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Delirium

We all have those familiar fragrances that remind of us certain people, events and special moments. One of my strongest 'fragrant memories' from my childhood is the scent of 4711 cologne as my mother got ready to go out for a function. View the "Fragrant Memories" album on my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/indubandaraphotography

SRI LANKA WOMAN: Portraits by Indu Bandara - An Exhibition of Photographs - July 11, 12, 13 @ the Lionel Wendt, Colombo

"Photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody's face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” - Duane Michals

My first solo photography exhibition, Sri Lanka Woman focuses on my love of portraits and my natural style of photographing people. The exhibition is a journey of getting to know a number of women and their unique qualities that make them interesting contemporary Sri Lankan women. My aim is to display the instinctive and natural manner in which I photograph people, which I believe has become evident in the resulting images.

The images are a small portion of the work that I undertake, and a means of showcasing what I am capable of doing photographically. The theme of Sri Lankan Woman was chosen to show the different aspects of the modern Sri Lankan woman, as individuals and professionals, as well as mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends. Each woman’s individuality and personality come through in this exhibition.

In addition, using a non-studio approach, the backgrounds used for the photographs are intended to show contemporary Sri Lanka, as a means of recording the current surroundings which can later serve as a means of cultural history.

The individuals appearing in this exhibition are all volunteers and not professional models. They volunteered their time to help a friend launch her career.


"Everything around us, ourselves included, is in constant change. Photography is our means of capturing now - and to remember where we've come from." - Amanda Van

MONDAY INSPIRATION

(Oil lamps at the Temple of the Tooth Relic - Kandy, Sri Lanka - 2010)

"Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance." - Bruce Barton

BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS

(Photo taken in Los Angeles, California - 2008)

“For the hand that rocks the cradle - Is the hand that rules the world.” - William Ross Wallace (HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY)

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('Araliya' flowers in Galle, Sri Lanka - March 2011)

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein

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(Mr. Max Factor - of Kandy, Sri Lanka - March 2011)

"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." - Bern Williams

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(Photo taken at Marine Drive, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 3rd May 2011)

"Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal." - Elbert Hubbard

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