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Ishan you're an editing genius and I really enjoyed this piece. The imagery you create in the first paragraph with your laptop and the detail about the 9738 elephants is genius.

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This is a great suggestion. I used to develop BNW photos in the darkroom we had a my college at university.

The beauty of setting constraints and narrowing down is that we take away the extra noise that hinders us from seeing the essence of what’s already there, but which gets drowned out in the noise of everything else.

Here’s to your creativity that’s been freed!

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Ishan - I finally got the wifi bandwidth to watch that Banff YouTube. It was hugely valuable to me. Thanks!

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Another great essay! So happy to be in WOP with you again Ishan!

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Great post, Ishan. Love the B&W photos and the story of how you got to make that decision to remove color. Reminds me of how sculptors have to remove a lot from a piece of marble to reveal a masterpiece. You're well on your way to do the same!

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May 4, 2023Liked by Ishan Shanavas

I have always loved B&W photos, and yours look amazing!

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I love this glimpse into your creative process. Not long after meeting you I believe the words “you have to check these photos out” came out of my mouth.

It worked.

Thank you for sharing

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Great post Ishan! Also love Dyson, have you listened to the episode about his life on the Founders podcast? Was listening this morning

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The new site is looking great Ishan! I heard that Dr Suess wrote The Cat in the Hat on a dare from his publisher to write a book using no more than 50 different words. It kinda worked.

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