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TIA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

TIA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

TIA International Photography (TIA) is a licensed, small photography business based in Seattle, Washington, USA. TIA specializes in cityscapes (international, American, and Canadian), night-time, and event photography. TIA International Photography's objective is to contemplate, execute, and deliver cityscapes and urban landscapes of your city, town, region, or locale in the most mesmerizing and atypical way possible. You can license and purchase print enlargements of TIA's cityscapes and travel photography directly from TIA's official website. Tosin I. Arasi is a Professional Photographer and the Sole Proprietor of TIA.

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Nobody’s Stereotype:  Irksome Issues of a Photographer Who also Happens to be a Black Man (#2)
On My Mind, Perspective

Nobody’s Stereotype: Irksome Issues of a Photographer Who also Happens to be a Black Man (#2)

Issue #2: Being “The Only” (Can Be Awkward, Quizzical & Uncomfortable) Continue reading Nobody’s Stereotype: Irksome Issues of a Photographer Who also Happens to be a Black Man (#2)

Nobody’s Stereotype:  Irksome Issues of a Photographer Who also Happens to be a Black Man (#1)
On My Mind, Perspective

Nobody’s Stereotype: Irksome Issues of a Photographer Who also Happens to be a Black Man (#1)

Issue #1: My Identity (Is Not an Issue (to Me)) Continue reading Nobody’s Stereotype: Irksome Issues of a Photographer Who also Happens to be a Black Man (#1)

S.T.O.M.P. / Chapter 3:  “City of Brotherly Security”
American Cities, S.T.O.M.P.

S.T.O.M.P. / Chapter 3: “City of Brotherly Security”

Security guards capture T.J. in the act of photography at a parking garage in Philadelphia and summarily kick him out — but not for the reason one might assume. Continue reading S.T.O.M.P. / Chapter 3: “City of Brotherly Security”

S.T.O.M.P. / Chapter 2:  “Another Day in Paradise”
S.T.O.M.P., Seattle Focus & Factoids

S.T.O.M.P. / Chapter 2: “Another Day in Paradise”

T.J. reckons with the reality of racism and discrimination in his day-to-day routines as a professional photographer. Continue reading S.T.O.M.P. / Chapter 2: “Another Day in Paradise”

S.T.O.M.P. / Chapter 1:  “Weekend at Boise’s”
American Cities, S.T.O.M.P.

S.T.O.M.P. / Chapter 1: “Weekend at Boise’s”

“Satirical Tales of a Moody Photographer” (or “S.T.O.M.P.”) is a new series for La Vue Atypique which shares amusing (and sometimes enlightening) anecdotes from my career as a professional photographer. Continue reading S.T.O.M.P. / Chapter 1: “Weekend at Boise’s”

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