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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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Something Sinister Seethes in Seattle
Seattle Focus & Factoids, SEATTLE UNIVERSE

Something Sinister Seethes in Seattle

Enjoy a special, Halloween-themed episode of “Emerald City Infinity”. This episode was inspired by the novel “Something Wicked This Way … Continue reading Something Sinister Seethes in Seattle

What is “Emerald City Infinity”?
Seattle Focus & Factoids, SEATTLE UNIVERSE

What is “Emerald City Infinity”?

If you like timelapse photography, and if you like Seattle, you will LOVE “Emerald City Infinity”. Continue reading What is “Emerald City Infinity”?

Short Films Matter Reviews TIA’s “All Hallows Eve in the Emerald City”
CREATIVE, Marketing Mayhem, Seattle Focus & Factoids, Timelapse City Prequels

Short Films Matter Reviews TIA’s “All Hallows Eve in the Emerald City”

Read the first official review of a TIA timelapse video! Continue reading Short Films Matter Reviews TIA’s “All Hallows Eve in the Emerald City”

The Photography of Fraudulence
On My Mind, Perspective, TIA Special Features

The Photography of Fraudulence

TIA kicked off the new year with a fake client who tried to defraud my small business of 13 years. Here’s the entire story. Continue reading The Photography of Fraudulence

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”

TIAA #47:  “13 Decembers”
Seattle Focus & Factoids, Tosin's Images & Anecdotes (TIAA)

TIAA #47: “13 Decembers”

This is a tale about 13th anniversaries. Continue reading TIAA #47: “13 Decembers”

TIAA #39:  “Hyperdrive”
On My Mind, Seattle Focus & Factoids, Tosin's Images & Anecdotes (TIAA)

TIAA #39: “Hyperdrive”

This is a tale about…falling through an online rabbit hole??? Continue reading TIAA #39: “Hyperdrive”

Minneapolis:  TIA’s 20th American City
American Cities

Minneapolis: TIA’s 20th American City

Looking for new Minneapolis cityscapes, urban landscapes, and aerial views? Look no further! Continue reading Minneapolis: TIA’s 20th American City

TIA to be Published in New Hardcover Book!
Seattle Focus & Factoids, TIA Special Features

TIA to be Published in New Hardcover Book!

TIA will have two original images published in the hardcover coffee table book, “The Year Time Stopped”, set for release on June 21, 2022. Continue reading TIA to be Published in New Hardcover Book!

TIAA #3:  “Brooklyn Rising”
American Cities, Tosin's Images & Anecdotes (TIAA)

TIAA #3: “Brooklyn Rising”

This is a tale about gratitude for the people who understand what I’m trying to do with my photography. Continue reading TIAA #3: “Brooklyn Rising”

TIAA #1:  Involuntarily Vomiting on Vancouver
Canadian Cities, Tosin's Images & Anecdotes (TIAA)

TIAA #1: Involuntarily Vomiting on Vancouver

This is a tale about one of the worst photographs I have ever captured as a professional photographer. Let the delirium ensue. Continue reading TIAA #1: Involuntarily Vomiting on Vancouver

Happy New Veer
On My Mind, Seattle Focus & Factoids, Tosin's Images & Anecdotes (TIAA)

Happy New Veer

2022 will be a year for TIA to change course, both personally and professionally. Continue reading Happy New Veer

Maritime Thoroughfare in the City
Seattle Focus & Factoids, Timelapse City Prequels

Maritime Thoroughfare in the City

Please enjoy a very entertaining timelapse video of the Chittenden Locks (whose local moniker is the Ballard Locks), which is … Continue reading Maritime Thoroughfare in the City

Sunday Walks at Kerry Park
Seattle Focus & Factoids, Timelapse City Prequels

Sunday Walks at Kerry Park

As my timelapse photography mission continues, this past weekend took me to the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, home of … Continue reading Sunday Walks at Kerry Park

Summer in Springtime
Seattle Focus & Factoids, Timelapse City Prequels

Summer in Springtime

Seattle has been experiencing some exceptional summertime weather even though we’re only a month into Spring. In my experience, Aprils … Continue reading Summer in Springtime

