Exegesis
For this project, I am doing a website for a travel blog, which contains genres of travel photography and the architecture of landmarks. The purpose of this blog was to showcase my interest in traveling around the world and exploring different landmarks while enjoying the great view around it. The reason why I chose the picture as the cover photo is signifying the fact that Singapore was the first country that I travelled to. Thus, it holds a special meaning to me and to where my journey began. For the font I chose Space Grotesk, since it signifies a minimalistic touch of architecture. As for choosing the theme, I chose light blue which signifies the colour of the mesmerizing blue sky and beige as the colour of the clouds when the sun is setting similarly like the clouds in the cover photo.
Onto my interests, photography is considered one of my other favourite hobbies aside from traveling, which is why I have shown an Instagram feed of pictures that I have taken during my ventures. Moreover, photography also lets you learn how to be patient and precise, especially when taking a picture of a sunset or a sunrise, you have to arrive an hour before to find the right spot and then wait for 30 minutes to finally get the perfect shot. Besides photography being one of my favourite hobbies, it is also a must for travellers as it will be a great memory that you can always look back into some day in the future. Apart from taking pictures, I enjoy visiting the landmarks as they are possibly my favourite go-to place when traveling, not only because it is a tourist attraction, but also since I like to appreciate the architecture of the landmarks. When you are admiring the landmarks, there is always a curiosity that lands in your mind thinking about how a certain landmark was built, when was it built, or what was the purpose of building it – that is what excites me the most when exploring the landmarks.
When choosing those 5 landmarks, I did have a hard time finding my top 5 pictures because I could not choose only 5 considering the fact that I had more options to pick. However, why I specifically chose them for my blog is because they all have the most precious memories. The Merlion statue in Singapore, which is my first country to visit. The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, which is the first time traveling around the Middle East aside from Saudi Arabia. The Burj Al-Arab in Dubai, where the tallest building in the world is located at. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, which is one of the first countries I visited in Europe. Last but not least, the Makkah Clock Tower near the Grand Mosque, which is one of the holiest place for Muslims. In summary, this website motivated me to take more incredible photos in the future so that I can have more memories to keep in my life.