When I was a child, we travelled a lot because my father’s profession required him to move. Whenever we travelled by train, I would occupy the window seat and look at nature’s magnificent vistas. I trained to be an IPS officer, a career that kept me excessively busy, but also provided me an opportunity to see the world. Being an IPS officer means a lot of responsibility and … [Read more...]
Redefining ‘Imagopathy’!
“As a Doctor, I have seen so much pain and suffering of my patients that I wanted to keep my sensitivity alive through some form or the other. I chose photography. To me, it is a creative expression of my artistic bent-of-mind – a form of expressing myself and cherishing my memories. My biggest inspiration is to use my work to promote the cause of collecting funds for the … [Read more...]
Rediscovering views
I have been fascinated with photography since I was a teenager. The ability to capture different perspectives through one’s eye and to be able to relive those moments as memories is the part I love the most. My first camera was the Yashica MG-1 given to me by my maternal uncle in 1997. With no knowledge in photography then, I used it as an opportunity to experiment, taking … [Read more...]
Jewellery Box
The building blocks of my photographic journey started when I was ten years old. It was the semester vacation of 2003, when I went to a photo exhibition and saw amazing photos taken by some of the very talented photographers of my hometown, Silchar, Assam. Everything around me gained a new perspective. I started following blogs from many great photographers around the world and … [Read more...]
In Quest of Beauty… Mohammed Riyaz
“Growing up, I spent a major part of my childhood around nature and in travelling. All these experiences, and opportunities made me want to capture everything I saw and felt. During my under-gradua-tion course, I had the privilege to par-ticipate in a guest lecture by Mr. Iqbal Mohammed. Even now I can vividly recall the stunning images he showed us. These pictures had a … [Read more...]