Walk with Me under the Cherry Blossom Trees
Seattle Focus & Factoids, Timelapse City Prequels

Walk with Me under the Cherry Blossom Trees

Enjoy a compilation of landscape and timelapse photography featuring the enchanting cherry blossoms at the University of Washington in Seattle, a popular, annual attraction. Continue reading Walk with Me under the Cherry Blossom Trees

Caught in a Seattle Timelapse
Seattle Focus & Factoids, Timelapse City Prequels

Caught in a Seattle Timelapse

In 2021, I have finally been able to engage with the objective I set for myself last year — developing … Continue reading Caught in a Seattle Timelapse

Sleepy Saturday Morning in Seattle
Seattle Focus & Factoids, Timelapse City Prequels

Sleepy Saturday Morning in Seattle

During the weekend of March 27th, I decided to revive my objectives for creating timelapse photography videos. It was a … Continue reading Sleepy Saturday Morning in Seattle

Yesteryear 2020 – One Last Look
On My Mind, Seattle Focus & Factoids

Yesteryear 2020 – One Last Look

This article will be the final entry for La Vue Atypique in 2020, a year that many people around the … Continue reading Yesteryear 2020 – One Last Look

Happy Holly Jolly Holidays!
Seattle Focus & Factoids

Happy Holly Jolly Holidays!

First and foremost, TIA would like to take a moment to wish all of you a pleasant and peaceful holiday … Continue reading Happy Holly Jolly Holidays!

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”

11 Years of TIA!
On My Mind, Seattle Focus & Factoids

11 Years of TIA!

December 1, 2020 is, unbelievably, the 11th anniversary of TIA International Photography. This was the day that the City of … Continue reading 11 Years of TIA!

TIA’s Adventures in “Photocycling” / Chapter Four (The Fall Edition)
Adventures in Photocycling, Seattle Focus & Factoids, Timelapse City Prequels

TIA’s Adventures in “Photocycling” / Chapter Four (The Fall Edition)

TIA takes you on a kaleidoscopic journey through Seattle during the autumn season in which you can admire and enjoy the multiple colors — especially yellow — of the season. An entertaining timelapse video also awaits your viewing! Continue reading TIA’s Adventures in “Photocycling” / Chapter Four (The Fall Edition)

TIA’s Adventures in “Photocycling” / Chapter Two
Adventures in Photocycling, Seattle Focus & Factoids

TIA’s Adventures in “Photocycling” / Chapter Two

A second chapter of explorative Photocycling in the Emerald City ensues…come along with me! Continue reading TIA’s Adventures in “Photocycling” / Chapter Two

That Time When the U.S. Government (Almost) Stole My Photograph!
American Cities, On My Mind

That Time When the U.S. Government (Almost) Stole My Photograph!

An anecdote about what happens when the entity who steals your intellectual property is the U.S. federal government. Continue reading That Time When the U.S. Government (Almost) Stole My Photograph!

Quarantine Quagmire Sale (Ends May 31st)
On My Mind, Presentation

Quarantine Quagmire Sale (Ends May 31st)

In response to clients and customers who have expressed that their current budgets have been restricted on account of the … Continue reading Quarantine Quagmire Sale (Ends May 31st)

Tell Us Your Story…in Print
American Cities, Marketing Mayhem

Tell Us Your Story…in Print

A TIA original photograph of San Francisco won Digital PhotoPro Magazine’s “Tell Us Your Story” contest and has been printed in the April 2020 edition. Continue reading Tell Us Your Story…in Print

What’s with All the Cityscapes Anyway? (TIA Origin Story)
ARCHIVES, Feature Photographers, On My Mind, Presentation

What’s with All the Cityscapes Anyway? (TIA Origin Story)

After 10 years in business, TIA reveals in this thoughtful retrospective how it came into existence with an interminable objective to deliver atypical and indelible photographs of our world’s cities. Continue reading What’s with All the Cityscapes Anyway? (TIA Origin Story)

A Bittersweet Memory of Miami
American Cities

A Bittersweet Memory of Miami

A retrospective regarding the discovery of a sudden death and the unexpected opportunity of directing air control traffic over a major American city. Continue reading A Bittersweet Memory of Miami

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