalinga
Tandava Nikon D4S 190mm F/4 1/250 ISO2500
Samskriti, Student’s Performance at Adiyogi Nikon D4S 185mm F/4 1/250 ISO2500
David Wheelan is an Australian wildlife photographer who has a fascination with endangered animals, particularly big cats. He has been taking photos seriously for about the last five to six years and is a Nikon user. He started out taking animal portraits at local zoos but have since traveled to Brazil, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. He looks at travelling to Kenya and India in the near future.
White Rhino Nikon D810 400mm F/2.8 1/800 ISO200
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Sumatran Orangutan Nikon D850 650mm F/4.8 1/500 ISO1000
Jaguar Nikon D850 400mm F/5 1/500 ISO1250
Sumatran tiger Nikon D5 800mm F/5.6 1/1000 ISO1600
Tasmanian Devil Nikon D5 550mm F/4 1/800 ISO2500
Koala Nikon D850 400mm F/4 1/640 ISO1600
Echidnas Nikon D850 400mm F/3.5 1/1000 ISO800
Painted Wolves Nikon D850 400mm F/4 1/500 ISO2500
Kartik Kumar S., working as a software engineer in Bengaluru, is a passionate photographer. Trying to find time outside his nine-to-six job, he tries to capture the beautiful facets of India during the weekends and holidays. Being an introvert, photography has helped him to interact more with people and admire the culture and traditions of India. To him, photography is the best possible medium by means of which one can reveal the inner stories of the people and their traditions.
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Festival Description Mahashivratri is celebrated with great pomp and show at the small town of Kaveripattinam in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ‘Angalaamman’ is a name given to the Tamil village deity. Mayana Kollai is the main function of Angalaamman festival where people disguise themselves as the goddess, Kaali and roam in the streets before visiting the deity. Once, by the order of Goddess Parvati, Shiva as “Rudra” removed one head of Brahma. So, Brahma, now with four heads, cursed Shiva that his fifth head(Kabala) must be attached to Shiva’s hand itself and hereafter Shiva must be affected with hunger and absence of sleep. Lord Vishnu advised Parvati to go to the Thandakarunyam graveyard with Shiva and to first serve food to Kabala and then throw the food everywhere in the graveyard. The Kabala came down, leaving Shiva’s hand, to eat the food and unable to find Shiva’s hand, it attached itself to Parvati’s hand. She then took the fiercest form of Angalaamman which destroyed the Kabala. 28 TRIGGERS
The Touch Of Grace Canon 600D 50mm F/1.8 1/100 ISO100
Rudra Kali Canon 600D 11mm F/1.8 1/500 ISO00
The Glance Canon 600D 50mm F/1.8 1/60 ISO200
The Celestial Canon 600D 50mm F/1.8 1/160 ISO100
The Ladakh Project
Overcoming Rapids Nikon D5 200mm F/4 1/2500 ISO500
Seven days, three rivers, one kayaker‌ This is the story of Nouria Newman’s solo adventure in India. Nouria Newman recently completed a solo kayaking trip in Leh. The Red Bull athlete pushed her limits by kayaking through the treacherous rivers of Leh across three rivers: - The Tsarap River - The Zanskar River - The Indus River The 27-year-old traveled on the rivers in the day and camped in caves at night. With a kayak, pad, sleeping bag, poncho (turned into a tarp), emergency kit, she kayaked 450 km in seven days. Nouria is a four-time French Champion and a gold medalist at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (2014). The winner of the best paddler in 2013, she knew it was going to be difficult but it was harder than she had imagined. Nouria faced numerous unexpected accidents (some life-threatening experiences) on the trip which drained her confidence. She had to face the challenges of the icy cold glaciers and river levels due to how water was being fed in by tributaries. But with over eight years of invaluable experience as a champion kayaker on her side, Nouria saw off these challenges.
