The Press Institute of India, Chennai and the International Committee of the Red Cross, New Delhi are organising a competition for the best three articles and best three photographs on a humanitarian subject. The article or photograph should have been published in any national or regional newspaper or magazine in India between 1 April 2018 and 15 May 2019, and can be in English … [Read more...]
Untouched Andaman
Sanjib Das is a government employee based in Naihati, West Bengal. He works at IISER Kolkata. He is passionate about landscape and wildlife photography. His adventurist tryst with nature began with a trek to the mighty Himalayas during his teens. This offered him an opportunity to catch a glimpse of mountain life that left him breathless and speechless. This led to further … [Read more...]
Motorola Unveils One Vision
Motorola has introduced Motorola One Vision, a premium smartphone with Android One operating system. With a widescreen experience on a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, the smartphone sports the first 21:9 Cinema-Vision display with an in-screen camera. The 48 MP rear camera with AI comes equipped with Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) and a new Night Vision mode. AI features like … [Read more...]
Postcards from Pokhara- A Travelogue by Ajay Sood
Mountains have a character. Especially so if we talk about the Himalayas. Mysterious mists. Fluffy clouds. Tranquil lakes. Rolling pastures. Gentle slopes. Pearly monasteries. Bobbing boats. Towering trees. Gliding raptors. Hide and seek sun. Colourful blooms. Blues, greens, browns, and whites of the peaks. And a whole lot more. Yet, not all places in Himalayas have it all. … [Read more...]
Mobile Photography
Roll back to the year 2010. You are at a splendid location with natural and man-made beauty all around. You see a man taking pictures with... wait... a phone camera! You say to yourself “Am I seeing things? Is this guy nuts? How silly of him taking photos with a phone camera! Doesn't he know that his images will be awful”? If those were your thoughts, you could be forgiven; … [Read more...]
