Shutter Story – Leh Gompa
I spotted this buddhist Gompa at large distance as I was walking up towards the Leh Palace. It was an instinctive shot, and I had a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens with my NikonZ8 that day. The dramatic backdrop of the mountain,…
Shutter Story: Lion Of Nairobi
The most exciting shots in the wildlife safari come with some exciting circumstances too. I had spent half a day in the Nairobi national park, and it almost closing time. The half day safari had not been too exciting till…
High Passes and Cultural Crossroads: A Photo blog on Ladakh
Its was less than a five kilometres hike, but it has left me winded because of the altitude, and a cough that I have been nursing for a week. Just a few days ago I was living at sea level…
Hoping for hope in Joburg – A photoblog
I relaxed as I landed back in Mumbai from Johannesburg, I wasn't hyper-vigilant anymore. I could trust that I wont be mugged at a traffic light and there wont be a day-light car jacking, even though I could still fall…
The Kenya Experience – Amboseli and Maasai Mara
Entering the African Savanna felt like a homecoming, as if it triggered a memory in the DNA of our ancient origins.. My eyes took time to adjust from the urban landscape to the open Savanna of Maasai Mara and Amboseli…
From film to digital camera – a personal journey
The existence of National Camera Day (29th June) totally makes sense to me. I mean, we could also have had a World Refrigerator Day, but it just doesn't have that same magical appeal as cameras or the obsessive fans like…
Braj ki Holi – a celebration, and an adventure
The crowd pulses between a stampede and a celebration. One moment it feels like the end, and the next moment you in in a celebration and flow of humanity. As the waves of crowd squeeze past the narrow lanes, the…
Celebration of Punjabiat at Kila Raipur
Its the winter sun in Kilaraipur. The audience has started to gather for the annual village olympics event. The girls team is warming up for the hockey match. The horses are being fed for the race ahead. The tractor tires…
My Best Pictures of 2022
It was a bit daunting to select the best from all the photographs that I took in 2022 (a total of 8750), . It wasn't just the volume that made it tough, but also the difficulty of comparing across categories. And…
All Journeys
All journeys have the same shape....