April 19, 2007	Thursday	Rabi-us-Sani 01, 1428

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ISLAMABAD, April 18: With more than 100,000 exposures during the last 20 years, accomplished architectural and industrial photographer Mohammad A. Wali has once again brought his works for display at the Nomad Art Gallery.

For the exhibition that opened on Wednesday, Wali presents two of his architectural (heritage) and dance (cultural) series.

The Karachi-based photographer holds a record display of 300 colour enlargements in solo exhibition on one theme when he participated in the 57th Independence Day celebrations at Rawalpindi Art Council in 2004.

The display begins with his charming collection of photographs of one of the most stunning heritage sites, Makli tomb, documenting beautiful architectural patterns of the 600 year-old burial site said to contain over a million tombs belonging to kings, queens, philosophers, commanders and poets.

The pearl-like collection preserves the rich heritage and the graceful columns and elegant carvings draw appreciation for the architectural achievements of the times.

Besides, Wali has enjoyed capturing on film the magnificent Badshahi Mosque in Lahore.

His dance series captures one of the greatest dancers Sheema Kirmani move with beauty. This series was probably one of the most technically difficult accomplishments in which he took the shots with his hand-held camera, normal lens and exploited no special effects.

“These are one of my best works,” said Wali. “In this series, at times, I used the 606 flash gun which was very popular when it was used 40 years ago. And some I took in the available light.”

Pointing towards his work titled “Third World woman yet to be recognised”, Wali said it was probably his best in the series.

An accountant by profession, Wali has been pursuing his passion for photography for the last over 30 years.

“Photography is like an ocean. There are no limits. And I don’t believe in using digital technology. I took all my photographs with my manual camera. Digital cameras don’t give me the results I want to achieve. And I don’t like it when machine takes over.”

The exhibition will continue till April 25.