namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 19 hours agoGetting out and pursuing photography goalsTook a little break over the weekend from shooting but also posting, just didn't have much to share and I wasn't getting out all that much to shoot in the first place. I'm still…namiks (77)FILMMAKERin Movies & TV Shows • 4 days ago'In the Mood for Love' Review: A film on the fragility of loveWong Kar Wai's films have always really inspired me, some of which have really pushed my interest in cinematography and photography. Especially keeping my love for the film…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 5 days ago35mm film photographs from a Wine FestivalA few weeks back the annual Wine Festival took place in Yerevan, and it was bigger than the previous year, much larger with more stalls, more wine, more food, and generally more…namiks (77)FILMMAKERin Movies & TV Shows • 6 days ago'Carolina Caroline' Review: A story similar to a Springsteen songIt has been six years since Adam Carter Rehmeier released Diner in America, a film that I absolutely loved for its total chaos and unique indie story that cinemas felt so starved…namiks (77)FILMMAKERin Movies & TV Shows • 7 days ago'Last Year at Marienbad' Review: Like a gentle fever dreamI haven't really been watching things lately. I just haven't had the time. Though I have been thinking about it here and there, and stumbling across Last Year at Marienbad online…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 21 days agoTrying to love digital again and failingI have been shooting film a lot more recently and I have fallen back in love with it. I even feel like I'm not necessarily conservative with shooting the film based on the price…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • last monthPhotographing Strange Times As always I casually roam the streets and the chaos finds its way to me. I walk, hearing the chants in the distance, growing closer to me. I enter a bookshop to take a look…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • last monthBlack and white at a chaotic street marketThe other day was a holiday in Armenia: Children's Day. Armenia has a strong love for family ties and especially the innocence of children. In some ways this leads to a more…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • last monthPhotographing OppositionI recently photographed the current Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan on 35mm film. I shared a few of the digital images here and despite that post ending up as a…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • last monthWinter bleakness on 35mm filmI told myself I'd attempt to force out a few posts and see if I can get back into the 'swing' of things. It's very easy at the moment to just not post and let time pass by. These…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 months ago35mm film in the streets of YerevanIt has been a while but I feel like the love and itch for shooting film has returned. With prices in Armenia for film being incredibly high, I never really bothered to buy any.…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 months agoPhotographing Armenia's Prime Minister I said recently that the chaos seems to follow me. Well, today it was more true than ever. I left my apartment around the time I usually do, not looking forward to the short walk…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 months agoPhotography during a stormAfter my little street photography session yesterday, I got caught up in a storm. Heavy rains that made everyone in the city immediately take shelter. Cracks of thunder above.…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 months agoA little street photography in black and white Still don't really feel like writing but I'm sitting in a cafe now escaping the sun a bit. Incredibly intense. And acter a few hours of running around the streets I felt like…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 months agoEmbracing the chaosThe tourist season is picking up in Yerevan, as are the temperatures. I have been getting out a lot while also trying to avoid some of those more touristic areas where the crowds…namiks (77)in Photography Lovers • 2 months 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 • 2 months 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 • 3 months 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 • 3 months 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 • 3 months ago35mm 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…