Text by Andrea Rodrigues With 30 years of experience under his belt, Neenad Parulekar set about to pen down his knowledge of photography in a book which would chronicle the journey of other photographers too. It was only after his retirement in 2009, following 40 years of service in the Indian Navy (civil), after which he had more time to read up on other … [Read more...]
The Mahabahu Brahmaputra
Rohinton Mehta The coffee table book – The Mahabahu Brahmaputra – is an effort to take the reader on a pictorial journey of the mighty Brahmaputra river and unravel its life-cycle and how it has changed the destiny of the people living along the river. The book offers a treasuretrove of information for researchers, planners, policy makers, academicians and anyone who is … [Read more...]
Lights! Camera! Travel!
Lights! Camera! Travel! is a coffee table book by paediatric surgeon Dr. Harsh Wardhan. Dr. Harsh Wardhan practices at Max Health Care, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital and Sunder Lal Jain Hospital in north-west Delhi. As a child, he was never interested in photography and he did not even own a camera during his medical college days. During his honeymoon to Goa, he borrowed a … [Read more...]
HIMALAYAS BLACK & WHITE
‘Himalayas Black & White’ is a tribute to the father of landscape photography and his ‘guru’ – the one and only, Ansel Adams (1902-1984) – from one of his ‘shikshaks’, Ashok Dilwali. The Foreword is written by Shyam Benegal, the well-known film-maker. This coffeetable book represents Ashok’s several visits (almost 300) to the mighty Himalayas over the last four decades. If … [Read more...]
Candid And Distortion-Free: A review of Raghu Rai’s PEOPLE
The man who has documented and frozen innumerable significant moments and faces, and has been adored as the country’s most influential photojournalist— Padma Shri Raghu Rai, has reached a new milestone. Being one of the most renowned Indian photographer, Raghu Rai has completed 50 glorious years in the field of photography. His journey with cameras began early in 1965, and … [Read more...]