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A Thangka School in Manali

coloreddots — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 06:10:22 GMT

I was born and brought up in the lap of Himalayas traveling with my Dad in first 17 years of my life. These travels though limited to a certain region exposed me to different cultures and people. I started traveling solo – it started with a backpacking trip to Burma- frequently and widely as I became independent. And gradually, Traveling and Photography started feeding each other. Viewfinder became a conduit to observe and understand better. As time progressed, I wanted to do something more meaningful with my photographs and I started thinking in terms of stories, that’s when travel documentary started making a lot of sense to me. I tried to hone my skills through workshops with the likes of Tewfic-El-Sawy in the hope of making “meaningful” photographs. I love to experience & document traditional ways of living (for now a day job with Adobe pays my bills).I am working on a few self-defined projects to hopefully take my photography to the next level.

This scholarship provides me with a rare opportunity to work in the field with an accomplished photographer, exploring a new place and building stories – it would be a dream come true.

Photos: A Thangka School in Manali

coloreddots — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 05:49:00 GMT

During Foundry workshop in 2009, I had a chance to visit this lovely Thangka painting school. This school was run by a retired monk who cam back to public life and decided to teach this art to poor children so that they can earn their livelihood, It took many years of effort to get trained in this art which was as much a prayer as it was an art

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

coloreddots — Fri, 5 Jul 2013 12:54:00 GMT

I was born and brought up in the lap of Himalayas traveling with my Dad in first 17 years of my life. These travels though limited to a certain region exposed me to different cultures and people. I started traveling solo – it started with a backpacking trip to Burma- frequently and widely as I became independent. And gradually, Traveling and Photography started feeding each other. Viewfinder became a conduit to observe and understand people/places better. As time progressed, I wanted to do something more meaningful with my photographs and I started thinking in terms of stories, that’s when travel documentary started making a lot of sense to me. I tried to hone my skills through workshops with the likes of Tewfic-El-Sawy in the hope of making “meaningful” photographs (and not just “beautiful” ones). I love to experience & document traditional ways of living (for now a day job with Adobe pays my bills).I am working on a few self-defined projects to hopefully take my photography to the next level. This scholarship provides me with a rare opportunity to work in the field with an accomplished photographer, exploring a new place and building stories – it would be a dream come true.