This Is The End.

Cornea

2007-01-11T15:31:00.000+05:00

2007-01-09T22:47:00.000+05:00

Chipped and Tainted.

2006-11-03T03:35:00.000+05:00

Jewels.

2006-11-03T03:34:00.000+05:00

Reflections

2006-11-03T03:19:00.000+05:00

The Fix.

2006-11-03T03:18:00.000+05:00

Blurred Bridges

2006-08-23T13:02:00.000+05:00

acid testing

2006-07-31T16:25:00.000+05:00

Stranger on the wall

2006-07-15T07:46:00.000+05:00

while my guitar gently weeps ..

2006-07-05T06:24:00.000+05:00

The Star.

2006-07-02T05:49:00.000+05:00

Never before on this blog have I posted a picture not taken by me. Guess, there's always a first. This one is taken by girl with my camera and this is her first go at photography. I simply love the composition. She will learn quickly.

Feathers in the Field

2006-06-23T04:39:00.000+05:00

Remember: the Sun always breaks through.

2006-06-21T02:33:00.000+05:00

Beast and his man ..

2006-06-15T04:19:00.000+05:00

I see me in you ..

2006-06-14T04:47:00.000+05:00

=D

2006-06-11T15:23:00.000+05:00

I've sold my first picture through this blog.
I'm ecstatic.

So anyone who wants to buy a print mail me:

ali.izhar@gmail.com

And it all came crashing down ..

2006-06-11T15:07:00.000+05:00

Tobacco: Up, Close & Personal

2006-06-07T02:35:00.000+05:00

Veni Vidi Vici

2006-04-10T13:18:00.000+05:00

Pretty Percussion

2006-04-10T13:02:00.000+05:00

I mean it.

2006-03-31T01:40:00.000+05:00

Sleeping Beauty.

2006-03-30T05:39:00.000+05:00

Chaman.

2006-03-26T21:43:00.000+05:00

Bookshoppe Extraordinaire.

2006-03-19T05:22:00.000+05:00

Jumbled Connections.

2006-02-09T10:54:00.000+05:00

Twice a Day. Everyday.

2006-02-07T16:08:00.000+05:00

Tuned?

2006-02-04T02:11:00.000+05:00

The Mosque of the Kings.

2006-01-31T08:03:00.000+05:00

Clash of Beliefs ?

2006-01-29T02:01:00.000+05:00

Crescent.

2006-01-27T09:03:00.000+05:00

Jewel Tree.

2006-01-26T01:09:00.000+05:00

Zippo.

2006-01-25T00:57:00.000+05:00

the camera is here .. this is one of the test pictures that i took .. the blog is alive again. =D

2006-01-13T20:04:00.001+05:00

Lady Liberty

2006-01-13T20:04:00.000+05:00

Manhattan

2006-01-13T19:56:00.000+05:00

Paramount

Update.

2006-01-13T19:41:00.000+05:00

So, I'm hopefully getting a new camera in about two weeks from now.
Canon Rebel XT (EOS 350D).
=D

Insane amounts of picture will be posted up.
I'm so excited !
WOOHOO !!!

In the meanwhile, i've been messing around with photoshop.
These are the few pictures i liked. Tell me what you think.

Fuck !

2005-11-23T21:30:00.000+05:00

As of now this blog is dead.
I lost my camera.

EDIT:

For those of you who are interested, I lost my Nikon Coolpix 4300.
The camera with which i've taken all the photographs that are posted
on this blog.

Dell.

2005-11-23T07:14:00.000+05:00

You, amongst the crowd

2005-11-21T02:57:00.000+05:00

This is perhaps the best picture i've ever taken in my life.
Lemme know what you think.

Daddy.

2005-11-18T16:02:00.000+05:00

Doorway to Freedom ..

2005-11-17T09:35:00.000+05:00

The night the church burned ..

2005-10-28T09:12:00.000+05:00

prrrr...

2005-10-24T19:58:00.000+05:00

adorable!

Sun Shy ..

2005-10-12T06:38:00.000+05:00

After rain..

2005-10-02T07:29:00.000+05:00

the land, replenished.

The Very Top of Manhattan.

2005-09-28T11:23:00.000+05:00

(look closely, you can see a plane =p )

2005-09-22T00:28:00.000+05:00

drop the ball already !

