Firda Beka

Born and raised in Indonesia, Firda Beka moved to Canada in 2004 to be with the love of her life. Indonesia and Canada are like night and day. When she just arrived in Canada, everything was new to her and it inspired her to take pictures of things that Canadians seemed to have taken for granted with an old Kodak point-and-shoot digital camera that had been generously donated to her by one of her weblog readers before her first trip to Canada. She admires and is influenced by the nature photography of Freeman Patterson and the landscape photography of Sherman Hines, both of whom are prominent Canadian photographers.

Portfolio

Portraits

Photo Journalism

Projects

Landscapes

Stock Photography

Artist's Statement

Photography for me is a play of light. I believe that perfect light can be found at any time of day - not just during the "magic hour" - and that the environment around the subject can always be used to manipulate light so that it comes out as perfect. I very rarely use flash in my work. I use either natural light or the subject's own lights.

Favorite Photos (of mine)

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