“You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.” ~ George Burns
A snapshot of a street encounter.
0909, 2012
Tag Archives: people
2402, 2012
The nature and origin of human beings: Richard Dawkins and Rowan Williams
It has certainly been a week of discussions, although admittedly, in Oxford it always is. On Monday, Richard Dawkins spoke at the Oxford Town Hall about secularism in the UK. Thursday afternoon, on the other hand, saw a much anticipated debate between Richard Dawkins and Rowan Williams, chaired by Sir Anthony Kenny. The Sheldonian was packed, the physics department’s live screening tickets sold out and many colleges ended up streaming the event live as well. In a way it felt as if Oxford slowed down for an hour and a half
2202, 2012
In Conversation with Richard Dawkins
A photo taken on Monday during the conversation with Richard Dawkins about Secularism in the UK.
2002, 2012
Once upon an afternoon in Cornmarket Street…
So, this week I shall aim to upload a picture every day – all snapped in Oxford. Here goes the first one; I had not been up to any candid street photography in ages, so it felt good to give it a shot after so long. I hope you enjoy the picture. Have a good start to the week!
2201, 2012
Stargazing Oxford
On Saturday, 21st January, Oxford Astrophysics held the event “Stargazing Oxford” as part of the BBC’s Stargazing LIVE string of events across the country. It was an occasion that brought together the whole of Astrophysics at Oxford (and many people from the Physics department at large) to bring astronomy to the general public. The hugely successful event saw about 1,200 people attending, which makes you think that the particle physicists were quite right when they said that astronomers have it easy when it comes to public outreach! But joking aside, I
1207, 2011
Pause
So, lately I have been doing more street photography. When I get some time these days, I head out for a walk in the city centre simply to take pictures of life as it unfolds. And when you stay in a corner for hours on end, silently observing people as they hustle and bustle through a busy street, you start to learn how to sift through the veil of noisy chaos and spot those brief and silent moments that are to be found all around you. The very moments when life
0607, 2011
“A man is what he thinks about all day long.”
Whenever I point the lens at people lost in their own thoughts, I can’t help but agree with Ralph Waldo Emerson. I can see no more of the thoughts, as a photographer, than anyone else can. This is indeed one photographic subject that remains always hidden from the lens, no matter how powerful it is. Yet we can get a glimpse, albeit a distant one. There is something quite unique about observing others lost in their own thoughts. You never know how long it will last. And it does not feel
3006, 2011
Of Oxford Dons
Here is a snapshot of a very fleeting moment – a picture which will hopefully serve the purpose of showing you that scenes such as this one can indeed still be encountered in today’s modern world. It does not get much more Oxford than this.