ARTIST BIO

Aziz Dhamani is a commercial and editorial photographer specializing in portrait, lifestyle and product photography. With a strong passion for travel and a keen interest in learning about new places and cultures, he has also developed a portfolio of award winning travel photography. His style emphasizes emotion, movement, and storytelling. Aziz's publication credits include National Geographic, Elle Canada, The Vancouver Sun, being part of an exhibition at the Royal British Columbia Museum as well as high profile photography opportunities within the Ismaili community. His combination of strong photography training and a unique humanity for his subjects shown through his work awarded him these placements.

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ARTWORK DESCRIPTION

Photography

During the pandemic, with much uncertainty in the world and escalated isolation, Aziz found himself struggling to stay inspired as a creative. However, it was during this time that his interest in water droplet photography developed. It compelled him to not only create powerful visuals, but to learn and master a new skill.

Through this imagery, Aziz strives to showcase the power of a single action as represented by the water droplet, and how it can create a powerful ripple effect. Symbolically, how one individual can make a choice that will affect broader humanity, either in a positive or negative way, and significantly, how that ripple will continue to affect others. In other words, how one's “values and ideals” are determined, created, and shared, and in turn influence and be influenced by mankind.

The task of capturing a water droplet challenged the artist to find stillness within themselves. The precise measure of light, time, and reaction, provides a calm, repetitive, and almost meditative experience. In this way, the process of creating these visuals was both healing and spiritual for Aziz.