Grieving On The Tomb of the Mail Box

Grieving On The Tomb of the Mail Box, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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once upon a time
he was looked
upon endearingly
as the hope
of humanity
all in all
connecting
the wide world
with postcards
aerogrammes `
making it small
than came the
computer
the internet
hot mail g mail
yahoo mail
fucked it all
cut of his balls
a testicular
tragedy
a eunuchs call
like humpty
dumpty
a very
great fall
where there
is a mouse
who needs
to scrawl
honeymooning
in the waters
of goa
thanks to
the rainfall
match making
match fixing
is cricket
why play
football
sweet nothings
melodiously
echoed on
her facebook wall
it is not height
or grandeur
but humility
that makes
you tall

Waqt Ne Ghalib Nikamma Kar Diya

Waqt Ne Ghalib Nikamma Kar Diya, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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Warna hum bhi the photographer kuch kam ke
muflisi main phir rahe hain nahi uthainge
sadak par pheke hue paise haram ke
hume woh izzat se rozi de aur paise
hamare name ke zindagi ke intaqam ke

Thank You Uncle Renie Ranvin

Thank You Uncle Renie Ranvin, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Marziya Shakir
2 Year 11 Months Old
is the Youngest
IndiBlogger till date
from the womb
of photography
into the soul of a blog
not a very long wait
shooting briliantly
with a Nikon D 80
hope is humanity
she states

pedagogic
pompous
pedantic
kick ass photographers
she berates
with her vision
her inner sight
a street photographer
her destiny awaits

to renie ranvin
father of indi blogs

www.indiblogger.in/blogger/4544/

Ab Meri Kab Tak Bajaoge

Ab Meri Kab Tak Bajaoge, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

A Tribute To The Departed Soul of Mr Keshu Ramsay

A Tribute To The Departed Soul of Keshu Ramsay, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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Sometimes the departed soul beckons people to share the pain of the people he loved and people he has left suddenly on a journey across the shores , a journey we all will inevitably take one day..

As I carry a camera on my person always I shot these pictures without flash and discreetly , without getting into anyone's way.. or disturbing the sanctity of a decisive moment called Death..and its Aftermath.

Chautha is the four day prayer meet after the human soul is cremated..it was performed at 366 Khatwari Darbar Linking Road Khar.. It was a crowded event unlike the funeral service at Oshiwara I shot to ,, and posted at Flickr.
I shall include them in this set .

This is my new set at Flickr of the Chautha of late Mr Keshu Ramsay I shot about 89 pictures ,, I normally shoot wide but I used a telly this time the new lens is a gift from a well wisher who is a patron of my street photography.

All three brotthers Dinku Mayur Sagar were there and there were kirtans for the eternal soul of Keshuji may it rest in peace..

Mrs Akshay Kumar finally did make it to the Chautha..a thought that should make Keshuji happy , and death being an equalizer , all bad memories should be forgotten and his death uncalled for should be taken positively , he was called by God and he left the shooting floor of life..

Bollywood is a door that leads to Hell and Paradise too..

i wont name those who attended the chautha but I shot as many as I could..

Om Shanti Om..

Thank You Mr Shreekant Malushte

Thank You Mr Shreekant Malushte, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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i never knew
i would give
up drinking
an old monk
a bitter alcoholic
locked up
in a glass bottle
as i drank
my life away
till i met you
by chance
to kick my habit
you showed
me a more
intoxicating way
you gifted
me the vision
that has made
me a street
photographer today
you taught me to
read light on faces
dying burning away
half lit shadows
silhouettes of
slithering silence
that haunt and stay
of hungry beggar kids
holding the mothers
nipple that was
bleeding eaten away
dry scorched
demystified
milkless
wordless
mind play
you gave me a gift
that in all humility
i have bequeathed
to marziya shakir
my 2 year 11 month
grand daughter
who shoots
better pictures
than me i must say
she is my guru
unteaching the art of
unlearning photography
in a way blind folded
she shoots darkness
captures spectral light
praising his glory
his essence his
omnipresence
through the camera
an instrument
of peace hope humanity
a picture greater
than a prayer
holistically healing
with others we share
our pain within
the soul of another
mans pain we bare
yes we are human
we feel we care
beyond darkness
doom and despair
we shoot what
angels fear
to dare



To My Guru Who Made me a better human being than a better, better photography photographer honest sincere and fair ...

The Worlds Youngest Indiblogger Marziya Shakir

The Worlds Youngest Indiblogger Marziya Shakir, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.