Stories we've preserved

An exhibition of moments, not categories.

Every frame here is Ian's own. Walk it slowly — the way you would a gallery, not a catalogue.

A couple dressed for celebration — she in a pink gown, he in a white shirt — standing close in a sunlit garden
Love

Golden Hour, Together

A graduate in a navy gown with gold trim holding his certificate beneath his cap
Milestones

The Day the Tassel Turned

A couple seated together under a garden marquee, drinks on the table, gardens behind them
Love

The Long Table

A woman in a pink halter dress with long curls, photographed in soft evening garden light
People

Her Evening

A young man in the Argentina champions jersey, arms folded, gaze steady
The Beautiful Game

La Albiceleste

A graduate surrounded by smiling friends in bright colours, one wearing a Class of 2025 sash
Milestones

Class of 2025

A woman in sunglasses sipping a drink under a garden marquee, entirely at ease
People

Pink, Unbothered

A young man in a black Portugal jersey, seated and smiling, sunglasses resting on his head
The Beautiful Game

The Quiet Rival

A graduate-to-be in a sharp brown suit and sunglasses, photographed among green trees
Milestones

Before the Gown

Three generations of family standing with a graduate outside the ceremony venue
Milestones

The People Who Carried Him

Ian Asena in a denim jacket adjusting a camera on a tripod inside a bright studio space
People

The Storyteller, At Work

A palm-lined avenue under a bright Kenyan sky, a white ferris wheel rising behind the trees
Place

Where Stories Unfold

The stories behind the frames

Some of these became full features.

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