/and time stood still January 7, 2024 I think of my life as a kind of music, not always good music but still having form and melody. And my life had not been a full orchestra for a long time. A single note only—and that note unchanging nothingness. I channeled the energy of “Into the Wild” and backpacked across Western Europe. A journey that broke the barriers of genres and helped me compose a new symphony. This series is my […]
/soak me in the golden twilight September 22, 2023 The woods have secrets, hidden deep within the heart of ancient trees, and as the soft golden light filters through their leaves, it unveils a tale that transcends time. You stand beneath this cathedral of nature, the rays of the setting sun breaking through the foliage like spears of enlightenment observing a dance between light and shadow, hope and despair. The very act of light penetrating the veil of leaves is […]
/katarniya and the sun September 20, 2023 Sunsets, am I right? How many times have you spotted one lurking around? Right across the road as you walk bathing you in the evening glow, going behind the house in front of yours as if playing a very long game of hide and seek, in the rearview mirror making you feel your emotions closer as they are usually further away. It makes the normal everyday world around you, dystopian. It unlocks something […]
/whispers of the moon September 18, 2023 In the soft glow of twilight, where the pastel-colored sky kisses the horizon and the leaves take on the hues of a vintage film, I find myself pondering the age-old connection between the human psyche and the enigmatic moon. It is a relationship that has fascinated poets, mystics, and dreamers for centuries, one that transcends time and space, and one that seems to find its most profound expression in the delicate interplay of […]
Unlocking Europe: A Guide to Applying for the Schengen Visa from India September 10, 2023 Dreaming of strolling through the charming streets of Paris, savoring authentic pasta in Rome, or witnessing the Northern Lights in Scandinavia? If Europe is on your travel wish list, the Schengen Visa is your golden ticket to exploring this diverse continent. As someone who’s been through the Schengen Visa application process from India, I’m here to share my insights and tips. In this comprehensive guide, […]
/dawn is coming open your eyes September 10, 2023 In the deep darkness of a moonless night, your thoughts, the ones you had locked in the equally dark corner of your mind come leaking out. As if the neverending nocturne has given them permission to break free. Your physical self jolts into activity and your limbs search for water near you. You lift the rectangular device everyone seems to be a slave of nowadays. The LEDs light up together to […]
/transcendence September 6, 2023 /transcendence Schopenhauer said mankind was apparently doomed to vacillate eternally between the two extremes of distress [and/or eustress] and boredom. Whenever you are at one end, time weighs down on you like an old, ambiguous dream. You keep on moving, trying to slip through it. But even if you go to the ends of the earth, you won’t be able to escape it. Still, you have to go there— to the edge of the world. There’s […]
/some griefs can never be put right September 3, 2023 It hasn’t been his day. It hasn’t been his week. It hasn’t been his month. Barring a couple of chance encounters with zufriedenheit, it hasn’t been his year. It was a peak summer day and like all relentless summer days, it was engulfed in a miasma of unpleasantries — temperature, temperament, you name it. He was watching life pass by, literally and metaphorically. An ache was on the top of […]
/black is the color of my true love September 3, 2023 Noir is often confused with black and white. There are a lot of subtle differences between both shooting styles but the one that I find the most easy to understand is that noir sports a low-key black-and-white theme. Although ‘Noir’ is a French word meaning black. I don’t know if monochrome-neo-noir can be considered a style on its own but that’s how I see the world through my rectangular […]
/blood orange August 18, 2023 When you close your eyes at night, what is the state of your mind? Do you go to sleep knowing you’ve done what you wanted to do today or do you plan on sleepwalking to get those steps in? Or is there no difference between the waking hours and these, because you are always half-asleep, doing things you automatically think you have to do? They say, “Don’t go to sleep one night. What you most […]