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Young Kayakers Nikon D850 24mm F/4 1/1600 ISO125
Carrying the Load Nikon D850 190mm F/2.8 1/1250 ISO100
Submerged Nikon D850 24mm F/5.6 1/4000 ISO200
Maharshi Patel is a 24-year-old selftaught photographer. He completed his graduation in architecture a few years back but took up photography as his full-time career. He is into almost all genres of photography but his main interest remains in travel and architectural photography. In December 2018, he decided to travel all around India and cover different festivals in their native places. He also explored different cities like Varanasi, Kolkata, Pushkar, Delhi, Agra, and many more. In this journey of traveling, he came across a lot of talented and experienced photographers along the way. He’s excited to see what’s in store for him on his next travel destination. He believes that the more you travel the more you grow as a person. He says that “photography is all about art and creativity, and that there is no limit to it. One can never learn photography completely and we all remain learners for a lifetime.” Lathmar Holi Celebrated a few days before Holi in the neighboring towns of Barsana and Nandgaon, near Mathura in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the famous Lathmar Holi attracts thousands of Hindus and tourists every year. ‘Lathmar’ means ‘hitting with The Protective Lath sticks’. In the festival, men try to smear color on women who Sony A7III 16mm F/3.2 1/320 ISO1600 traditionally protect themselves with lathis or sticks. Lathmar Holi festival originated from the legend that Lord Krishna visited his love interest’s village and teased her friends. In retaliation, a host of women chased him away — a tradition repeated to this day. In a Holi tradition, unique to Barsana, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then “beat” them with bamboo sticks called “lathis”. Thousands of people gather to witness the Lathmar Holi when and those on the sidelines sing Holi songs and shout “Sri Radhey” or “Sri Krishna”. The Holi songs of ‘Braj Mandal’ are sung in pure Braj language. The festival is very unique to this place and even today people celebrate it with a lot of enthusiasm.
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Narrow Lanes of Barsana Sony A7III 16mm F/2.8 1/400 ISO2000
The Defense Sony A7III 16mm F/3.2 1/250 ISO1600
The Tease Sony A7III 16mm F/2.8 1/320 ISO1600
Dhiraj Ashok Chavan Mumbai, India
Prateek Kashyap New Delhi, India
Ashes to Ashes Nikon D5600 120mm F/4.5 1/800 ISO40
Naga Pairing Canon 60D 18mm F/3.5 1/320 ISO160
Aman Vishnu Prayagraj, India
Rachit Gupta Prayagraj, India
Meditation Sony A6500 6.5mm F/22 1/125 ISO125
Early Morning Holy Bath Nikon D5200 18mm F/4.5 1/40 ISO1600
Sonia Noor moved into food photography because she has always been fascinated by the art of cooking and baking. Sonia’s intense passion for cooking and baking made her pick up the camera to share her creations. Enthralled by the colors of fresh ingredients, she desired to duplicate the elusive sunrise colors in her images. Having embraced the art of photography, she allowed her creative vibes to flow with composition, torrents of light replicating the colors of the golden hour entered her images, enhancing the textures and colors of the culinary creations that she captured. With a pledged to create more awareness about the subject of food photography in her home country Bangladesh, she formed her food photography page, ‘Cook- Shoot’. Soon, Cook-Shoot became popular in the country, a fast-growing cognizance of capturing food images resulted in awards and features in many magazines. Combined with chiaroscuro, representing light and shadows in visual art, she managed to make the audience visualize a truly three-dimensional look based on depth and layers. Sonia’s photos permit the viewer to experience the actuality to be in the same room, watching her work, crafting her culinary work. Ideas and inspirations are then also never distant to capture another stunning image. Sonia’s work has been featured in various publications and she runs, besides Cook-Shoot, ‘The Bangladesh Food Styling Group’, one of the most popular photography groups in Bangladesh.
