July 2016 – ANETE SOODA PHOTO

BEFORE I DIE WALL AT HULL PRIDE

July 16, 2016August 10, 2016by anetesoodaLeave a Comment

WHAT AN EXCITING DAY TODAY FOR BEFORE I DIE WALL AT THE HULL PRIDE.

Early [and I mean early] this morning me and Jenni from Eskimosoup went down Baker Street, next to Fuel to set up our Before I Die Wall in Hull.

Jenni has worked hard this week to create the BEFORE I DIE WALL by painting boards and cutting stencils.
The wall is looking better than ever and has found a great location.

Thank you to Jenni’s dad who drove the wall there and was very handy to help getting the boards to the wall.

This will be the second BEFORE I DIE WALL in Hull, few months ago we did a trial wall at the YO YO Festival and it was great success.

Today we are looking to encourage people to share they thoughts and write on the wall, reaching different kind of people attending the HULL PRIDE.

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0Z1A7239BID hullpride b — Jenni with her super sweet and helpful dad

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THESE ARE PHOTOS FROM THE PREPARATION AND JUST IN FEW MINUTES TIME I HEAD DOWN TO THE HULL PRIDE AND BEFORE I DIE WALL.

THE PARADE STARTS AT 1 PM FROM HULL COLLEGE AND THE BEFORE I DIE WALL OFFICIALLY STARTS AT 1:30 PM.

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Unfortunately the photos from today’s pride and BEFORE I DIE WALL not going to make their way to the computer as I am going away.

Jenni will keep you all updated through Instagram and I will do my best to get the photos here as soon as I get access to software.

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PEOPLE LOVE LIFE AND BE KIND TO OTHER PEOPLE.

LOVE YOU

ANETE SOODA

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FOR THE LOVE OF LIFE: PRESENT AND FUTURE PLANS

July 15, 2016July 27, 2018by anetesoodaLeave a Comment

I sack off tomorrow. I am going to Latvia, my home and heart. Before I leave everyone for 2 1/2 weeks, I would like to give a quick update of what has been going on, what I will be up to for two weeks and what are my future plans.

For the past month I have been living a post-student life and so many great things have happened. I have left the student-hood and got my life back. Suddenly I can absorb the world around me. The seasons have changed from autumn to winter, to spring and yes, July have arrived quickly.

First great and awesome thing – the hard work over three years have summed up in First Class Honours and yesterday in the post I got the actual scores, so it is not just a mistake. I am super happy.

After the Degree show, I presented “End Of Life” celebration project at Manchester Hothouse Redeye event,photographed Hull 10K, been to Jazz Comedy Night in Hull, become an official volunteer at the Dove House Hospice and have got some pretty amazing photography jobs…. a lot has happened.

Starting in August I will start working even harder and have so many plans.

First – I will release wedding, engagement, family photo shoot and pet photo shoot packages. I have to start make some money out of this fantastic talent I have [education too hehe] and I have to be open minded.

I will continue to photograph as volunteer at different kind of events to celebrate life and people, because that is who I am and hopefully will have enough time to explore the world through the lens.

Currently working on collaborating with Freedom Festival and pre-festival events, will be at the Humber Street Sesh in August, will continue working with Eskimosoup and hopefully will officially become a freelance photographer.

Most important – “End Of Life” project is on the top of the list.
I am currently pausing the grave yard and funeral part, but will be working towards celebrating end of life in work collaboration with Dove House Hospice and explore people that either have a life limiting illness or experience someone else having life limiting illness. I will be looking at celebrating life lived, legacy left behind and other great things that we can think of in the means of life. I will be speaking with people, sharing my views and project and really want to open up this difficult subject of death and end of life to a broader spectrum of people.

Although I say I have paused the funeral and cemetery photography, I will be photograph and explore the core of the project – cultural differences between Latvian and British.

For the first time, my time in Latvia is not going to be just about leisure and taking holiday snaps. As the origins of “End Of Life” project comes directly from my Latvian heritage, I feel the urge to work on the project whilst there and bring back my vision of the subject of death and how open-minded [or not] Latvians and Eastern cultures are.
Whilst visiting Latvia I have selection of photographs that are defining visual of death and end of life subject in British culture and will recreate them in Latvia.
I also hope to have a quick visit to at least one grave yards in Lithuania and Estonia.

Plus, I have an ambitious plan to contact and visit Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital Pathology Centre slash morgue and embrace the darkest part of end of life.

My professional life relies on WordPress blog, Facebook page. I feel like I need to reconstruct my blog and have an additional online portfolio.

As you may have noticed, my Facebook page is fairly new – still working on it.

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Whilst I will be in Latvia, I will continue organically extend my “HOME GLORY” ongoing series and will create master pieces that are truly and utterly my kind of Latvian.

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There is that one last thing I will be doing on the day before I fly off – Before I Die Wall @Hull Pride tomorrow from 1 pm.

I will be there early to photograph setting up and you might see those photos as early as 9 am and later on the day I will be at the Hull Pride.

IN THE MEANTIME – LIVE LOVE CHANGE LIFE.

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HHCP HULL BIG HANG AND SLEEP OUT.

July 15, 2016by anetesoodaLeave a Comment

On Saturday [yes, a week ago, I’ve been pre-holiday busy] I went down to Queens Gardens to photograph [absorb] the event that Hull Homeless Community Project have organised.

The page on Facebook states: “Join us for a night under the stars in Queens gardens in support of those who have no choice.”

I believer in humanity and was super keen to go and give my kind of support – photograph people and reflect the humanity and diversity. I was not planning to stay for the whole night [make my monies worth by staying in the house that I pay rent for ha], but I thought in couple of hours I could find what I am looking for.

Also a shout-out to my favourite comedians Jack Gleadow and Jed Salisbury who were there to support the cause with the comedy and their presence.
Both of those guys are super awesome and there is not a dull day, if they are around.

In every photo-opportunity I try to find that one special moment, that peak of how wonderful it is to be alive and never the less – different. We are all looking for that extraordinary in ordinary and that for most of the time is my goal.

The photographs are reflecting different people coming together to support those who need help. Homeless doesn’t mean less valuable to the society and humanity, we never know what is the story behind and shouldn’t judge so we need to keep ourselves open-minded and give support.

If honest, even though the attendance and “sleepers” didn’t fill Queens gardens, it was enough to feel the great atmosphere.

And I have come home with beautiful photographs of beautiful people – is there more to ask?

These pictures are taken between 7 -21:30 pm, so reflect only small part of the event and I feel that some images need commentary, so please, enjoy and remember – be kind, helpful and love life.