Hold On, There is Hope: Nick Ut and the Future of Life-Changing Images
Hello friend, Ok so it’s 2017. We don’t trust photographs anymore you see. And the ones we do enjoy seeing […]
50 years on, Still going strong
A few days ago I had the opportunity to shoot a live concert. Getting 70s and 80s Hindi classics in my ears was soothing yet motivational. The latter because the man himself, Mr. Santosh Hegde was celebrating his golden jubilee as a professional singer….
Wood shopping & the Fujifilm X-Pro2
Had a great time shooting this morning. A happy coincidence of accompanying an artist friend to Bamboo Bazar, Bangalore’s wood market and having the Fujifilm X-Pro2 with the 18mm f2 lens lent by me friend and fellow photographer Chentil . Though I initially didn’t plan to shot much, once I got going with the Acros + Green filter film simulation, It was as if the scene before me was asking to go for more. The sawdust, old machinery and graphic geometry aws too good to pass by.
If your grandmother thinks it’s food…
When I trace back my visits to Kerala; once a year from Calcutta during our summer vacations and now more often as an adult in Bangalore married to a fellow Malayalee, there’s one thing that catches my fancy always. The kitchen and everything that comes out of it. There’s something about traditional practices… fresh produce and well used and often worn out vessels and who could ignore the classic wood fire? Although I don’t have the scientific expertise to demonstrate how tastier and healthier they are, one needs little evidence to concede. Which brings to my next point.
My grandmother’s food….
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.
This momentary wreck
Birthdays are a time of introspection. A time where we stop moving, turn off the engine to pause and […]