.. and they sing praises

2005-09-17T23:41:00.000+05:00

The Patriotic Spirit ..

2005-09-14T01:18:00.000+05:00

merchant navy memorial..

2005-09-08T06:04:00.000+05:00

all in a day's work ..

The Circle of Life ..

2005-09-06T01:55:00.000+05:00

... that exists for each and every one of us.

Everything is so small ..

2005-09-04T03:09:00.000+05:00

Part of 5th Avenue as seen from atop Empire State

2005-09-02T04:13:00.000+05:00

5th Avenue, Manhattan NYC.

Lady Liberty

2005-09-01T12:08:00.000+05:00

Remember CHIPS?

2005-08-31T02:36:00.000+05:00

the age of innocence ..

2005-08-30T01:35:00.000+05:00

Took this pic in Sandspit, Karachi. The kid in this picture reminds me so much of that age all of us go through.

The age where we were free, the age where life was beautiful. The age where every new day offered something better, the age where purpose was fun. The age of mischief. The age of unshattered dreams.

The age of innocence.

BREAKING NEWS !!!

2005-08-16T13:10:00.000+05:00

It is our great pleasure to announce that
AWAKE!
is up and running again !!

Have a good day !

Greetings from Amreeeeeka

2005-08-03T19:38:00.000+05:00

hey folks .. am in NYC abhi .. will not be posting for at least another two weeks .. but i promise a flurry of pictures after that !

till then .. make do with this pic of me ;)

EDIT: Found the PERFECT lyrics !!!

On the day I was born, the nurses all gathered 'round
And they gazed in wide wonder, at the joy they had found
The head nurse spoke up, and she said leave this one alone
She could tell right away, that I was bad to the bone
Bad to the bone
Bad to the bone
B-B-B-B-Bad to the bone
B-B-B-B-Bad
B-B-B-B-Bad
Bad to the bone

I broke a thousand hearts, before I met you
I'll break a thousand more baby, before I am through
I wanna be yours pretty baby, yours and yours alone
I'm here to tell ya honey, that I'm bad to the bone
Bad to the bone
B-B-B-Bad
B-B-B-Bad
B-B-B-Bad
Bad to the bone

I make a rich woman beg, I'll make a good woman steal
I'll make an old woman blush, and make a young woman squeal
I wanna be yours pretty baby, yours and yours alone
I'm here to tell ya honey, that I'm bad to the bone
B-B-B-B-Bad
B-B-B-B-Bad
B-B-B-B-Bad
Bad to the bone

- Bad to the Bone, George Thorogood

i'm leaving ..

2005-07-18T00:04:00.000+05:00

All my bags are packed
I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin'
It's early morn
The taxi's waitin'
He's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome
I could die

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now, they don't mean a thing
Ev'ry place I go, I'll think of you
Ev'ry song I sing, I'll sing for you
When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time
Let me kiss you
Then close your eyes
I'll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone
About the times, I won't have to say

Oh, kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
cause I’m leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

But, I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

- Leaving on a Jet Plane, John Denver

This one's for you, especially for you...

rain down on me ..

2005-07-09T05:23:00.000+05:00

... again and again and ..

the water, the crows

2005-07-03T15:39:00.000+05:00

p.s. sorry guys was not able to post earlier 'cus of the internet fiasco.

Black Dog

2005-06-27T23:05:00.000+05:00

Hey, hey, mama, said the way you move
Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove.
Oh, oh, child, way you shake that thing
Gonna make you burn, gonna make you sting.
Hey, hey, baby, when you walk that way
Watch your honey drip, can't keep away.

ah yeah, ah yeah, ah, ah, ah., ah yeah, ah yeah, ah, ah, ah.

I gotta roll, can't stand still,
Got a flame in my heart, can't get my fill,
Eyes that shine burning red,
Dreams of you all thru my head.
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.

Hey, baby, oh, baby, pretty baby,
Tell me what you do me now.

Hey, baby, oh, baby, pretty baby,
Tell me what you do me now.

Didn't take too long 'fore I found out
What people mean my down and out.
Spent my money, took my car,
Started tellin’ her friends she wants to be a star.
I don't know but I been told
A big legged woman ain't got no soul.

All I ask for when I pray,
Steady rollin' woman gonna come my way.
Need a woman gonna hold my hand
And tell me no lies, make me a happy man.

