I don’t remember an exact moment but I do remember when I first fell in love with photography. It was the first photograph I ever printed in the dark room and it was a black and white self-portrait. The moment my face appeared from a blank piece of paper was like magic. I will never forget that moment.

Photography to me is where emotion and science and technology merge.

Not at all, I will have my “seasons” on whatever camera I am using at that moment but it is usually whatever is available or whatever is best for a particular project. But one thing is for sure, I will gravitate towards film and lighter cameras if I had to choose.

To be honest, the process for me is not much different. I went through a whole year where I only photographed flowers but I treated them like portraitures. I try to inject some sort of emotion in all the works that I do, may it be landscape, still life or portraits.

Not that I am aware of (laughs). I think trends are fun, and if it gets people excited to photograph then I think that’s cool.

Shoot. Shoot. And continue shooting! Shoot anything and everything, have a camera with you at all time. The only way to figure out your personal style and what you enjoy shooting is through photographing a lot.

Follow more of Nadirah Zakariya's work on her Instagram @nadirahzakariya.