Melbourne photographer. Portraits, events, and honest stories.
I am Malindu, Sri Lankan-born and based in Melbourne. RXNCOR is where I am putting together portraits, events, street moments, video, design, and the simple systems needed to deliver work properly.
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About
A quiet mix of looking and making.
I am still figuring out my visual language. I am drawn to images that feel alive, imperfect, atmospheric, and honest. Photography feels like observation first, then a small act of construction: noticing a moment and shaping how it is remembered.
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Creative practice
People, movement, light, and the quiet parts between.
I like portraits, people, events, street moments, documentary-style frames, and cinematic light. I look for mood, movement, texture, contrast, and emotion. I do not want the work to feel overly perfect. I want it to feel present and real.
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Systems practice
Small systems that help the work move.
My software background is part of how I think, but I try not to make it the whole story. I have worked with automation, data, dashboards, APIs, internal business systems, and digital workflows. The useful part is the habit of breaking things down and making the process easier for the person using it.
Perspective
Live and let live, with room for the absurd.
The way I look at life is close to secular Buddhism: Buddhism as a way of life rather than a religion. Pay attention, cause less harm, stay kind where possible, and do not hold everything too tightly. I also like the absurd side of life. Not everything needs a clean explanation. Some things are strange, funny, painful, beautiful, and unfinished at the same time.
Live and let liveSecular BuddhismPay attentionCause less harmDo not force perfectionLeave room for the absurd
Creative / Systems
Two interests that keep teaching each other.
The camera side is about feeling, light, atmosphere, and timing. The software side is about structure, systems, repeatability, and making things easier to use. For now, RXNCOR is the place where I am learning how those two sides can support each other.
RXNCOR is a stylised spelling, not a mood to copy.
Rancor, or rancour in Australian English, can mean a bitter feeling that stays around for too long. RXNCOR replaces the A with X. I do not use the name to glorify resentment. I use it more as a visual mark for tension, memory, emotion, and the process of turning heavy feeling into something made.
Spoken references
Short notes that can keep changing.
Small lines, references, and working thoughts. This whole section can be edited from the admin builder.
01Look first. Let the frame answer before I do.Street / documentary observation02Hold it lightly. Nothing needs to become a cage.Secular Buddhism / non-attachment03If life is strange, let the image admit it.Absurdism / Camus04Leave some air around the person. The quiet part matters.Portraiture / human presence05Build the boring parts well, so the work can move.Systems thinking / delivery06Do not polish the life out of it.Wabi-sabi / imperfect beauty
Background
A work in progress through media, software, and Melbourne light.
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Sri Lanka
Early creative and problem-solving foundation.
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School media / IT / robotics
Content creation, problem solving, and making things by experimenting.
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Software engineering
BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering from University of Plymouth / NSBM.
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Melbourne
Master of Information Technology at CQUniversity Australia, professional growth, and a deeper photography practice.
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RXNCOR.STUDIO
An independent portfolio direction across photography, simple systems, and client delivery.
Tools
Camera, glass, code, and systems.
Sony A7 IVSony 35mm f/1.4 GMSony 85mm f/1.4 GM IIAdobe creative toolsReact / modern web stackAutomation and data systems
I am interested in work that feels lived in: images with atmosphere, simple systems with purpose, and creative work that carries a bit of truth without trying too hard to explain itself.