Adventures of a Visual Storyteller
Lapland Finland wasn’t even on my radar and certainly Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort wasn’t on my wish list for the year. Lapland, Finland was the highlight of my Autumn Nordic Trip. You can read more about my trip here. To say it accurately the whole Nordic trip was organized and tailor-made after I was invited to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sharing my first Audio Slideshow from my last India trip. Sleeper class is the budget class in Indian Railways and described as ‘Best value for money’ class. It is not air-conditioned and mostly used by locals. I spent some time photographing Sleeper Class windows and waiting areas at Ajmer Railway Station in Rajasthan India. The […]
Located at the heart of Stone Town’s maze like alleyways you will find this small coffee corner where most of the elderly Zanzibari men meetup daily for coffee, chat and laughter! I visited Zanzibar in August 2012 during Eid Alfiter holidays and I was amazed by the similarities of the Zanzibaris and Arabs. In […]
Finally sharing my latest audio slideshow ‘Heya Beya’ Heya Beya from Rasha Yousif on Vimeo. Heya Beya is an old Bahraini traditional annual ritual which is inspired by Prophet Ebrahim and lessons learned from sacrificing his son . Eid Al Adha is also known as Feast of the Sacrifice. In anticipation of Heya Beya […]
Before cinema, before TV and before internet there were the Shadow Puppets. The “Tholpavakoothu” Shadow Puppetry using leather puppets is an ancient ritualistic art form very popular in South India’s state of Kerala. I made this video from still photos taken with Canon 60D and the video clips were taken with iPhone 4S. Audio was […]
My latest audio slideshow “Dry Ginger” I made this video from still photos combined with ambient sounds taken at the Ginger Palace in Mattancherry Cochin. Workers dry the Ginger, pick, pack and carry the sacks of Dry Ginger. They are paid only 5 Indian Rupees for each Ginger sack they produce. The […]
My latest video from India trip. This is the third soundslides production I made after The light Festival and Five Hundred year school. I loved working on this video the children were delightful to be around. Their eyes are full of innocence and life. The photos didn’t need color to be alive their […]
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/40062889 w=400&h=300] The Light Festival from Rasha Yousif on Vimeo.
My first project from India :) Five Hundred Years Vedic School [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/39378400 w=400&h=300] Five Hundred Years Vedic School from Rasha Yousif on Vimeo.