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Pakistani Weddings: The Mehndi
This is a continuation of my series of posts on Pakistani weddings. Check out Courtship and Marriage in Pakistan and The Dholki and Mayoon for the first two parts! Ah, the beautiful night of Mehndi. Colors, clothes, rasms, all blend to make this easily...read more -
Weddings in Saudi Arabia
Lets face it. The outside world knows little about the traditions and customs of Saudi Arabia. Even I, as an expat raised in Saudi, knew little about Saudi marriage customs until very recently. And my knowledge of what actually happened at weddings was...read more -
Sunset at the Lava Fields
Volcanic activity is not something new to Saudi Arabia. Because of western Saudi Arabia’s location along two tectonic spreading centers, eruptions and lava flows have been reported in the region throughout history. The last known one, in fact, was...read more -
Photography in Saudi Arabia
So you just got your shiny new camera and want to go about taking some nice pictures. Then you look around and realize you’re in Saudi Arabia. Well the good news is, there’s never been a better time to pick up the hobby. SLRs are getting cheaper...read more -
Hakuna Matata!
A healthy dose of insanity always helps make a life more interesting. That’s pretty much my only explanation for the reason I’ve been absent from the blogosphere for the past week or so. Sometime two weeks ago, my good friend Turki Shoaib...read more
Recent Posts
The Shargiya Photowalks
As some of you might be aware, I’ve been getting very involved in the photography around here in Saudi Arabia. One of the initiatives I took up a couple of weeks ago was photowalks with local phtoographers. Here’s a few pictures that I took on the walks in two locations: The AlKhobar Corniche and the KFUPM Campus.
read moreArchitecture Shoot: Dammam Municipality Building
Who says the Saudi government doesn’t have a sense for aesthetics?! A recent shoot for an architecture firm took me to a REALLY good looking government building. Take a look!
read moreA little off topic: Make your own Album!
Ran into this on another blog, thought it would be fun to share it here. Lets see what kind of craziness we can come up with, I’ll put up the best ones onto the post with your names : )
read moreSaudi Arabia’s Duning Pastime
Sun, sand, cars and insanity. Saudi’s favorite pastime in pictures!
read more(Not) Buying Photo Gear in Saudi
Taking pictures isn’t easy in Saudi Arabia. It’s not just the mutawwas patrolling the streets, detaining you for taking perfectly legal photos, or the culture, where taking a picture of a woman, even at a wedding, would lead to a lynching. We also have to deal with the ever present downsides of the Saudi consumer economy. Namely: Electronics are sold at an obscene markup.
read moreDemystifying Photography: Exposure
Let me just start off by saying that photography is a game of trade-offs. Any button or dial that you change on your camera affects your image in both positive and negative ways. Good photography is like finding good compromise.
read morePakistani Weddings: The Walima
With all the legal and cultural requirements of a wedding completed, there is but one final function remaining in the long line of wedding celebrations: PAAAAARTYYY!! Ahem, sorry, I meant: the Walima.
read morePakistani Weddings: The Shaadi
Finally, the one you’ve all been waiting for! The climax of Pakistani marriage celebrations is the day of the Shaadi, the one day that has parallels in most cultures in the world.
read morePakistani Weddings: The Mehndi
Ah, the beautiful night of Mehndi. Colors, clothes, rasms, all blend to make this easily the most cultural night at Pakistani marriages.
read morePakistani Weddings: The Dholki and Mayoon
So here we are. Planning has been done, the dates have been set. The families have now spent a few weeks shopping for clothes, gifts, jewelry and booking wedding halls. With just a few weeks to go before the wedding, its time to start having fun!
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