My father was a difficult man to love. But ask anyone who knew him and they’ll tell you he was an equally difficult man to hate. It just wasn’t possible to be angry with him for too long. There was bloody good reason for this. They say to forgive is divine, but from my father I learned that asking for ...
I overheard a conversation between lovers the other day. But I am broken, one said. . That’s ok, the other replied: so am I. Sometimes broken pieces fit together better than things that are whole. I shouldn’t have been spying, but how could I help myself? I am seated next to them but they don’t see me. I am ...
In case you didn’t know – I work from home, giving me the time and space I need to be creative, outside a traditional workplace environment. I am on hire as an ideas person, photographer, designer and writer for practically anything you can imagine.
Needless to say, I love to travel. Not merely away from our serendipitous shores, but also within it and around it. I think my ideal job would be as a travel writer/photographer or documentary film maker. Once in a while though, I get paid to travel and do just that. And in doing that, I have rediscovered Sri Lanka, fallen in love with her all over again. Here’s why:
An interview with artist Nihara Fernando on how art creates trends, published in today’s NATION. http://www.nation.lk/edition/fine/item/17305-mad-hatter%E2%80%99s-tea-party.html Nihara Fernando is a woman on a mission; she wants to create a hat-wearing culture in Sri Lanka; “It’s strange that we haven’t considered it already, being a tropical country.” she says. “I never thought about it before. I’ve seen the random person wearing ...
A very fun shoot I did recently, courtesy of the AgenZ with some supercool DJs who will be on the decks at 1 2 3 BPM on Saturday 8th November at ON14 Rooftop Bar & Lounge at OZO in Colombo. Featuring: TypeB – 3.00pm – 4.30pm Divatronic – 4.30 – 6.00 Muku – 6.00pm – 7.30pm Atom & Evil – 7.30pm ...
Originally published in The Nation on Sunday 24th June 2012 - http://www.nation.lk/edition/free/item/7359-page-12-musicmatters-colombo-festival-2012.html
There’s something about waterfront photography in the mornings that I’m starting to enjoy in an almost obsessive manner. Can you blame me, when the clouds reflecting on the water remind me that heaven is right where we are?
Here’s YES FM’s #Soundcloud podcast of my interview last Saturday morning on the Big Breakfast with Brian. Filed under: Interviews, Milestones, Photography, Publicity Tagged: Arts in Sri Lanka, Live, Radio, YESFM
An article on coming together and forming new cultures through local music. Originally published on Groundviews (17th November) with a repeat publication in the Sunday Leader on 20th November. Have a read: Our serendipitous isle is blessed with the gift of rhythm and a rare few who understand it so infinitely that they create music that transcends simplistic notions like ...
Could COVID-19 be doing more than taking lives? My late father taught me that you can know a lot about someone by their handshake. Ever since, I offer firm grips to people, irrespective of how limp the return. It’s become hard to start a meeting without this necessary opening. On Friday, the 13th of March, I walked into a meeting, ...
Originally published on Groundviews on 6th January 2014. A few months ago, I travelled to Jaffna. I saw a very different, ‘developed’ Jaffna than the one I had visited just a few years previously in 2011; a mall, 3D cinema, new buildings and many other new developments in the process of construction. The people of Jaffna however, seem to be ...
If you like photographing live performances, Tennyson Napoleon of Sri Lankan metal outfit Stigmata would be my best bet as a subject. Anyone who has watched him for long enough is completely baffled as to how he manages to play some of the most complicated riffs they’ve ever heard live, while the rest of him seems to be having an epileptic fit. ...
The Life’s Library Of Natalie Soysa By Tia Goonaratna Natalie Soysa is a known face among almost everyone who has ever been around anything art-related. Whether it’s a photo exhibition, a metal concert, a gallery opening or even the odd poetry reading, you are surely to find her nestled in a corner. If you haven’t seen her, that’s probably because ...
A photo-montage of Sri Lankans across the country. Originally published on iSrilankan.com - http://isrilankan.com/the-face-of-sri-lanka-postures-gestures-and-smiles/ Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3POuSIOirPU&feature=player_embedded
