Oneiric Photography

04/02/2026

This is Pandemonium, painted by English artist John Martin, a painter known for turning biblical and literary scenes into massive, cinematic worlds. The scene shows the capital of Hell, inspired by Paradise Lost, where fallen angels gather after their defeat.

What stayed with me while editing this wasn’t just the subject — it was the architecture. The impossible scale. The feeling that the figures are tiny compared to the world they helped create. Martin painted destruction like landscape… like civilization built on chaos.

Standing in front of it, it didn’t feel like looking at Hell.
It felt like looking at power without limits.

Some paintings show stories.
Others show consequences.

04/02/2026

Most people rush toward the glass pyramid. I found myself pulled toward the older facade — the part that feels like it’s watching Paris instead of welcoming it.

At night, the Louvre feels less like a museum and more like a memory of power. Before it became the world’s most visited art museum, this was a royal palace — a place designed to project control, permanence, and authority. Standing in the courtyard editing this shot later, what struck me most was the contrast: centuries-old stone, still alive under modern light, still doing exactly what it was built to do — impress, intimidate, endure.

From fortress… to palace… to museum… to symbol of global culture.
Some buildings don’t just survive history. They absorb it.

04/02/2026

I stood in front of this painting longer than I expected.

At first, it’s overwhelming — the scale, the gold, the ceremony, the sheer density of people and symbolism. But the longer I looked, the more it felt less like a painting and more like a controlled narrative… history being carefully staged.

This scene captures Napoleon’s coronation in 1804, a moment that reshaped European power. Instead of being crowned by the Pope, he crowned himself — a statement that his authority came from his own power and from the state, not religion. In a post-revolution Europe, that was more than symbolism. It was a warning. It was a shift.

What fascinated me most while editing this shot was how intentional everything feels. Even details that weren’t historically accurate were painted in — including people who weren’t actually present. This wasn’t just art. It was legacy design.

Standing there with my camera, I wasn’t just photographing a painting.
I was photographing how power wanted history to remember it.

05/04/2021

"Waterfalls wouldn't sound so melodious if there were no rocks in their way." - Rishab Gautam

07/08/2020

Captured the beauty of the love between a precious lil girl with her Dad.

Captured using Sony A7III

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07/08/2020

01/01/2019

From our family to yours, we wish you joy and love throughout the year. I’m excited about new opportunities, new encounters and new photographs in 2019. I hope this year brings more of what is important to you and yours.

Happy New Year!

Dasun F. & Jineth S.
Oneiric Studios

07/02/2018

BRIDAL SHOW 2018
Dress by : Bloom Bridals
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07/02/2018

BRIDAL SHOW 2018
Dress by : Bloom Bridals.
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