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Baklava Canon 60D 25MM F/4 1/500 ISO400
Pakon Pitha Canon 600D 34MM F/4.5 1/50 ISO200
Raw Spaghetti Canon 600D 49MM F/5.6 1/10 ISO200
Still Life Canon 600D 46MM F/4.5 1/350 ISO800
Tea Steam Canon 60D 41MM F/4.5 1/50 ISO400
Tea with Droplets Canon 600D 33MM F/4.5 1/350 ISO800
Until the Ice Melts: A White Sea Exhibition Viktor Lyagushkin is a world-renowned photographer, winner of countless contests, Nikon Ambassador and a National Geographic photographer. For almost 10 years, admirers of Viktor’s talent are surprised with his projects, such as the “Orda Cave. Awareness”, dedicated to the longest gypsum cave in the world which is located in the Urals and the “Princess of Whales”, where a naked woman swam under the ice with beluga whales and others. The exhibition “Until The Ice Melts” is part of a large project by Viktor Lyagushkin on documenting the animals of the White Sea. The world’s first exhibition of photographs under the ice is opened to visitors from 19th of February 2019, beyond the Arctic Circle in the White Sea. Martians and spaceships, Eywa the Wood and alien brain, aquanaut traveling across the sea on a balloon - this is how photographer Viktor Lyagushkin showed the underwater world of the White Sea in his photographs. A wide-angle macro shot taken with a fisheye lens is a new photographic technique invented by Viktor. The invention allowed the author to do something that no one had managed before him: to show the tiny inhabitants of the underwater Arctic in their natural environment. The exhibition will last until the beginning of the ice melting. The photos were taken in MarchSeptember 2018, in the same place where they are now on display - in the White Sea. Basically, the team consisted of two people: Viktor and his assistant, Bogdana. Also, the staff of the Arctic Circle Dive Centre provided for their dives and helped on the surface. There are 10 pictures under ice, one of them is an informational table in Russian and English and Viktor’s portrait with his photo equipment. All the photos (excluding his portrait) are clicked by Viktor Lyagushkin. They tested various materials for resistance to salt water for six months 58 TRIGGERS
by simply soaking them at home in a basin with table salt and watched what happened. As a result, they chose plastic with UV printing (outdoor advertising is usually printed this way) and printed pictures with a size of
When Viktor saw his photos underwater, they had seemed to obtain additional depth that was not noticeable on the surface. “When I saw this, I realized that I had done something more than just an unusual
Two Worlds Nikon D850 16mm F/4 1/50 ISO1600
80x120 sm. Initially, they thought of fixing the pictures to the bottom, but then they realized that it would be easier to do the opposite: load them with lead and hang them from the ice as it would be easier and smoother. They marked ice with a tape measure, and cut out narrow lanes into which they put the pictures. Strings were attached to the pictures, which were fixed on the ice with ordinary pine wood blocks. They chose thin ropes of inconspicuous color to not make them noticeable under the water and it seemed like the photos were hanging in the water column by themselves. For Viktor Lyagushkin, the visual part is very important. Many artists, exhibiting their works, are looking for the correct design, to help their paintings to be revealed most fully. The result exceeded all expectations: the ice in the photo rhymed with real ice, the pictures looked like portals to another world, it seemed that the image in the photo was more real than the surrounding reality.
