My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

ivanagrace — Sun, 2 Dec 2012 05:58:28 GMT

I am a faculty teacher of English and tourism in Valjevo, Serbia and somebody who has repeatedly found herself regretting not bringing the camera with her.
Why do I take photos? Firstly, it’s truly exhilarating when you realise that a sight you’d seen times and times again now look completely different. Next, I cherish the moments. In addition, taking photos is an activity suitable for spending time with people I love, as well as animals and nature, but also establishing new friendships and acquiring knowledge on every possible step.
All I wish from this application for the scholarship is an opportunity to watch, but more importantly to learn how to see better and how to capture that in my photos. That way I can continue making people around me happy – they decorate their walls and give them enjoyment in the moments I experienced, but seen through their own eyes. Finally, it’s great when my family and friends find a place for the photo in their homes – they come to life, become real and play a role in the future of people’s lives. I don’t think that my photos will “change the world” but might they contribute to making the small world I live in more enjoyable.

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

ivanagrace — Tue, 8 Nov 2011 11:37:00 GMT

This mountainous village makes me revisit it year after year. The easiness lies in the weather, games of colours, openness of people, and inquisitiveness of domestic animals. It represents a protected area by the state, but more importantly by the local community. It is an area that protects every visitor, provides shelter, refuge from urban life. The freshness of the air filled with the scent of summer flowers captivates every second of your being, and I always feel the struggle of which eye to use - the lens or the real one. It makes you constantly dwell upon what is hidden and where, such as miniature bugs and mushrooms in the forests. Then the fog crawls down the hills and captivates your breath with its secrecy and its simplicity. With it, the chills crawl down too, bringing restlessness and unease. Only the deep thoughts of high peaks make a child's laughter subdued, and the only friend the girl has hears only the words of her heart. I leave a piece of my soul for the peace of my soul there to linger till my body comes back into the nature's reunion.

Easiness of days

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry