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Photography Feature
Life through Sky’s lens
Sky Ilifa’s passion for photography developed from high school. Capturing everything that crossed his path on camera was a way to hold on to memories dear to him. This trained his photographic eye and led him from taking random shots to really planning every picture, shifting his style to a more narrative art form.
“I see photography as a tool that allows me to create through expression, to bring out beauty and forge stories. A picture may say a thousand words but when you deliberately express yourself through that same image it turns those words into a thousand stories that have the potential for immortality,” he says.
Through practising different forms of photography he finds it difficult to narrow down his style to just one genre. “I would describe myself as a wandering cameraman who draws inspiration from everyday life. I see the world as my muse and my camera as a mere extension of myself. Hence, I always have my equipment with me because beauty is everywhere and you just need to look,” Sky explains.
“Photography has taught me that you cannot force creativity onto yourself in the hope of creating meaningful content. You can only achieve that when you stop and lock all your thoughts away, only then will you start appreciating life, but when you press that shutter it becomes your legacy. That moment will ultimately be how you are remembered through your photographic expression.”