exhibition in an unusual place,” said Viktor Lyagushkin. Despite the fact that he was drawn by the visual idea, Viktor was sure that this is also a great opportunity to draw attention to the problem of climate change. “The Arctic ice is melting at a catastrophic rate, and Russia thinks very little about it as if we have enough other problems and the level of public awareness is zero. Climate change will affect our lives tomorrow, and the lives of our children the day after tomorrow,” says Viktor. When we see something for the first time, when we encounter something we don’t know, it seems to us that there is some kind of magic in it. There is enough magic in the world around us, and therefore Viktor takes pictures of its manifestations that he notices. The exhibition has already been watched by several dozen people; these are divers from Russia, China and Germany. They were the guests of the Arctic Circle Diving Centre and learned about the exhibition there itself. But
the word spreads fast and many more are expected to see the exhibition until the ice melts. We assume several hundred people in total will see it under the ice. Towards the end of spring, Viktor and his team will get the photos from under the water after which they can be viewed by anyone. “The world changes before our very eyes, the Arctic ice is melting, the climate is changing, species are disappearing. My goal is to show people this wonderful world under the ice so that humanity understands what we will lose in the near future if we do not turn our attention to this problem.� - Viktor Lyagushkin
Through Thick and Thin Nikon D850 35mm F/7.1 1/1250 ISO100
Martians Greet an Alien Starship Nikon Z7 36mm F/13 1/60 ISO80
The Lonely Arctic Nikon D850 35mm F/5.6 1/640 ISO100
Installation Nikon D850 35mm F/5.6 1/800 ISO100
Wilfredo N. Lumagbas Jr. is a 45-year-old from Bacolod City, Philippines. A civil engineer by profession and a part-time teacher, Wilfredo is a hobbyist photographer. His father, who is also an artist by heart, was the instrument towards his love for photography. He started with just a point and shoot camera and was later able to acquire NIKON D3100 and eventually upgraded to Nikon D750. Now, he is inspired to learn more about photography. Mudpack Festival is one of Philippine’s most symbolic festival. A celebration of man’s return to a primitive time when he was closer to nature. It is held annually at Mambukal Resort, Murcia, Negros Occidental where the dancers are coated with mud from the resort. This festival is celebrated every year, in the third weekend of June.
Avatar Nikon D3100 100mm F/4.5 1/250 ISO100
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The Face Nikon D3100 98mm F/4.5 1/60 ISO100
The Look Nikon D3100 85mm F/5 1/60 ISO800
Mudpack Festival Nikon D3100 55mm F/4 1/25 ISO100
Seeing the Light Nikon D3100 62mm F/4.2 1/60 ISO100
Save Mother Earth Nikon D3100 102mm F/6.3 1/200 ISO400
Look-up Nikon D3100 65mm F/4.2 1/20 ISO100
Pankaj Narshana Mumbai, India
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The Yellow Festival Nikon D750 24mm F/13 1/500 ISO200
Chetan Suresh Dodwad Kohlapur, India
The Star Performer Nikon D3200 55mm F/6.3 1/320 ISO100
Saurabh Gangil Agra, India
Festival of Colors Canon 700D 55mm F/7.1 1/400 ISO200
Energetic musician Nikon D750 15mm F/2.8 1/2500 ISO500
Milind Shirsat Mumbai, India
Blessing Happiness Nikon D7000 50mm F/2.5 1/500 ISO100
Yellow Festival Jejuri Nikon D7200 18mm F/11 1/200 ISO100
Joyraj Samanta Kolkata, India
Ruby Sarkar Kolkata, India
Holi Canon Powershot A95 10mm F/3.2 1/20 ISO100
Shrideep S. Nanal Kalyan, India
Faith Nikon D750 70mm F/4 1/1500 ISO100
Darshan Singh Lucknow, India
Amod Kumar Patna, India
Splash of Colors Nikon D7000 22mm F/8 1/320 ISO250
Ankita Dahake Mumbai, India
Festive joy Canon 60D 40mm F/4.5 1/250 ISO500
Anshul Akhouri Patna, India
Battle of the Demons Nikon D3300 35mm F/2 1/400 ISO100
Suvajit Mukherjee Kolkata, India
Sony Rajput Bhopal, India
Happiness Canon 700D 18mm F/3.5 1/250 ISO400
Third Vision Nikon 5300 18mm F/8 1/80 ISO100
Soumik Das Kolkata, India
Agha Mondal Purnia, India
Anant Kumar Dhanbad, India
Saurabh Sirohiya Kolkata, India
Krishna Playing Holi Nikon D3200 40mm F/5 1/80 ISO400
Chath Mahaparva Nikon D5300 50mm F/1.8 1/125 ISO125
Chhau Festival Nikon D750 24mm F/4 1/400 ISO250
Kali Portrait from Pushkar Nikon D7200 16mm F/8 1/400 ISO160
