The "A" stands for Al-ameeyn, which means "The Trustworthy" in Arabic. Just thought I put that out there, I don't know, might come in handy some day.

My friends call me Al. Ay-El. Seeing as you're currently on my website, chances are you're all right; so call me Al.

Nice to meet you too. (and if we've already met -- Oh hey!)

I'm a writer; I participated in the NaNoWriMo challenge two years in a row and failed both times. I'm a writer, believe me, otherwise this facial hair I'm growing here is meaningless!

I'm also a filmmaker and photographer; you may have overheard your cool eccentric friend raving about my films. No? Photographs? Well, you need some cool eccentric friends ASAP -- hello.

I doodle in class. I sketch at home. I've painted -- not on canvas -- but I've played with Plaster of Paris and people-who-buy-art have called it art. Good times. After the released of my rap single in 2006, every being in the Galaxy agreed that I probably shouldn't do that again -- ever -- but maybe I will, because I'm an all round creative enthusiast who really knows where his towel is.

Do you accept free-culture as your lord and saviour from the evil clutches of copyrigth?

All my work is licensed under the CC BY-SA 3.0 licence. You can copy, share and remix everything* I do for free -- even for commercial purposes -- legally. You don't have to ask for my permission, but I would really appreciate it if you gave me credit (a link back to the website) whenever you do; and for significantly commercial projects, I request that you share money with me .

Slightly unrelated but just as important, I like cute cuddly cats, alliteration, Jim Jarmusch and coconut flavoured ice cream.

ALL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE FOR SALE AS PHYSICAL PRINTS!!!

Hit me up if there's a shot from my blog or Cargo you want but don't see on here. Hit me up if you want to take me up on that offer -- I can be your token eccentric friend. Definitely hit me up if you have a gig/assignment for me; or we could just hang out, talk cinema, and eat ice-cream.