Dorset

Back in summer this year I took a trip down to south England, Dorset and went camping, so naturally I took up this opportunity to shoot a small collection of images just in case I may need them in the future. When me and my friends arrived, the campsite was sat on top of this beautiful hilltop overlooking the beach and a campsite below, which I saw as a perfect setting for a landscape so being a photographer interested in nature photography, I took the opportunity to take the shot. It wasn't until later on that I realised that the direction I was looking was towards the west, which also meant that stepping out of my friend's caravan at 6 o'clock in the evening I was absolutely stunned by this beautiful sunset scene. Below was the outcome of this happy accident:

This photo also marks a very special day in my photography life. This very photo above, was the first ever print I ever sold. The print was sold for £30 and I am very keen to continue to prints of my work.

The next day after I took my masterpiece above, I ventured down to the beach to explore the nearby town, I had to walk down this huge hill in order to get to it, but the view from above was absolutely amazing. Here are a few shots I took on the way down.

Here are some shots from when I reached the beach:

This next part of my shoot was taken in the sea defenses that stop waves from reaching the street along by the beach called breakwaters. After I managed to climb inside the pile of huge boulders, I was able to photograph from a completely different angle and capture these beautiful photos. I love how the light is trying to break through the tiny cracks in the rocks, it kind of reminds me of a scene from Disney's animated Peter Pan movie.

The nearby sea town was a beautiful sight. the small harbor made a beautiful scene and gave me an opportunity to exercise my skills I learnt last year for photographing boats a little bit.

Berlin

In March 2015, I traveled to Berlin, Germany with my university course. Mainly because during this week they were exhibiting the work of the famous Andy Warhol. However, I spent much of my time simply walking around, using the public transport, and just generally exploring this new environment. Berlin is like no other city I have ever seen. It is so focused around the youth of the city and around its history, and there is a huge artistic feel for the city. Everywhere I looked I saw beautiful graffiti art, sticker bombed lamp posts, and qwerky looking designs for buildings and transportation. However, the history lives so strongly within this city and it gives it a very negative atmosphere within it.

I ran into so many drunk and homeless people, and I was amazed by how I felt just by looking at people's emotions on their faces. It was no where near as "alive" as London or Rio, and I felt like the city still suffered from the result of the second world war. Nevertheless, I tried to capture the historical side to this beautiful city.
The Reichstag, Berlin 2015

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin 2015 

"Checkpoint Charlie", Berlin 2015 

One of the main historical memorials in Berlin is the Holocaust memorial sculpture. The sculpture is made up of huge marble blocks that get bigger and bigger as you venture towards the middle of the installment. Each block is supposed to represent the grave of the Jews who died in WWII, the taller blocks in the center of the installment represent more of the Jews that passed than the smaller blocks towards the edge of the sculpture.

From a photography point of view, experimenting with light, shape and form with this installment was absolutely stunning. There was something about this dark memorial of such a terrible time that gave it a spooky, aroma.

An over look of this permanent  installation for the Holocaust memorial. It appears that each marble block is of similar size, but when you venture into it, the ground is sinking so you go deeper and deeper underground and the blocks can reach up to approximately 10 feet tall.

This is a photo I took as a part of my university studies whereby we were required to shoot and create a magazine about anything that we wanted. I decided to headline this issue with "Losing touch with reality". The magazine followed my own ideas and other people's views on how technology was drawing us away from reality and we are living in an age where technology forms our identity.

During my visit to Berlin, I of course had to visit the famous Berlin Zoo. Unfortunately the weather was not on my side for this shoot, however, I hoped that my editing techniques would allow me to. (Photos to come)