Library — all work by Arman Parsa

Two men at the beacon of Helvellyn
Pressing my hands on the rock face, I made my way, step by step, along the mountains ridge. I spread my arms and look out over the lakes, the valleys and meandering rivers, and I realise I am free.

Photography · Helvellyn, Lake District, England

Scrambling the Striding Edge

Hooded figures crowded outside Masjid al-Haram
Thoughts on the state of Saudi Arabia, coloured by a kind man's words and a starbucks cup.

Writing · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

A Conversation and a Country in Tension

Two men in conversation, surrounded by trinkets of silver and gold.
I stop and sip at my karak tea, thick with cardamom, and look out through the foliage of houses; tall and short, instances of rubble, creamy white stone impregnated with the smell of frankincense that whispers in the air from the night before.

Photography · Oman

Sand Dunes and Souks in Oman

Men lazing outside Masjid Al-Nabawi
Snippets of scenes written around Madinah.

Mixed Media · Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Notes from Madinah

The silhouettes of two men stood at an entrance.
Moments of peace and geometry in Nizwa Fort captured in video.

Videography · Nizwa, Oman

Wandering Nizwa Fort

Two boys running through a corridor.
The geometry of Nizwa Fort captured in monochrome.

Photography · Nizwa, Oman

Nizwa Fort in Black and White

Hikers and a backdrop of mountains
Mountains like swords, stood proudly above green hills, planted in giant mounds of grey shale. The calls of marmots echoing over placid shrubbery, lush forests dressing hilltops and cabins nestled between trees.

Photography · Val Di Fassa, Trentino, Italy

Trekking between Rifugios in the Dolomites

A navigation post on the Kumano Kodo route
Amongst trees and rivers, rain and fog, the mountains and their temples became my home. My breath left my lips and joined the wind, my voice ran through the forest and braided amongst bird call and the chatter of rustled leaves.

Photography · Kumano Kodo Kohechi, Nara, Japan

A Visual Diary of the Kumano Kodo

The ridgeline of a Mountain, covered in snow
My will a flake of snow amidst a million, my breath a whisp in the gales that tear against me.

Photography · Isle of Skye, Scotland

Mountains and Lochs in the Isle of Skye

Crowds in Osaka
An ode to nostlagia - a collection of photographs across Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Kagoshima, capturing both the metrapolitan buzz and peace amongst nature in Japan.

Photography · Japan

Colour and Quietude across Japan

Morning Fog over the Jungle - Wayanad, Kerala, India
Exploring the potential for peace between people and tigers amidst conflict in Kerala, India

Writing · Kerala, India

The Reality of Coexistence with Tigers