-Black Dog, Led Zeppelin

juxtaposed.

2005-06-25T07:08:00.000+05:00

for all those of you who were ranting and raving about my photographic subjects !

the space between ..

2005-06-22T00:24:00.000+05:00

You cannot quit me so quickly
Is no hope in you for me
No corner y'could squeeze me
But I've got all the time for you, love

The space between, the tears we cry
Is the laughter keeps us coming back for more
The space between, the wicked lies we tell
And hope to keep us safe from the pain

Will I hold you again?
These fickle, fuddled words confuse me
Like will it rain today?
We waste the hours with talking, talking
These twisted games we're playing

We're strange allies
With warring hearts
What a wild-eyed beast you be
The space between, the wicked lies we tell
And hope to keep us safe from the pain

Will I hold you again?
Will I hold you...

Look at us spinning out in the madness of a rollercoaster
You know you went off like the devil in a church
In the middle of a crowded room
All we can do, my love
Is hope we don't take this ship down

The space between, where you smile and hide
Where you'll find me if I get to go
The space between, the bullets in our fire fight
Is where I'll be hiding, waiting for you
The rain that falls splashed in your heart
Ran like sadness down the window into your room
The space between, our wicked lies
Is where we hope to keep safe from pain

Take my hand
'cause we're walking out of here
Oh, right out of here
Love is all we need dear
The space between, what's wrong and right
Is where you'll find me hiding, waiting for you
The space between, your heart and mine
Is a space we'll fill with time
The space between...

-The Space Between, Dave Matthews Band

i've lost color ..

2005-06-20T23:25:00.000+05:00

... just like the yellow leaves

my jaan.

2005-06-15T00:27:00.000+05:00

Kelly. Almost 7 years old now.
The only one whose always been on my side,
come rain or sunshine.
With all her different expression,
she's one of the greatest things in my life.

My Jaan, I Love You !

the lion sleeps tonight ..

2005-06-13T19:16:00.000+05:00

Wee wee ooh wimoweh
Wee wee ooh wimoweh

Owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh,
owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh,
owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh,
owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh.

In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight,
in the jungle, the quiet jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.

Wee wee ooh wimoweh,
wee wee ooh wimoweh.

Near the village, the peaceful village, the lion sleeps tonight,
near the village, the quiet village, the lion sleeps tonight.

Wee wee ooh wimoweh.
Rrrrr, wee ooh wimoweh

Hush, my darling, don? fear, my darling, the lion sleeps tonight,
hush, my darling, don? fear, my darling, the lion sleeps tonight.

Owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh,
owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh,
owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh,
owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh, owimoweh.

- The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Lion King OST

Can you feel the love tonight?

2005-06-11T14:19:00.000+05:00

I can see what's happening
(What?)
And they don't have a clue
(Who?)
They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line
Our trio's down to two.
(Oh.)

The sweet caress of twilight
There's magic everywhere
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air

Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things

So many things to tell her
But how to make her see
The truth about my past? Impossible!
She'd turn away from me

He's holding back, he's hiding
But what, I can't decide
Why won't he be the king I know he is
The king I see inside?
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things

And if he falls in love tonight
It can be assumed
His carefree days with us are history
In short, our pal is doomed

-Can you feel the love tonight?, Lion King OST

eye of the tiger ..

2005-06-09T07:03:00.000+05:00

Risin' up -- back on the street,
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive --
So many times, it happens too fast,
You trade your passion for glory,
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past,
You must fight just to keep them alive

It's the eye of the tiger,
It's the thrill of the fight,
Rising up to the challenge of our rival,
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night,
And he's watching us all
With the eye of the tiger.

Face to face -- out in the heat,
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry
They stack the odds still we take to the street
For the kill, with the skill to survive --

Risin' up -- straight to the top,
Had the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive --

- Eye of the Tiger, Survivor

p.s. this is smokey - atrophying's cat - one of the most beautiful cats i've ever seen. smokey was a pleasure to photograph, was a jaan.

kiss from a rose ..

2005-06-08T04:45:00.000+05:00

There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea
You, became the light on the dark side of me
Love remains, a drug that's the high and not the pill
But did you know that when it snows
My eyes become large
And the light that you shine can't be seen?

Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels yeah
Now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the grey

There is so much a man can tell you
So much he can say
You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain
Baby, To me, you're like a growing
Addiction that I can't deny
Won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby?
But did you know that when it snows
My eyes become large
And the light that you shine can't be seen?

I've been kissed by a rose on the grey
I've been kissed by a rose on the grey
And if I should fall, will it all go away?

Yes, I compare you a kiss from a rose...

- Kiss from a Rose, Seal

waiting for the sun ..

2005-06-07T02:46:00.000+05:00

At first flash of Eden
We race down to the sea
Standing there on freedom's shore

Waiting for the sun
Waiting for the sun
Waiting for the sun

Can you feel it
Now that Spring has come
That it's time to live in the scattered sun

Waiting for the sun
Waiting for the sun
Waiting for the sun
Waiting for the sun
Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Waiting for you to come along
Waiting for you to hear my song
Waiting for you to come along
Waiting for you to tell me what went wrong

This is the strangest life I've ever known

Can you feel it
Now that Spring has come
That it's time to live in the scattered sun.

Waiting for the sun
Waiting for the sun
Waiting for the sun
Waiting for the sun

- Waiting for the Sun, The Doors

the peeping sun ..

2005-06-06T01:57:00.000+05:00

Holding you close undisturbed before the fire
The pressure in my chest when you breath in my ear
We both knew this would happen when you first appeared
My lady of the island

The browness of your body in the fire glow
Except the places where the sun refused to go
Our bodies were a perfect fit in afterglow
We lay, my lady of the island

Letting myself wander through the world inside your eyes
You know I'd like to stay here until every tear runs dry
Do do do do do do.....
My lady of the island

Wrapped around each other in the peeping sun
Beams of sunshine light the stage, the red light's on
I never want to finish what I've just begun with you
My lady of the island
Do do do do do do.......

- Lady of the Island, Crosby Stills Nash & Young

i just want to be free..

2005-06-05T04:33:00.001+05:00

Like a bird on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.
Like a worm on a hook,
Like a knight from some old fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee.
If i, if I have been unkind,
I hope that you can just let it go by.
If i, if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you.

Like a baby, stillborn,
Like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
But I swear by this song
And by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee.
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch,
He said to me, you must not ask for so much.
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
She cried to me, hey, why not ask for more?

Oh like a bird on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir have tried in my way to be free

-Bird on a wire, Leonard Cohen

secret garden..

2005-06-04T02:29:00.000+05:00

She'll let you in her house
If you come knockin' late at night
She'll let you in her mouth
If the words you say are right
If you pay the price
She'll let you deep inside
But there's a secret garden she hides

She'll let you in her car
To go drivin' round
She'll let you into the parts of herself
That'll bring you down
She'll let you in her heart
If you got a hammer and a vise
But into her secret garden, don't think twice

You've gone a million miles
How far'd you get
To that place where you can't remember
And you can't forget

She'll lead you down a path
There'll be tenderness in the air
She'll let you come just far enough
So you know she's really there
She'll look at you and smile
And her eyes will say
She's got a secret garden
Where everything you want
Where everything you need
Will always stay
A million miles away

-Secret Garden, Bruce Springsteen

ants marching ..

2005-06-03T02:32:00.000+05:00

He wakes up in the morning
Does his teeth bite to eat and he's rolling
Never changes a thing
The week ends the week begins
She thinks, we look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking
But we never say a thing
These crimes between us grow deeper

Goes to visit his mommy
She feeds him well his concerns
He forgets them
And remembers being small
Playing under the table and dreaming

Take these chances
Place them in a box until a quieter time
Lights down, you up and die

Driving in on this highway
All these cars and upon the sidewalk
People in every direction
No words exchanged
No time to exchange

And all the little ants are marching
Red and black antennas waving
They all do it the same
They all do it the same way

Candyman tempting the thoughts of a
Sweet tooth tortured by the weight loss
Program cutting the corners
Loose end, loose end, cut, cut
On the fence, could not to offend
Cut, cut, cut, cut

Take these chances
Place them in a box until a quieter time
Lights down, you up and die

- Ants Marching, Dave Matthews Band

Sun is shining ..

2005-06-02T00:45:00.000+05:00

Sun is shining, the weather is sweet, yeah
Make you wanna move your dancing feet now
To the rescue, here I am
Want you to know, y'all, can you understand?

