Dhivehi Metalheads (2007)
The crowd at Rockstorm - Painted Live watching Serenity Dies perform. The next chapter of Sinking Streets was going to be about Thilafushi. But before that I feel like I must write about the live music scene that I documented from 2007-2009. Malé city is a loud and deafening place. Especially around that time as we were gearing up for the first round of elections in 30 years. I feel like there must be something to how it took rock and heavy metal to cut through the noise. Seeing bands play on the Carnival Stage was an incredible feeling for people like us that had never seen a proper live metal show before.
Portrait of a Maldivian
A reef fisherman looks at the horizon while making chum from tuna. | Nikon D70s | (2009)
Giulhu (Green Jobfish)
Aprion virescens | More food fish for #projectbokkuraa. | 192x128 pixel grid | Made in pixaki
Kandu Guruva
Plectorhinchus vittatus | Another food fish for Haa to hunt. | 192x128 pixel grid | Made in pixaki
Silky Shark
(Carcharhinus falciformis) | Making pixel art assets for #projectbokkuraa. This shark will appear in the open ocean section between atolls. | 192x128 pixel grid | Made in pixaki.
Powder blue tang
(Acanthurus leucosternon) | Making pixel art assets for #projectbokkuraa | 64x64 pixel grid | Made in pixaki.