Fatema Rajkotwala

Hi Sir,
This is my first assignment as I have not been able to contribute to college work the past week.

For a self portrait, I had other options I could have chosen and yet, they did not completely qualify. Some were not recent enough, while in others I was simply caught in an activity, which did not necessarily define me. I chose this picture because this is perhaps one of the first in which I am successfully holding a pose for the camera. After years of coaxing me to look into the camera, to smile for it, my closest friend Mitchelle, managed this almost perfect about two months ago on our last vacation to Goa. It was a beautiful restaurant called Kalimari, a calm sleepy beach side and the bunch of us, out to brunch after a long night of dancing. I had my sunglasses in place, sunblock cream plastered all over me, a sweet lime soda in hand and my bikini peeking out from my dress, something I wouldn't be comfortable walking around in at Juhu beach. Besides my blissful mood which obviously reflects in the picture, it reflects my personality. Comfortable dressing, my chappals, a briad in my hair, relaxed breezy cane chairs and the sand under my feet. Definitely me.