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Hi guys! I would like to announce a very special event that is going to be taking place here in Ottawa on the 20th of February! A fundraising Dinner organized by Rogers TV and Desi Ottawa on behalf of Red Cross Canada. I am lucky enough to be involved with event, as I’m going to be photographing it. I can’t express how excited I am! Thanks Deep for making me a part of this worthy cause!
You can find all the details on the poster below (which is designed by yours truly!! hola!! ) I look forward to seeing all the familiar faces as well as meeting all the new people!
Hi guys!! YESS I’M ALIVE!!! I know I’ve totally been MIA for the longest time - but it’s been a really intense period - so much to do that I didn’t have any blogging time left - but fear not ! now that I’m back…I’m going to bring you all up-to-date with all that you missed!
We start off with where we left off (literally) - Suhaan’s 1st birthday. I had to really narrow down the pictures and even then I will have to post in 3 parts. The first 2 posts will be about the party itself and the last will be their family portraits.
Here we go!
If you know Suhaan, you know he makes friends really fast with everyone - and the way you know he’s made friends with you is when he sticks his finger in your mouth! lol then you know you’re in!
Suhaan just made friends with Winnie-the-Pooh!
All the little munchkins couldnt wait! lolll
This is what happens when the birthday boy does NOT like his cake!! uh-oh!!
Last week I had the honour of photographing the opening of Naela Chohan’s art exhibition here in Ottawa called ‘Art from the Heart.’ For those of you who don’t know Naela Chohan, she is the Deputy High Commissioner for Pakistan, here in Ottawa. The art exhibit was held to raise awareness of issues and challenges affecting 21st century women. It was launched at Rothwell Gallery to a full house with dignitaries from the Canadian government, Canadian-Pakistani’s and several Ambassadors and diplomat officials here in Ottawa. ’Art from the Heart’ was inaugurated by Laureen Harper, wife of the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper.
This event was held to raise awareness and funds for the displaced women of Swat in Pakistan. As you all know, last month I was also fundraising for the displaced people of Swat with my ‘Portraits for Charity‘ and all the money that I raised was distributed to displaced Widows of Swat so that they could set up means to earn a living. The theme of this exhibition was Pakistani women in Canada supporting the displaced women of Swat - these recurring characteristics played a dominant role in bringing Naela Chohan, Rehana Mufti and myself together for this event. Naela Chohan, as the artist; Rehana Mufti, as the Gallery Owner; and myself as the Photographer - all unified by our roots and our desire to support a common cause.
Click here to read an article that was published on East Ottawa.ca
Clieck here to view and download pictures from the event.
Below are a a few images from the Launch of ‘Art from the Heart’
“In Search of Peace” was auctioned at the exhibition. Proceeds will be donated to the displaced people of Swat, Pakistan.
Rehana Mufti, owner of Rothwell Gallery
Naela Chohan, Deputy High Commissioner for Pakistan
From Left to Right: Naela Chohan, Laureen Harper & Wajid Khan
I had the privelage of being the official photographer for the first annual South Asian Festival took place at Confederation Park in the heart of Ottawa! Thousands of people attended despite the few spells of rain we received! A big thanks to all the organizers for doing a flawless job at organizing this event, all the vendors for not only the amazing goods and services but also for opening up their booths to let people stand in the shelter while it poured on the grounds! The Volunteers for doing an amazing job at keeping on top of everything! and the biggest shout out goes to all those who attended! It was definitely an unforgettable day and it wouldn’t have been half as fun if you guys didn’t come out to show your support!
Now a little about the festival - There was such a wide variety of performances all day. One of the earlier performances was the ‘Atan’ by The Afghan Student Association. Atan is a traditional dance where everyone dances in a circle to the beat of the dhol & shehnai. Just Wow! There were two stunning performances of the Snake Dance from Sri Lanka. Very soothing beats of Calypso performed by Sri Lankan groups. Of course lots of Bollywood dance numbers and Bhangra teams and a whole lot of others! Prita was the last perfomer for the day…she is such an amazing singer and the fact that she’s South Asian is super! She’s so down to earth and was just great at getting everyone dancing to her songs. The evening wrapped up with the DJ mixing some amazing bhangra and bollywood beats.
I can promise you that this Festival is going to only get bigger and better! See you all next year!
To view all the pictures from the South Asian Festival. Please go to:
www.amnahakim.com > portfolio > clients > Events: South Asian Festival [You can download pictures from there. If you want prints or high resolution files, feel free to send me an email.]
In the meanwhile enjoy some of my favourite shots below followed by a slideshow.
A few of the Afghani Dancers. I love their clothes! They are sooooooo lovely!
Prita performing one of her awesome songs.
The crowd having an amazing time.
This is what happens when it rains buckets..no one wants to leave..so everyone just waits for it to stop raining…! hehe
and when it stops raining..it’s like nothing ever happened! hahaha we’re back to enjoying ourselves!
Hi guys! I would like to announce a very special event that is going to be taking place here in Ottawa on the 20th of February! A fundraising Dinner organized by Rogers TV and Desi Ottawa on behalf of Red Cross Canada. I am lucky enough to be involved with event, as I’m going to be photographing it. I can’t express how excited I am! Thanks Deep for making me a part of this worthy cause!
