namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 7 days agoClose EncountersYesterday Yerevan was packed with people for a day of Armenian dances. Streets closed off entirely. People everywhere. So much noise from speakers. The sun was intense. While I…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 10 days agoThe 111th Anniversary of the Armenian GenocideApril 24th is the remembrance day to the Armenian Genocide which took place back in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. In recent years the date has also grown to become a…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 18 days agoOn photography and luckYet again I find myself uploading a few photographs here and just sitting looking at them, incapable of finding some words to say. I guess you could call it writer's block, but…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 28 days agoOn Free WillFor the most part I think we don't actually have free will. A lot of our lives are predetermined based on where we live, how we're brought up, and the conditions we find…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • last month35mm film street photographyWith another trip to Georgia out of the way, I feel absolutely awful. A lack of sleep from the past few days. Immense hay fever that sprung up out of nowhere leading to blocked…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • last monthPhotographing a 1950s Soviet Culture House's last performanceFinally I have something to write about that doesn't really require much thought! Still facing the writer's block, but yesterday I watched as a piece of history was lost. The…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • last monthCapturing the rainy streetsStill feels next to impossible to write anything. Whenever I think of doing so it feels like the biggest challenge I've had in years. I've usually been pretty good with it…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 months agoOn good bad news and rainy daysIt has been almost twenty days since my last post. That's the longest break I've had from Hive in a long time. Though, I still don't quite feel like writing and this certainly is…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 months agoOn hardships and moving onI don't really want to go too into details, but I recently found out that my mother has incurable cancer. In a few weeks, the family finds out generally how much time she has…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 3 months agoThe United Nations said no fun allowedI feel sick lately. Like I have been incubating a bit of a cold or something over the week. On and off days where towards the evening I start feeling a bit unwell. A cough is…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 3 months agoSoviet mosaics and cultural eventsI almost wasn't going to post today. I haven't in a week now. But I knew if I didn't force myself to do it, that break would only continue and I'd find more reasons and excuses…namiks (77)FILMMAKERin Movies & TV Shows • 3 months ago'Detectorists' is a fun, unique British showI never really watch anything British. I've mentioned in the past that the television industry there for the most part fails to really capture my attention, but sometimes…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 3 months agoRoaming old neighbourhoodsI had an hour to walk around earlier and decided to photograph a place that I have often walked through bu not taken any stills of. It's a quiet and old Soviet neighbourhood that…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 3 months agoThe excitement for springAfter a few weeks of really intense cold weather and snow, everything is starting to clear a bit. A little bit of rain here and there. 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I haven't really had much interest in the major blockbuster titles that have been releasing as of late, I've given some a go and they…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 3 months agoIn the dark frostWell, the snow has stopped but the cold has simply increased, or should I say decreased given the decrease in temperature? Anyway, this has led to a large amount of frost sitting…namiks (77)FILMMAKERin Movies & TV Shows • 3 months agoT2 Trainspotting didn't need to existI watched through Trainspotting properly after all of these years, and I think it's one of those films which ends on a note that is open but still provides enough closure on its…