Tall, White, Bald and Inspiring – Visiting the first ever Hyderabad Photo Festival
The photo festival scene in India is still in it’s infancy. There are times when one regrets missed opportunities for not just the individual but for the whole fraternity. This is usually followed by rants of personal and collective struggles but then, a time comes when you smack yourself in the head, pack your bags and leave. A few weeks ago, along with fellow photographer Nishal Lama, I went to the inaugural Indian Photography Festival – Hyderabad. Though our trip was very brief we intended to make most of it by attending talks and discussions and a photowalk with the likes of Ben Lowy, Barbara Davidson and others. Given below are the pictures I made along with some observations and inspiration that I got in the process.