By Foad Shafighi All the five pictures in this journal were taken around the Bouddhanath stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal between June and July 2012.

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Nepal | Monday, January 14, 2013 | 5 photos

I had became a student of architecture which I had no Idea what was it all about, I just knew eagerly that I wanted to become an artist. I was eighteen when I first looked through those little tiny well angled mirrors while I was holding that heavy black machine with my both hands on. The very first images appeared must have been my photography class teacher, not so exited, waiting to take back his camera and I was in an other world apparently. But without the camera it was the same image of the same worried teacher in front of me I was watching with my both eyes open instead. So what can I see different with one eye shot through this magic machine which I can't see with my both eyes wide open? And this is the question I have asked myself again and again during the past twelve years since I named myself a photographer whenever I bring the camera up to my face. The answer I found is A LOT and it all lay behind two words 'Creativity' and 'Technique'. Although It is a lifetime effort to augment both I believe, I hope I have shown a work of creativity in this series of photos, now I want to ask you to take the turn and teach me the unique technique of yours. I am burning to learn.