The Elegance of a Bride Canon 1D X Mark II 35mm F/11 1/250 ISO160
The Smile is a Gift of Love Canon 1D X Mark II 35mm F/1.4 1/125 ISO100
The Trail of Love Canon 5D Mark III 85mm F/5 1/800 ISO100
You Complete me Canon EOS R 35mm F/3.5 1/400 ISO100
Model of the Month
Nickita Arora Nickita Arora is a 20-year-old student and started her modeling career back when she was 17. Her love for being behind the camera emerged when she took up Media Studies and thereafter, started enjoying being both in front of the camera as well as behind it. With that, she started her own Youtube Channel a year back where she gives fashion advice to her subscribers. Today, she has a total reach of more than five hundred thousand. As far as videography and post-production is concerned, she prefers to record and edit on her own and that’s how she manages to do what she loves. Her passion for the camera is what keeps her going. Thus, she is a model by the day and creator by night.
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Francesco Morandin’s first exposure to photography was while he was visiting the darkroom of a friend. He was so fascinated with photography that at the end of his vocational training, he did an internship at the photographic agency, “Grazia Neri” after which he worked with “Camera Press” agency in London for about a year. He also worked for some local magazines in Italy and owing to an exhibition of portraits, he was contacted by a fashion company. He started working at the Multimedia Research Center, and dealt with photographic achievements. By 2011, he started freelancing and has collaborated with many groups and organizations since. Running parallel to the commercial activity, he has always carried on the work of a research photographer, which has earned him various exhibitions in Italy and Europe. You can go through his work at www. francesco-morandin.org Bodies Canon 5D Mark II 105mm F/9 1/125 ISO125
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Bodies Canon 5D Mark II 105mm F/9 1/125 ISO125
Bodies Canon 5D Mark II 105mm F/9 1/125 ISO125
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born of conflict and vulnerability. Leah’s story lies with the coursing images of religion and existence. While breaking from the form she was given, her tattoos reflect the story of a single mother baring her soul as the Virgin Mary. An image as fraught with belief and idolatry as any in human history. The lush opulence of her statement is that of a woman who has transmuted suffering into the story of love, healing and devotion. Leah becomes a testament to the historical continuum. A woman who has defied everything, to become the embodiment of nourishment and love.
pressure of viewing the darker ends of living. Julie perceives and sees beyond the language of the present. Beyond the surface. Her reality is one of chronic pain from a deep spinal issue, while her relief and power come from the ink. Her strength is that of the dead teeming behind her. A medium and tattoo artist herself, she translates the tongue of the past, to scenes of the future. The Reaper brings forth the crops. In the harvesting of tattoos, she places the ritual of cleansing and renewal through her skin inscriptions. She is the survivor.
Julie, THE REAPER has been followed relentlessly by death through her life. The melded and selected
Never the victim. Julie developed the trial of constancy through the lens of telling, of teaching and passage. Her
art is her religion. Reka Nyari joins these women together as a clear clarion call of independence and power. Each, in turn, having been abused or physically dismissed, the four have fought against their oppressors and recreated their lives and bodies in their own created image. Using the rebellion of inked skin, they expose their formidable journey. Their value. Their calling as symbols of energy and luminosity. Each as a perfection formed by past experiences pulled through thepresent and standing as opulent visions of the future. Each in possession of herself. Each now standing as a Goddess.
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Geisha Ink Canon 5D Mark III 70mm F/6.3 1/125 ISO100
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Reaper Ink Canon EOS 5D Mark IV 70mm F/6.3 1/160 ISO100
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