Creativist Pursuits
Cat's Eye
photos.aheram.com
An online exhibition of selected works by Jayel Aheram. Also, featured photography, portfolios, and upcoming gallery exhibitions.
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Featured Photography
Images are powerful. The subtle details give depth, telling a whole story in one captured moment.
The selected works below are photographs that are stories unto themselves.
Photography Index
» War and Peace
» Marines at Play
» Darkness Suffocating
» Mysterious Tree
» Flak, White, and Blue
» Mixed Messages
"War! Huh! good God y'all! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Say it again!"
Competitive spirit is stirred by a game of volleyball, easily the most popular sport played by us during our month-long training.
I spent the next few hours after the sandstorm hacking the moondust that is Iraqi sand up from my lungs.
A tree in the Shinjuku National Garden in Tokyo.
These are called "pocket flags" and made by the Pocket Flags Project. My fire team sports these minuscule reminder of home.
Why do we expect trained killers, like myself, to enforce peace with the barrel of a gun pointed at those we claim to be fighting for?
Portfolios
Sometimes, a single photograph is not enough. Other photographs are needed to give context.
Below are a collection of works sharing a common theme, each photograph a piece of a larger picture.
Portfolios Index
» The Smoke Break Series
» Landscapes of Iraq
» A Day in San Francisco
Smoking is a way of relieving stress through an unhealthy addiction. A study of that vice in the military.
An ancient land ravaged by a modern warfare. A glimpse of a tragic and beautiful Iraq.
Nestled between the Pacific and the Californian mainland is San Francisco, the cultural capital of the West Coast.
Contact Information
Jayel Aheram
Blogger and Photographer
aheram.com
619.618.1209
External Links
Aheram Takes On... - From art and literature, to photography and music, Aheram Takes On... chronicles the many creativist pursuits of one Jayel Aheram.
Jayel Aheram's Flickr Photostream - Recently uploaded photographs.
Jayel Aheram's Online Store - Purchase small- or medium-sized prints or framed prints in the Incredible Artist Gallery online store.