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“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”
– Anthony Bourdain
The memories of what I took from my travels. Here.
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What makes a good day in the field ?
“ A good photograph must be waited for. You don’t chase it, you let it come to you. You just need to be attentive, present and open.” I...
Apr 18
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The Joys of being Surprised
The place looked straight out of a fairytale book. I walked down the gently sloping path from the ticket counter. Slowly. I looked...
Apr 4
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The Magnificence and the Tragedy of the Rhino's horn
Last year, a rhino was killed every 15 hours. Let’s zoom out and find out what that actually means. At the start of the 20th century,...
Feb 7
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Preparing for a trip
Things have changed. There used to be a time when I would approach a trip in a blasé manner, insouciantly setting off with the biggest...
Nov 1, 2024
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Post Processing : How much is right ?
Recently, a photographer, I admire and follow, David DuChemin, put out a short reel on Insta. He talked about the adverse reactions that...
Apr 19, 2024
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When the mind rules...
What is most critical for getting a good photo ? Your gear ? The opportunities that come up ? How creative you ‘naturally’ are ? ( Don’t...
Mar 22, 2024
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Foggy Delights at Bharatpur
Bharatpur is bewitched. At least, in winter. Here, you don’t tumble out of a cupboard into a Narniaesque world. Instead, its a slow and...
Feb 9, 2024
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Trippin' on LSD - Light, Shadow and Dust
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...
Jan 26, 2024
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On Portraits and Comfort Zones
I saw one of those standard Insta reels the other day where the photographer walks across to a complete stranger and asks for permission...
Jan 12, 2024
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Picking my top 2023 images
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...
Dec 15, 2023
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In search of Giants
“ Are those elephants ?” “ No…just a mirage.” Followed by a chuckle. That was our guide, Lenny. “ What about those ?” “ Bushes.” Now it...
Nov 3, 2023
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"But...we got the caracal !"
Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for Friday night or waiting perhaps for their Uncle...
Oct 20, 2023
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Normal is boring
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson When I was writing my goals for my last...
Jun 16, 2023
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