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Almost Christmas

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/4m8a8838.jpg — A teenage choir awaits their cue to take part in a Christmas carol service at the Anglican Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour. Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo. December 2018.

^{• 24mm • f/4 • 1/1000 • ISO400 • 5DMkIV & EF24-105/4L •}

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Posted in belief, explorations, journalism, life, people, urbanTagged 24-105mm, 5DMkIV, Anglicanism, belief, Canon, Canon Asia, Canon Sri Lanka, carol service, carols, Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, choir, choristers, Christianity, Christmas, church, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, costumes, culture, documentary, documentary photography, people, photojournalism, religion, Sri Lanka, sunset, teenagers, worship site

Liquid Dark

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/529a0150.jpg — The Workshop Players rehearse Akuna, at the Lionel Wendt, Colombo. February 2022.*

^{*shot on a Canon EOS R & RF 24-105mm f/4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.}

Posted in activities, emotions, explorations, life, people, street, urbanTagged 24-105mm, Akuna, beautiful women, black and white photography, black&white, Canon Sri Lanka, dancers, dancing, drama, EOS R, girls, life in the city, Lionel Wendt, monochrome, performance art, practice, rehearsal, stage play, street, street photography, streets of Colombo, teenagers, theatre, urban, Workshop Players

Christmas Carols

December 23, 2019June 10, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

Gateway College School Choir by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — A high school choir sings at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Shot on assignment for Smart Media and Gateway College. Christmas 2018.

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Posted in life, peopleTagged 24-105mm, 5DMkIV, adolescents, Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, celebration, choir, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas carols, church, Colombo, documentary photography, event photography, Gateway College, music, on assignment, people, singing, Smart Media, Sri Lanka, teenagers, worship

Bannermen

November 28, 2019December 30, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

A high school athletics meet in Katunayake, Sri Lanka. — A high school athletics meet in Katunayake, Sri Lanka. Shot on assignment for Smart Media and Gateway College in September 2018.

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Posted in life, peopleTagged 100-400mm, 7DMkII, athletes, athletics, athletics meet, banners, boys, colourful, documentary photography, faces, flags, Gateway College, high school, Katunayake, on assignment, portrait photography, portraits, Red, schoolboys, Smart Media, sports, sports meet, sports photography, Sri Lanka, students, teenagers, young men, youth

Dead Heat

October 29, 2019December 30, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

High School Runners #6 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — High school runners race for the finish line at an athletics meet in Katunayake, Sri Lanka. Shot on assignment for Smart Media and Gateway College in September 2018.

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Posted in activities, life, people, sportsTagged 100-400mm, 7DMkII, athletes, athletics, athletics meet, boys, competition, documentary photography, Gateway College, high school, Katunayake, race, runners, running, Smart Media, sports, sports meet, sports photography, sprinting, Sri Lanka, teenagers, young men, youth

The Dance Class

October 15, 2019January 3, 2021 David BlackerLeave a comment

The Dance Class by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — A high school classical dance troupe practices in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in November 2018. Shot on assignment for Smart Media and Gateway College.

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Posted in activities, life, peopleTagged 24-105mm, 5DMkIV, black and white photography, black&white, classical dance, commercial photography, costumes, dance class, dancers, documentaryphotography, education, Gateway College, girls, high school, Kandy, mirror, monochrome, on assignment, people, reflections, Smart Media, Sri Lanka, students, teacher, teaching, teenagers, traditional dance, women

Childhood Interrupted #4

August 14, 2019June 12, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

Youthful Fervour #2 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — Teenage Buddhist novices mount the steps to the Sri Maha Bodhiya in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, in December 2016. The practice of enrolling children into the priesthood, a long-standing tradition in the country, has come under some criticism recently, but continues unabated.

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Posted in belief, life, peopleTagged 18-200mm, 600D, adolescents, Anuradhapura, belief, Buddhism, celibacy, children, colourful, conscription, devotion, documentary photography, Hoya polariser, monks, novices, orange, people, religion, robes, saffron, Sri Lanka, Sri Maha Bodhiya, teenagers, travel photography, worship

The Dance Class #3

August 8, 2019January 3, 2021 David Blacker1 Comment

The Dance Class #3 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — A high school classical dance troupe practices in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in November 2018. Shot on assignment for Smart Media and Gateway College.

Posted in life, peopleTagged 24-105mm, 5DMkIV, Asian dance, backlit, beautiful women, black and white photography, black&white, classical dance, costumes, dance, dance class, dancers, dancing, documentary photography, Gateway College, girls, high school, Kandy, monochrome, on assignment, performance art, practice, Smart Media, Sri Lanka, teenagers, training, young women, youth

To the Finish

April 4, 2019June 17, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

High School Runners #7 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — High school athletics, shot on assignment for Smart Media and Gateway College. Negombo, Sri Lanka. September 2018.

Posted in life, people, sportsTagged 100-400mm, 7DMkII, athletes, athletic meet, athletics, black and white photography, black&white, boys, commercial photography, competition, fast, Gateway College, monochrome, Negombo, race, relay, runners, running, Smart Media, speed, sports, sports meet, sports photography, sportsmen, sprinting, Sri Lanka, teenagers, young men, young people, youth

Hark, the Herald Angels Sing

December 26, 2018June 22, 2020 David Blacker1 Comment

Gateway College carol service. Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, Colombo. Christmas 2018.

Posted in belief, life, peopleTagged architecture, belief, carols, Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, celebration, children, choir, Christianity, Christmas, church, devotion, Gateway College, music, people, religion, school choir, singing, song, songs, Sri Lankan architecture, teenagers, worship

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