When the mornin' gather the rainbow, yeah, yeah
Want you to know, I'm a rainbow too now
To the rescue, here I am
Want you to know, y'all, can you, can you, can you understand?

Sun is shining, the weather is sweet now
Make you wanna move your dancing feet, yeah
But to the rescue, here I am
Want you to know just if you can, here I stand, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Can you understand me now, baby?
Do you believe me?

-Sun is shining, Bob Marley.

p.s. this is dedicated to my stupid grinch.

wishing it wasn't you..

2005-05-31T04:21:00.000+05:00

Why do I always have to spell it out for you?
Our story is always changing.
We change it to hide the pain.
And when the truth rears,
its ugly head, it's all too late.
Too late for the omission,
that you kept inside and wished it wasn't you

-Omission, Quicksand

the sunset the rays the grand staff

2005-05-30T03:59:00.000+05:00

As the sun
went
down that evening

with it
went
my dream
my desires
my aspirations

with it
went
the grand staff
begging, pleading
for that
one
grand composition

but
it left

with it
rays promising
a better
tomorrow;

a new
rising

-Photographer

Between you and me ..

2005-05-29T08:26:00.000+05:00

What exists between you and me
is not of airy nothingness
which could remain stifled like
the hanging silence of the skies

What is there between you and me
is of flesh and blood, and
palpable as a bleeding tongue.
There are words strangled into silence
as the tongue is handicapped by a blister
and speech is broken
disrupted
maimed

Between you and me
is a life
wanting to be born:
To ignore its speech is
its death
in
cold blood.

Udernsatnd?

-Bilal Tanweer

p.s. i'm back.again.thankyouall.loveyou.

The end.

2005-05-23T18:37:00.000+05:00

This is the end, Beautiful friend
This is the end, My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes...again
Can you picture what will be, So limitless and free
Desperately in need of some stranger's hand
In a desperate land.

This is the end, Beautiful friend
This is the end,My only friend,the end
It hurts to set you free
But you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the End.

Photographer's Note: Thank you everyone who visited this website and commented on my pictures. Thank you for appreciating the miniscule amount of talent I have within me. You all were brilliant and your comments were, more often that not, quite thought provoking and touching. Once again, thank you. As for me, it's time for me to stop putting up pictures. I just don't have the creativity within me anymore. I don't have the inspiration required. Some wise people once said that it's better to quit while you're ahead, better to burn out than to fade away ... If someday, I do manage to find my creativity and the inspiration, I will post again. Till then,It's time, time to quit, time to burn out, time to end. My beautiful friend, this is the end...

Peace.
Ali~

Notice.

2005-05-20T04:37:00.000+05:00

This is to inform all of you that due to my exams i will not be putting up any pictures till the 25th of May.

Till then...

Take Care,
Peace.
- Photographer

powering the skies..

2005-05-19T06:46:00.000+05:00

Rab-e-Zidni Ilma.

2005-05-17T13:22:00.000+05:00

rained..

2005-05-16T06:10:00.000+05:00

Hope, always.

2005-05-14T04:42:00.000+05:00

p.s. This one is dedicated to those who have been
my ray of light and hope during my worst times..

reflection..

2005-05-13T06:37:00.000+05:00

and hope shines through ..

2005-05-12T00:18:00.000+05:00

my techie baby ..

2005-05-11T00:27:00.000+05:00

and i question ...

2005-05-10T00:45:00.000+05:00

p.s. this is an un-edited photograph.

The Golden Peak...

2005-05-09T05:09:00.000+05:00

rainy days..

2005-05-08T01:56:00.000+05:00

p.s. this picture is dedicated to the queen (you know who you are) =P

sunset, marred

2005-05-07T00:01:00.000+05:00

racer ..

2005-05-06T04:31:00.000+05:00

traffic light to heavens?

2005-05-05T05:18:00.000+05:00

chappals ..

2005-05-04T06:15:00.000+05:00

p.s. i thought i'd put in the colored photograph as well =P

tappity tap ..

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without a care..

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p.s. this pic is dedicated to someone who goes to Bayview =)

Jelly Fish

2005-05-01T16:14:00.000+05:00

wash away your sins ..

2005-04-30T03:36:00.000+05:00

Barren Religion ..

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