Equilibrium, the Black and White Photo Exhibition Ends This Weekend

Equilibrium is the first exhibition by Zia, a Kenyan fine artist and photographer captivated and inspired by black & white photography. He believes that monochrome distills to the essence of the photograph, allowing the viewer to see tones, contrast and texture that would otherwise be missed. He uses long exposures of up to 10 minutes to capture the movement in water and sky to achieve the feeling of other-worldliness found in most of his pictures.

Zia is a trained analogue photographer that honed his skills in his own dark room before transitioning into digital photography 2 years ago. That said he still remains faithful to analogue techniques, processing his images on computer but limiting any manipulation to techniques that could be replicated in the darkroom.

Equilibrium shall showcase 30 photographs from various locations around the world including the beaches of the Indian Ocean, the lakes of the Great Rift and France, waterways in Venice and the lochs of Scotland. The exhibition runs from 15th – 24th June 2012 at the Michael Joseph Centre