I am no professional, more of a "gut shooter" , I carry at least one camera with me everywhere and I am quite happy to let my body and my stomach feel what to do before I press the shutter.
I'd choose film before digital, but I use both; I'd rather break the rules, rather experiment and have fun than aim for perfection..whatever that is.


If you don't really like my photos please don't add me as a contact..If I add you, it's because I like your work and how you see. Please don't feel the obligation to reciprocate just because I faved or commented on your photo...just be yourself.
But if you fave one of my photos, and you do not have photos in your stream, I will block you straight away, no questions asked..

I kind of like this thought...

"All art is meaningless to those for whom life itself is merely a spectacle"--John Berger, A Painter of Our Time.

By the way, please don't use, copy, edit, or blog my pictures without my permission. Happy to share but I'd like to be asked first.

Photos of ~amaia~ (8)

  • Me & mum by ~amaia~
  • Sometimes I loose myself.. by ~amaia~
  • Grounded by ~amaia~
  • She moved through the fair by ~amaia~
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  • Staring at the sun...who'd rather go blind by ~amaia~
  • If I was looking for an inaccessible corner of the world for my cure, I has found it ... by *Be@te*
  • a kiss for you ... and have a wonderful weekend! by *Be@te*
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~amaia~'s favorite photos from other Flickr members (5,863)

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  • . the Trust . by M.A.M08
  • by alucenando1
  • Any woman, today by ArTeTeTrA
  • DSC_2660 by emmetis
  • this man i met, this man, he told me it was not my fault, not my making, not mine at all. this man, this guy, he said we could fake it, they would never notice, he said. by brendan ó
  • becoming part of by Vasilis Amir
  • Selecting !!! by imagejoe
  • Dream a little dream of me by +gAbY+
  • by Clintּ
  • by RenaGinz
  • Just you and me.... by Fading Truth
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    absynthius says:

    "there is images in your photosream that are balsam to my eyes!
    i could stop and look and ponder and dissolve with eternity seized in there.

    you have the power to mesmerize with your originality which passes into 'cliche' (within yours style). people in motion, destinies, smiles and all they exchange as they go by with their worlds; integrating us to a degree that they become ourselves!

    all should look, kilter their mind, walk away adoring the echo like a spell!

    complemets,
    v."

    16th March, 2010

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    Mar ≈ Merelo says:

    "Las fotografías de Amaia, reflejan la vida cotidiana, la vida de la calle, su propia vida... y están llenas de matices, esas sub- y sobreexposiciones que la caracterizan, esas fotos en blanco y negro tan fantásticas... por algo la llamamos "The Queen of Shadows".
    Me parece una fantástica fotográfa, de la cual he aprendido mucho, pero sobretodo, una persona increible.
    Si miras su galería, te aseguro que te engancharás :-)"

    6th November, 2009

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    Tomasito.! says:

    "True photography involves passion. Amaia’s photographs play with the most important factors in taking pictures – composition, light and framing. My dear friend has blended these and made a style very distinct from the rest, and combined with obvious love for photography, has created one of the most beautifully lit, stupendously composed photographs in my list of friends and in the whole of Flickr world. Aside from her outstanding photography, she is a good, warm-hearted person I have learned to call Friend. I am honored and truly humbled to be on her list of contacts. Bless you!"

    5th October, 2009

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    kh-photos - Kurt (slowly) says:

    "It has been a very happy accident to have discovered Amaia's photostream. She has a wonderful ability to find and capture special moments of intriguing and evocative humanity (other's and hers). Each image sparks my imagination and begs for a story. A treat for both mind and eye. With much appreciation, thank you Amaia!"

    2nd September, 2009

Name:
Amaia
Joined:
November 2008
Hometown:
Bilbao
Currently:
Dublin, Ireland
I am:
Female and Taken