ARNALDO JAMES – Personality Feature

“I dare not imagine a world without art. Ideas, beliefs and dreams are created and shared in the things people make and do. For me art is proof of thought and I bask in the manifestation of it.” -Arnaldo

Arnaldo J is a photographer and designer from Trinidad and Tobago known for capturing images that span a spectrum of themes. Art still-life, portrait, fashion, lifestyle, fantasy, photo-journalism and documentary are just a few of the categories his work has been contextualized as. As a recent graduate of the University of the West Indies Arnaldo holds a BA in Visual Art. Additionally he is active in many Caribbean art circles and loves philanthropic endeavours.

Among his interests are travel, music, fashion, technology, Asian languages and global culture. He often describes himself as a design thinking Caribbean boy obsessed with learning and sharing. As a side note you should see him dance, he’s quite the performer. Arnaldo is an avid blogger running several blogs focused on art, design, photography and fashion, we recommend viewing his images at http://www.flickr.com/aanarudo and his pop culture blog http://questioncontext.tumblr.com, these portals will show you what inspires and shapes this young creative’s mind. Arnaldo has also been a contributor to Elléments from it’s conception and now works on the magazine’s blog.

Here Arnaldo James shares images captured during Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Carnival  of :- 3 Canal’s ReEvolution performance.