Watching crows in the rain
Crows don’t dance in the rain They neither fly away nor caw Getting wet is such a strain And against all their crow law. But they share space As they patiently wait Before another race To a prey or a bait. I know we aren’t like a crow. Even one bit.
Look who’s watching me
Don’t ever think you are not being watched. Even when you think there is no one around and you are surrounded by silence. Even when it is dark and nothing is visible. Even when there are people around busy doing their work. Eyes don’t walk and even when they shift their glance they do it...
Trekking with a mirrorless camera
Here is a true story of a trek that I will be doing in December 2018. What? December is still three months away. Is this some kind of a joke? No. I know this is what is going to happen. So have patience and just read on. It is obviously cold and the light is...
My selfie notes
Surely you’ve heard people calling a selfie as something superficial, a beautification of the mundane, and an activity that can potentially harm life, relationships, and our links with the future. Come on, a selfie isn’t a villain but a quaint art-form that is still evolving. I would rather say that seeing a good selfie is...
Audi for the Aam Aadmi
Sensual, elegant, techno-futuristic, slick, placid, and playful are all about stories and poems that take birth in the heart of the common man. This man on the street who was once thought to be undeserving of any of the wonderful joys and toys that the world created, is now realising the possibility of walking hand-in-hand...
My desi link
My desi link The first time I met Prasad NP was at a Travel Massive meet and the first thought in my mind was, ‘This fellow has a friendly smile.’ Just then a couple of other friends came along and in a few moments he seemed to have disappeared. But soon enough he was back...
The lens is forever between you and your camera
With a camera in your hands you have the power to take ‘an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still’ and then whisper a thank you to Dorothea Lange for these wise words. But before you begin assuming that great photography is just about zooming in on whatever it is that you...
The impact of sharing good pictures
The urge to share pictures has never been greater than it is now. We have the social media over-flowing with a pictorial history of our times… and, allow me to add, even the past. A photograph captures a fleeting moment and an emotion… something that even our memory cannot do as effectively. Thus the past...
Pixels of Thoughts
We are pixels of thoughts Pixels in lots I have pixels that match Those in your pixel batch. A pixel thread connects us all Through borders, barbed wires & wall.
Nikonology and the God of Indian Photography
A few days back, I had the opportunity to get really close to the God of Indian photography, RAGHU RAI… talk to him, listen to his ideas on this art form and also attend a Nikonology session conducted by the Nikon Technical Team. It was an experience that was unbeatable. This blogger meet was called...
The new-age warriors
As I drove towards Arpana Art Gallery, locating this place wasn’t bothering me as much as my fear and phobia of the snootiness of the art tribe of this country. Yes, the artists, for some strange reason that only they can possibly explain, generally tend to gravitate into a tight group that then becomes impenetrable....
Photo instincts and a camera phone
Have we suddenly had some genetic mutation as a nation to have taken to photography in such a big way? I ask this because I find almost everyone talking about photography in a knowledgeable way. There are just too many people wanting to be called the experts in photography. Photo exhibitions are literally crammed inside...
