"A place I have visited"

My Scholarship entry - Where I belong

Bangladesh | Thursday, November 20, 2014 | 5 photos

A social misfit because of my commitment to sports, growing up was very confusing. Pursuing a degree in management post high school didn’t help this. My cushy job, a state level sprinter and rugby player, is all the worldview I had. Fate in the form of an injury changed this. To pass time, I picked up my father’s old camera and bird guidebook. Since then I haven’t looked back. Over the last 4 years, I have taught myself to be a naturalist and have worked in various reserves in India. I have seen the beautiful and the alarming. There are strong stories that need to be told. Specially, now as politics is sweeping an irreversible change on India’s last pristine spaces.

Yet, in my efforts, I often find it very difficult building a photo essay using single images. The photographs turn out very direct or sensational and are often disconnected in visual literacy. While engaged in a project I fail to fathom how its progressing. A mentor, and a fresh perspective is something that has constantly been lacking in my photography. Developing a skill set and frame of mind needed to craft a poignant yet delicate photo story is what I wish to build through this scholarship and Jason Edwards.