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B&W: CAFE SHOTS


What is so interesting about people having food and drink in a restaurant,cafe or roadside stall?If I am having my meals inside the cafe,I feel nothing.I am just one of the members of the crowd.However,when I stop eating alone,I become an observer.Looking around what people are doing and more so on the conversations taking place at every table.


As a photographer,I see beauty in many different ways.I see harmony between a group of people in a beautiful setting with artistic background.I see beauty in friends having conversations and laughters while they eat.And of cource,I do see some beautiful waitresses moving around serving the customers.




In the above photo,the morning sun rays came directly to light this Mamak Shop.I saw a cluster of nasi lemak on the table,casting long shadows on the table.In the background,I saw people having breakfast with spots of light and dark shadow on them.That is beauty to me!

Below is the wall with artistic graphics attracted my attention.It is now common feature as interior decorative elements.






After having meals,some people do their work at the cafes.I love to see people reading and writing.They look beautiful to me-not only in their action but also in themselves.I see them as educated and cultured.





The Loaf above never fails to seduce me to enter,sit there,enjoy the food and the ambiance.Here,I prefer to be alone with my thoughts and camera.

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