1. “Select a topic close to your home or heart. Make it a project with a goal. It does not matter if it is short or long term, dark and heavy, easygoing and lighthearted. What matters is that the project should benefit others in some way.” – Krishna Madhavan Pillai
[Read more]Sean Tucker is a photographer, filmmaker and writer based in United Kingdom. He is an avid storyteller and runs a successful online presence on YouTube and Instagram. I have been earnestly following the work of Sean for over two years and much of my philosophy as well as technical skills
[Read more]Ami Vitale is an American photojournalist, documentary filmmaker, educator and speaker. In 2018, she published a photo book titled Panda Love which captures pandas within captivity and being released into the wild. (Source: Wikipedia) 1. There is a desperate need to tell stories that are somewhat off the beaten track
[Read more]In the words of Seth Godin: “I think that heroes are more important than mentors. A hero is somebody who you can emulate; somebody who raises the bar for you. Heroism scales, so one person can be a hero for a lot of people. Mentoring is over-rated in that there’s
[Read more]THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S PLAYBOOK is one of the books I had been reading during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the book, Barbara Crane, a pioneering internationally renowned art photographer and influential educator writes: I believe that the best you can do, as a teacher, is to support the student’s efforts even though
[Read more]Source Wikipedia: Martin Parr (born 23 May 1952) is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist, and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical, and anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in particular documenting the social classes of England, and more broadly the wealth of
[Read more]Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographic several times. McCurry has photographed many assignments for National Geographic and has been a member of Magnum Photos since 1986. Source: Wikipedia.
[Read more]Chase Jarvis is a photographer, director, artist, and entrepreneur based in Seattle, Washington. Having traveled to many distant places, and created a lot of photographs and films, it is Chase’s life’s goal to be as creative as possible towards everything he endeavors. I have been personally taking inspiration from his work
[Read more]Henri Cartier Bresson is one of the most cherished photographers in history. He was a French humanist photographer and considered a master of candid photography. He was one of the earliest users of 35mm film. One of the founders of Magnum Photography, Cartier-Bresson published his book “Images a’ la sauvette”,
[Read more]Alan Schaller is a London based photographer specializing in black and white photography. His strong ability to intermix high contrast lighting on the street with architectural composition makes him stand out. Playing with light and shadow, Schaller takes us into the heart of an unknown city by capturing the abstract
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