Ever since allowing women to drive in Saudi I have crossed the bridge to Khobar (Eastern Province) with my car multiple times on my own or with friends. This time I decided to spend the weekend at Dana Beach Resort at Half Moon Bay Khobar. It is just an hour’s drive away from Bahrain and […]
The perfect boutique hotel for a quick stop in Manila
I’m not a fan of big cities. I try to avoid them and escape to the less crowded smaller towns. I imagined Manila as a congested and dark city. So I tried to exclude it from my stopover in the Philippines. But, I kind of had no choice. I had to stay overnight to catch […]
Santani Wellness Resort a real jewel in Kandy SriLanka
For few days I escaped from my busy life in Bahrain and went to absolute tranquility paradise. I wanted to detox mentally and physically so I started searching for a quick escape destination and I decided to go to Kandy in Sri Lanka. The moment I found Santani Wellness Resort’s page online I knew this […]
Analog Singapore travelling with 35mm film camera
I’m getting to love travelling with only an analog camera. There is always the pleasure of not having to return home carrying hundreds and maybe thousands of digital photos to go through. 35mm film camera and a number of rolls is all I had to worry about during my last trip to Singapore. I was […]
Japan 101 – My First solo backpacking trip in Sakura season
Japan had been on my mind for a long time. I always dreamed of travelling to Japan in Sakura “Cherry blossom” season. First and foremost without a doubt 2016 had been a remarkable travel year for me, the remarkable part definitely includes Japan. Within a month I decided to plan my Sakura trip and do it backpacking. I […]
Blessed Eid
With all the daily news of bloodshed spilt all over the world, one can only wish Peace for the world. Wishing peace and harmony and love to everyone. Have a blessed and happy Eid Mubarak. I took this photo last year during Eid Al Fitr in Bali. As usual I will be off for another […]
How I spent my only day in Hong Kong
I always loved using Hong Kong International airport as a transit hub whenever I travelled to Asia. Cathay Pacific is my favorite Asian airline. I did stop at Hong Kong a couple of times but I never actually left the airport area. However this time I decided to intentionally take a later flight in order to actually […]
Tokyo on 35 mm film. My very first analog trip
I just returned from a fantastic trip to Japan. I visited Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. During the trip I had a different photography experience travelling with a 35 MM analog camera. It was the first time I travel with a film camera. I had very modest experience with film photography prior to the trip but I was anxious to […]
My First India Photo Expedition
It is a new year and with the new year comes new projects. Inspired by the many people who always ask ” When can we travel with you?!”. I’m arranging my first photo expedition open to any photography enthusiasts. The 10 day expedition will start in Delhi then we will explore my favorite part of India the land of […]
Foundry photojournalism workshop in Bali
I finally made it to the Foundry photojournalism workshop in Bali. I have been eyeing it for years but I never managed to squeeze it in my busy calendar. This year I was determined to make it happen and I did! And the real work begins. Two days to find a story and work on […]
Work is Worship (Video)
It is the last day of 2014 (Last hours to be exact!) . I just couldn’t let the year pass by without producing any Multimedia slideshows. It was a tough job to decided which project to pursue out of many adventures done this year. I photographed and recorded the audio of this Multimedia slides during my last trip […]
Hello
Remember me?! I’m sorry for not updating my blog for way too long . I had and still having some technical difficulties which will be resolved soon. If you are following me on Instagram (@Rshrsho) or Facebook you would know that I’ve been busy doing many projects which I will share the details at the […]
My Vietnam travel adventure with Fujifilm
I took 2 dare decisions last October. First I decided to travel to Vietnam solo and second I ditched my Canon DSLR to travel only with Fujifilm cameras x100s and X-E1. The actual planning of the trip started couple of months back. I was a bit confused where to start the trip south or north of Vietnam and […]
Jannati Darwaza (video) The sufi Saints of Rajasthan
Months and months of working on this Multimedia project has finally come to an end. It all started back in May when I attended Ajmer Sharif Urs part of The Travel Photographer expedition “The sufi Saints of Kashmir and Rajasthan”. We spent around a week in Ajmer to cover Urs Ajmer Sharif, an annual commemoration of […]
“We came for Peace”
Just in time with Ramadan’s spiritual atmosphere I would like to share my first Audio slide show from Srinagar, Kashmir. A Prayer “We came for Peace” is a multimedia story of Namreen and her mother. I met them in the women’s section at a Sufi mosque in Srinagar Kashmir. I was touched by the mother’s sincere prayers and I […]