Fizza Chughtai’s PortfolioApplication ID:00031667

On January 26th 2015, we were at Karachi to receive my dad from the airport. He bought a SLR Camera for us and this is the first photo I took from the camera.

“Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.”- Nathaniel Hawthorne

My sister and I have been practicing. And this is my first good moon photograph in the night sky. It was cold and foggy that night, so it took me a while to take this properly as I was shivering in the cold despite wearing 2 sweaters.

“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”- Buddha

I was visiting my friends at their college, hanging out with them in the garden area. It was spring time and there were many beautiful flowers around the campus. This one in particular caught my eye and instantly a snap of it on my phone.

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” – Henri Matisse

We went to a friend’s house for Milad-Un-Nabi. As I was getting bored sitting in one place, I starting staring at their garden and my God it was beautiful so I took out my camera and took this photo.

“After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world” – Christian Dior

My cousin’s wedding was on that day, so naturally endless photographs being taken everywhere. I saw the groom’s sister standing quite far from me. I took a picture of her and the outcome showed that she was giving a filmy pose when really she had no idea that I took the photo.

“The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Since I live in Larkana, Mohenjo-Daro and the airport is about half an hour away. I went there in March to receive my aunt who was visiting for the first time in 8 years. When we reached the airport, the flight was delayed by an hour and a half. So we went there to wait for her arrival. The sun looked amazing and Mohenjo-Daro looking magnificent in its ancient historical way.

“There's never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same.” - Carlos Santana

This was taken on a such a day that started to be very hot and then these darks clouds are surrounding the sky and endless raining began. It rained for 2 hours straight and there was no electricity during this whole time.

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” Maya Angelou

As if it never rained yesterday ,the weather went to the same way it was before. Not a single black cloud in sight and the ground completely dried up.

“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.” -Steve Martin

I took this photo when we went to Karachi to see my uncle’s new apartment. That’s him on the left. My dad in the middle and my paternal grandmother on the right. My grandmother is considered a fashion icon for her age. No old lady dresses like her or struck a pose whenever a camera is pointed at her. She created herself to be the coolest grandmother ever.

“Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself” – George Bernard

This was made when my dad was teaching us how to use top. All of us got a glimpse of my father’s childhood and the fun he used to have as a kid.(I tried to rotate the video so you could see it better but I couldn’t so, sorry for the inconvenience.)

“Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child's eye - it is very beautiful.”Kailash Satyarthi

This is Kauser. She is baby sis no.6 (Long story). She is only 2 year s old and can talk already and knows how to open a Smartphone and take selfies. I just had to capture this moment and show everyone how advanced this generation is in technology .

“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” -Albert Einstein

This photo is of our new house and was taken from the old one. We are 2 separate families. One having 8 members and our family having 9 members. Since it still being built, we are temporarily living elsewhere until it is completely. Just waiting for it to be ready has gotten the entire family excited.

“It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.” - David Allan Coe

I was spending my last Ramadan in Medina (2014), so every year my dad’s office would invite its employees to Iftar at a 5 star hotel. My sister and I went with our father and no one would mind since we practically grew up in front of them. So we’re at Crowne Plaza Hotel, waiting for the azaan, I saw this flower and I just had to take a picture. It was unique and I loved the texture of it.

“Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out values all the utilities of the world.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is a picture of King Fahd’s fountain at Red Sea on Corniche Road, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I took it when we went to Jeddah for the last time before moving permanently back to Pakistan. It was the best trip I ever had. And I definitely miss seeing this and Jeddah.

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”- Confucius