Time - this is the third and final installment of my three part series on how I looked at Mara a little differently in my last trip there. You can find the earlier posts, on Space and Colour here and here . The searchlight shines weakly as it swings in a lazy arc before its pale light collapses and gets gobbled up by the dark.   We are returning to camp.   There is a pleasant nip in the air and the breeze has that reassuring coolness that suggests that rain might not be too

I am not sure exactly when this question started bothering me a lot more than it had in the past.   It could have been while I was lost...

In 2025, it is estimated that we humans will take around 2  trillion  photos.   As of now, all of us put together take 61,000 photos...

“ We were so far north in Japan that we could actually see Russia .”   That was my favorite oh so casually dropped line after our Japan...

Nothing was working.   The swans were not exactly being cooperative. Most of them were busy snoozing, heads tucked in deep under their...

How do we take a photograph ?   No, not the physical act of focusing and pressing the button.   As we watch a scene get ready to unfold...

Recently, a photographer, I admire and follow, David DuChemin, put out a short reel on Insta. He talked about the adverse reactions that...

What is most critical for getting a good photo ? Your gear ? The opportunities that come up ? How creative you ‘naturally’ are ? ( Don’t...

Creativity is work ethic. This sentiment was the main theme in one of David duChemin’s blog posts and one that made me sit up and think....

There was a quote I had read that stayed with me. ‘ The eye is always caught by light, but the shadows have more to say ‘ ( I just...

Yeah, it’s that time of the year. The moment  I almost dread. But also a useful exercise . The process of choosing my top images makes...

“ Are those elephants ?” “ No…just a mirage.” Followed by a chuckle. That was our guide, Lenny. “ What about those ?” “ Bushes.” Now it...

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson When I was writing my goals for my last...