INTERVIEW FOR THE ISLAM CHANNEL

Life has a strange way of throwing random curve balls at you. Recently I haven't really been concentrating on the photography. If you read the previous blogpost you would know that I am planning to start a TEFL course (Teaching English as a Foreign Language). Well Alhumdulliliah I managed to get on the course I wanted and have a heavy work load of pre course work to do. On top of the heavy educational work I have to do I also have a couple of wedding jobs to squeeze in before the course starts. So as you can imagine I wasn't really paying any attention to anything else.


However life and opportunities had another plan for me. I received a call from one of the crew on a program called 'living the life' aired on the Islam channel. They had come across the hijab project that I am working on and wanted me to come on air.  Honestly I was really shocked!! it was the last thing that I was expecting and I decided that regardless of how nervous I felt I was going to give it a go. Now the one thing I love about my photography is all the new experiences it has given me and all the amazaing people that I have met through it. I have had a chance to travel and do jobs in Europe, I have met people and visited places that I would never  have otherwise encountered, and now in my lap this amazing opportunity.

Like most photographers and film makers, we are more often much more confident behind the lens then in front of it. Im fine taking my own pictures or having a close friend take them, but as soon as any one else is taking an image of me, I can't pose, those of you that have seen my picturess will know my famous peace sign. The only reason I do this pose is that I am way to embarrassed to do anything else. So knowing this I have to admit I was a bit apprehensive about how I would react in front of a film camera on set!!!!

So off I went to the studios, I can tell you now that I was so nervous on that train journey, my heart was skipping ten to a dozen and my head was swimming. I ended up doing deep breathing chi exercises on the train, much to the interest of the woman sitting opposite me lol.

Being on set was a really interesting experience and speaking to the hosts Raheem and Naeem before hand did a lot to calm my nerves. I have to say they are a funny likeable pair. Great guys.

So there I was on air, I didn't really have time to think about what was happening apart from the fact that we were live, I have to admit I was a little bit like "please God don't let me have a slip of the tongue on Islamic TV". Luckily for me God was listening and I got through the interview without a hitch.

I have to admit now that I have done it I really actually quiet enjoyed it, I really enjoyed the banter and the process of informing multiple people at the same time. Who knows in another time and another place I may do it again. This time I would like to think I wouldn't be so nervous.

When I manage to get a link I will upload it so that you can have a look for your self.
So really what can I say another experience to scratch off the checklist and another one to start.

And between me and you I think this next experience of learning to teach will be an interesting one, and one that will open a few more doors to new adventures and experiences. I'm really excited to see where is next.

RAHEEM JUNG ONE OF THE HOSTS