Manuela Batas' photography

22/07/2020

There is only one door that you can open and beyond its rusty, yet delicate handle, you might find yourself lonelier than you thought you were. And you press it down, push it with thirst, to discover how more lonelier you can become. Behind this door, there is a small garden, circular. You look above to see the sky, the hope that its vastness will comfort your solitary condition. [ 191 more words ]

There is only one door that you can open and beyond its rusty, yet delicate handle, you might find yourself lonelier than you thought you were. And you press it down, push it with thirst, to discov…

22/07/2020

The mirror in your room has drops of paint. One is pink. I wonder how it got there. Was it in your studio next to your unfinished painting? You decided to leave it for another time, when the winter will return and your shivers will make your brush come alive. But why ‘pink’ on your mirror? I looked under it and I saw a word scribbled shy by a thin, understated brush. [ 100 more words ]

Your mirror has pink stains.

30/05/2020

The Hoosiers, O2 Arena Islington, photo: Manuela Batas 'Once upon a time there were concerts, there were festivals, music clubs, massive gatherings, with tents, great vibes, freedom, dance, glitter, flower headpieces, loud speakers and joy, oh the joy! until one day...it all suddenly stopped.' 'And people were gathered together in big groups?' "Yes. There were thousands and thousands, there were clubs were people used to go dancing and it was so packed that you could feel the other's breath on your neck, there were concerts where people were literally feeling each other's sweat. [ 1,248 more word ]

The Hoosiers, O2 Arena Islington, photo: Manuela Batas ‘Once upon a time there were concerts, there were festivals, music clubs, massive gatherings, with tents, great vibes, freedom, dance, g…

20/05/2020

(left) Gemma by Sara, (right) Angelo&Alberta selfie I decided to make a section in my blog about Normal people with great talents and present each week ( on Wednesday) one of my creative and special friends I adore and respect for their uniqueness and special gifts- from fashion designers, writers, musicians, actors, directors, photographers, yoga instructors, painters, photographers to nurses, doctors, politicians, everyone that… [ 1,145 more word ]

(left) Gemma by Sara, (right) Angelo&Alberta selfie I decided to make a section in my blog about Normal people with great talents and present each week ( on Wednesday) one of my creative and sp…

05/05/2020

Latest from my blog❤️

Relationships are tough, a mix of compromises, hopes, planning and projections of needs. Rarely, poetic and blissful like in the movies. I mean, they can be for a while, that proverbial 'honey moon phase' is well known, but when Romeo and Juliet start doing together laundry of worn out knickers or when Romeo doesn't lift the toilet seat or Juliet forgets to brush her teeth after a garlic infused meal, couples hit the mundane button and fall flat from the fantasy land. [ 818 more words ]

Relationships are tough, a mix of compromises, hopes, planning and projections of needs. Rarely, poetic and blissful like in the movies. I mean, they can be for a while, that proverbial ‘hone…

04/05/2020

It's such an unusual, eerie time to start a blog, yet there's no better time than today, not better time than now, when the world seems to have stopped in stupor, in an imposed introspection, harmed and startled. We were too busy to sit down and listen to our own thoughts, engaged in a high-speed centrifuge, with no escape. But just like an overused roller-coaster run by distracted engineers with their maintenance team on a lunch-break, the centrifuge, increasingly tired, failed and we suddenly... [ 393 more words ]

It’s such an unusual, eerie time to start a blog, yet there’s no better time than today, not better time than now, when the world seems to have stopped in stupor, in an imposed introspe…

21/10/2019

Lovely studio set up in Middle Temple.

24/05/2019

Today’s studio in a gorgeous building by Liverpool Street.

26/03/2019

In the ’70s, political upheaval and social change were at their peaks and and countercultural movements flourished.

26/02/2019

Film making and photography go hand-in-hand. In film making, the art of cinematography is lost with photography. The skill to present moving images in such postcard-like material is in itself a direct descendant of the art of still-photography. If a photographer truly wants to improve his or her cra...

06/02/2019

On my video making/storytelling journey.
This Friday at Grow, Hackney, we have the experimental/electronic music event: Variance, our second show, with visuals made by yours, truly 💙.A zebra coat and an ice cream turned to milk. Alessandra Rinaudo

19/01/2019

Our new business. Babeeez photography. 🐝