Photography is a universal language. In more technical terms, it is the art of using a camera to capture light, and create an image. What is Photography Did you know that the first photograph was captured in 1826, as some sources state? Since then, we’ve come a long way! We started to develop with colors, equipment, stats… Also, as the photography scope grew wider, different types of photography emerged. Photographers began to have their own styles, depending on the purpose of their photography. Diversity at its best! Some have the purpose of providing detailed information of specific events, others aim to capture moments of enjoyment with their loved one, while some use photography to shed light on specific matters....
Eveline, mostly known as Effie, therefore, the Instagram username is A Girl Called Effie, is a portrait photographer based in Amsterdam. Effie studied Media Communications, and in 2008 she moved to Shanghai for 4 months. There, on the electronic market, she bought her first Nikon mirror camera. She took her first courses in photography at her university. However, she sees herself more as a self-taught photographer. After a career in video productions, she decided it was time to discover the world through the lens of her camera. Now, she works with international nonprofits in Africa and Asia. Inspiration in The World "I capture images of some of the most beautiful projects around the world that share love for each individual in...
When he was young, he told himself that one day he will become a photographer. Tamer Radwan, an Egyptian experienced photographer, started professional photography 30 years ago. His fell in love with the camera, when he used his dad’s old camera when he was just a child. Tamer started participating in online competitions in 2007 using a point-and-shoot digital camera. At first, he was shooting all types of photography. But later he found out the area that he loves, in which he can grow with; and that is landscape and architecture photography. So he began taking photographs of landscaping, portrait and street photography. How His Photography Career Developed In 2012 he started to get to be known between...
“I’ve been taking photos and sharing the beauty of Lebanon, for more than 8 years now.” Karl Mansour is an architect, an urban planner, and a patriotic photographer. He is from Lebanon, but travels the world, and takes us with him through his beautiful and captivating architectural photos. He goes by the name “karliseverywhere”. He created his page in 2011, to share his own architectural shots and street photography. But his lenses’ favorite capture was, and always will be, his heart, Beirut. But imagine waking up every morning for 8 years with the mission to take photos of the architecture that you find so captivating, and then within the blink of an eye having that beauty that you cherished completely...
“Photography is truth” is Richard’s bio caption on Instagram. Richard Ashia is a 24-year-old photographer and graphic artist from Ghana. He shares with us his key ingredient to getting inspired as a photographer. We gotta say, from scrolling through his Scopio profile, we can feel how grounded and rooted he is. He loves taking pictures of humans; in their most vulnerable states, in their comfort zone, and just make them the main subject of his photographs. But as anything else, to take good pictures, you need inspiration. How to create inspirational photography in 3 steps Richard shares with us his go-to’s for photography inspiration 1. Music Who of us doesn’t like listening to music? Whether you’re feeling sad, happy, depressed, nervous, agitated,...
