I am a humanitarian documentary photographer based in Palo Alto, California, USA.
My passion is to travel around the world learning about other cultures and capturing images that somehow transmit what I felt. Photography is the glue in my life.
I am passionate about it since the day I discovered the amazing feeling one can have behind the camera. Everything else becomes blurred and all I can see is a moment, a feeling, an expression that I need to capture. The connection with the person in front of me becomes powerful and intimate...
All the pictures on my contact page are courtesy of a great photographer I truly admire: Richard Wanderman
Paloma Lucas helped me with the design. Thanks Paloma!!!
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8 comments
Mamen - Gracias Aisha. Let’s try to do more like that togetherJanuary 24, 2012 – 7:26 pm
Aisha Kothari - I like those pictures!!!!!!January 24, 2012 – 6:39 pm
Teju - Mamen,
The drops of rain so vivid that they look like miniature glass paper holders.. There is transparent water and a shimmer of silver on many of the water drops..
You have captured each texture so beautifully – I can “feel” the
fuzziness of the purple and the tautness of the red and each ridge in the green leaf.
You have brought out the orange portion really well in the red flower- I am not sure if your raindrop and the light reflected off it made it orange or if the flower had orange and red hues but definitely the magic through your lenses highlighted it.
It is amazing of how you have brought the tropics into the bay area. I have a vision of “warm” humid Singapore like temperatures. I will keep this memory of the rain when it starts to rain here and it is 40 degrees outside..
Amazingly well captured. I am glad you took the time to do this.October 14, 2011 – 9:41 am
Richard - I particularly like image #7 Mamen, but they’re all spectacular. Macro photography is another world and it’s a lot of fun to get lost in it from time to time. Glad you’re trying it out, no doubt you’re going to come up with some great images.October 12, 2011 – 3:47 pm
Mamen - Dale, those words coming from a master are truly appreciated! you made my day!October 12, 2011 – 1:55 pm
Mamen - Dilip, the pictures were desaturated 10%. Can you imagine the original color?October 12, 2011 – 1:54 pm
Dilip Muralidaran - ooof! color overload!
October 12, 2011 – 11:08 am
Dale Allyn - Wow! Mamen. What a beautiful series. I’m glad you skipped out on work for a while and captured these beautiful images.October 12, 2011 – 9:43 am