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The power of denial!

The power of denial

Professional photography meant access to a lot of equipments starting with good SLR to having your dark room; some even had their own processing machines. The desire to produce stunning images required not just craftsmanship or skills but [...]

A streetcar named Darling!

A Street car named Darling!

One of the most famous Cabarets in Prague – The Darling Cabaret. Located in the heart of the city at Vaclavaske Namesti; its patrons are mainly British and Indian tourists who are on weekend stag tours. The tall vertical colourful neon signboard is like a lighthouse reaching out far [...]

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Enroute to Cape Point, i came across this picturesque sight. Phaldie stopped the vehicle and I got down to take a picture. There was a man

seated at the edge of the cliff, leaning on some kind of balustrade. Phaldie, explained he is a look out for the shark fins. If [...]

35mm still processing.

I will go 5 may be 6 yrs back when there were ample ‘photo studios’ around. You give them a roll of film and they would give it back in an hour – processed in those bulky konica/fuji/kodak machines. If you would be a tad patient they would even scan it on a disc at [...]

Nikon FM 2 – going the film way.

I managed to get hold of my old hard drive and dug out more pictures of Europe 2002. I took all the pictures then on negatives as digital SLRs weren’t around or I didn’t hear about them. Great for me! Because when I compare these pictures with the [...]

Munich

…The first class coach, though luxurious, was empty. The only occupants beside the conductor were a wiry old man in a black jacket and I. He appeared fitter than most people his age. His grace lay not in his straight spine but in the smooth gray [...]

crimson sky

A mother walks with her baby past hutments along a narrow road that leads to the Candolim Beach.

The photograph was taken in the month of March, towards the end. The skies are very hot and clear. surprisingly, as a local development, it rained in the afternoon. when the clouds finally cleared around sunset [...]

Kasmir Pics

trying to get through a really slow connection to upload pictures of Kashmir.

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’11 Weeks’ – the film shoot. Part-1

Srinagar greeted with a dry autumn and deserted streets. The tourists who thronged the markets and shikaras a few months back were missing. As a photographer I felt like the streets, the landscape too was barren, with a veneer of gritty yellowy dust all over compared to the lush greens three months back.

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