Becoming a professional photographer wasn’t really a conscious decision on my part. I always had the thirst to learn something new. I started photography just for fun, and found my calling. I was lucky to meet ace photographer Ashok Salian who recognized and appreciated my talent with lenses and took me under his wing. Under his guidance and mentoring I learnt the … [Read more...]

“When I was seven years old my mother roped my uncle, who was a wedding photographer, in to babysitting me. He had to get a job, so rather than leaving me to wreak havoc on his home whilst he was working, he took me into the darkroom with him. I watched a photograph “materialize” in the developer, and I was hooked. I started saving my allowance for a “real” camera, bought an … [Read more...]

“Photography has always been ‘in our family’, but my real journey in the field began in 2008, when I joined a Certificate Course in Photography at Fergusson College in Pune. Here I learned the secrets of what it takes to compose and capture a good photograph, and realized that photography can have an artistic as well as a commercial aspect. I started out with a focus on … [Read more...]

Sumer started as a SCUBA diving instructor on the exotic islets of Kadmat and Bangaram, in Lakshadweep, India. His passion for pho-Crystalline tography and intrigue for underwater life and keen desire to share this rare and exquisite beauty of the ocean drove him to become an underwater photographer 15 years ago. Soon he was not only introducing people to the ocean’s colourful … [Read more...]

Based in Mumbai, Ravalnath Joshi is an avid nature and wildlife photographer who takes great interest in studying the habitat and characteristics of his subjects. As told to Tanika Godbole I have been a Mumbaikar all my life. Since childhood, I was fascinated with the city’s nature and wildlife. Birds and mammals (especially predators), since then, have been my areas of … [Read more...]