Dani Irwan
My son
Well, this li'l guy right here is the reason for my absence from Flickr for the past year or so. I know that's not an excuse to some, but between the sleepless nights, the 3am nappy changes, the midnight feedings, the constant worrying about his health, the laughter, smiles, yawns and tears...I get tired. Burnt out. Photography had to take a back seat (it still does). Suddenly there are other priorities than the ones I'm used to. It's been many moons since I've last used a film camera (it's all digital instant gratification now, to satisfy the needs of my wife & the sake of social media). I can't remember the last time I agitated a roll of film in a developing tank. The smell of black and white film chemicals are but a distant hazy memory to me. My film scanner is on a long sabbatical leave. Many cameras, lenses and photographic accessories were sacrificed and sold in the name of infant formula and disposable diapers.
But heck, this guy is definitely worth it. My wife and I...we've waited 7 years for him and now that he's here by the grace of God, he has become the focal point of our lives. Everything revolves around him. Happiness is magnified somehow. Sadness has also multiplied. Fear is never ending. Worry is eternal. We have discovered whole new ways of viewing things now.
He is 1 year and 4 months old now. The last 16 months have gone by strangely fast for me. It's like time goes faster somehow. It's like one minute I know he can only crawl and in the other minute I discover he can already walk. Weird.
I took this last year in July, I think (see it's already been a year!). I didn't realize I haven't posted any of his photos on my Flickr and for that I apologize. Whereas other people here upload photos of their newborns the minute they slide out of their mothers, I couldn't find the time. Don't get me wrong, there's tons of photos of him but I am loathe to go through all of them. Editing would be a nightmare. Besides, they're all digital *smirks* :p
One smile from this guy has the ability to brighten up my whole day. A hearty laugh and I'm pretty much all set for the week. A kiss and I'm up in the clouds. He bawls and I can't sit still. He hurts himself and I feel the utmost despair.
It's a whole new me, a whole new us and a whole new world.
This is Gibran Zayd Omar bin Dani Irwan. He is my son and he's worth everything...worth waiting for, worth living for.
My son
Well, this li'l guy right here is the reason for my absence from Flickr for the past year or so. I know that's not an excuse to some, but between the sleepless nights, the 3am nappy changes, the midnight feedings, the constant worrying about his health, the laughter, smiles, yawns and tears...I get tired. Burnt out. Photography had to take a back seat (it still does). Suddenly there are other priorities than the ones I'm used to. It's been many moons since I've last used a film camera (it's all digital instant gratification now, to satisfy the needs of my wife & the sake of social media). I can't remember the last time I agitated a roll of film in a developing tank. The smell of black and white film chemicals are but a distant hazy memory to me. My film scanner is on a long sabbatical leave. Many cameras, lenses and photographic accessories were sacrificed and sold in the name of infant formula and disposable diapers.
But heck, this guy is definitely worth it. My wife and I...we've waited 7 years for him and now that he's here by the grace of God, he has become the focal point of our lives. Everything revolves around him. Happiness is magnified somehow. Sadness has also multiplied. Fear is never ending. Worry is eternal. We have discovered whole new ways of viewing things now.
He is 1 year and 4 months old now. The last 16 months have gone by strangely fast for me. It's like time goes faster somehow. It's like one minute I know he can only crawl and in the other minute I discover he can already walk. Weird.
I took this last year in July, I think (see it's already been a year!). I didn't realize I haven't posted any of his photos on my Flickr and for that I apologize. Whereas other people here upload photos of their newborns the minute they slide out of their mothers, I couldn't find the time. Don't get me wrong, there's tons of photos of him but I am loathe to go through all of them. Editing would be a nightmare. Besides, they're all digital *smirks* :p
One smile from this guy has the ability to brighten up my whole day. A hearty laugh and I'm pretty much all set for the week. A kiss and I'm up in the clouds. He bawls and I can't sit still. He hurts himself and I feel the utmost despair.
It's a whole new me, a whole new us and a whole new world.
This is Gibran Zayd Omar bin Dani Irwan. He is my son and he's worth everything...worth waiting for, worth living for.