Sheldon Saliba

Studying arts at an Advanced level since 2017, Sheldon had also won the first prize in the Dreams of Beijing Olympics Art Competition in 2008. His work mainly revolves around local themes especially those related to Malta’s cultural heritage.
“My choice of photo was shot with an old, rusty and forgotten Agfa box camera I found in my grandmother’s storage room. I had tried to capture a unique view of Msida’s parish church reflecting onto the sea but the resulting negative showed what appeared to have been taken over 50 years ago.
Photography is a memoir, where subjects are frozen in time and eventually, I will look back and reflect on the changes.”

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17th till 31st January

Straight Street

Valletta

Analogue photography has some complex technical jargon, learn what they mean.

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In today’s digital environment, analogue photography is converted into digital files to be consumed through electronic devices and immediately shared over multiple social media sites. The immediacy and amount of images shared online raises questions not only about our social interactions but even more so on how photography is used; when the choice of shared images is based on the number of likes and social approval to be gained rather than to share the photographic experience.

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Learn the difference in films and their iso. Understand exposure and how to use older light meters or modern light meter apps. Use aperture, shutter speeds and composition.

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