“Being a doctor has definitely given me a certain sense of satisfaction.
But photography happens to be my real stress buster, with the camera being my support system”, reveals Harsh Wardhan, Photographer and Pediatric Surgeon, who has been practicing at Delhi’s Max Health care and Sunder Lal Jain hospitals for over two decades. In addition, he has written many scientific papers in both national and international journals.
Like the path taken by most beginners, he too joined a photography course to understand the camera and master the different photographic techniques. Serious photography happened only over the last decade. To master the creative art, he travelled across Australia by road and instantly fell in love with the Australian landscape. His first camera was the Yashika FX 2000, purchased way back in the late eighties. Harsh’s travelogues have been published in reputed magazines like Lonely Planet, Outlook Traveller etc. Over the years, his creative efforts have earned him many recognitions. The foremost being the first prize at the Paris-based PX3 (Le Prix de la Photography Photo Award). He has also bagged the top honours at the photo contests sponsored by Epson and Mail Today magazine.
“I plan my holidays keeping in mind the photographic opportunities the various destinations would have to offer. However, I also love to shoot the different festivals in India. Holi (the festival of colours) being the obvious favourite for its sheer scale and the riot of colours. I have photographed the total solar eclipse at Benaras (Varanasi) in 2009, Mahakumbh in Haridwar in 2010, the Desert festival in Jaisalmer, Holi at Nand Gaon and Barsana, the Goa Carnival, and many other festivities.” Being a travel buff, the strong desire to keep going back to the Leh & Spiti valley by road to capture the majestic beauty of the hills happens to be one of his top priorities. Harsh thanks his family for their immense support during all his creative adventures.
His photographic gear mainly comprises the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, along with the Canon EOS 40D and the Canon 30D. To complement that he uses the Canon 70 – 200mm f/4 L USM, Canon EF 28 – 200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM, the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM and the Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM lens for his photography.
Mathew Thottungal
Tones of a festival |
 Bursts of colour |
 Eid festivities |
 Chatt Pooja |
 Prayer offerings |
 Devotees show their solidarity |
 In a Dussera Pandal |
 Lamps at Diwali |
