Visual stories
Day 3 was a more sober day. The mission of the day was to find whale sharks in Maldives. The Maldives are famous for spotting these exotic and huge sea creatures, alongside manta ray’s. The idea was to snorkel and spot them, rather than dive, as our dive gear tend to scare them away.
Day 2 of my maldives vacation showed me the beauty that was the Indian Ocean. Clear blue water, with so much marine life, the diversity might put pristine dive spots like Bali to shame. There’s definitely something for everyone on the beaches of Maldives.
My second international trip takes on a honeymoon to Maldives with Anup and Bhushan. We’re here to shoot whale sharks and manta rays, not to mention a luxury hotel. A bikini shoot is also in the prospects. Its a honeymoon of us with our second love, film making.
One of my favourite bands, Lagori, has just released their debut album. They combine Indian classical melodies and inflections with Rock music, resulting in an interesting mix that is high on energy, while being catchy and soulful at the same time.Go buy it here, and thank me later!
Saw this pic when I was going through my archives. Shot about 2 years ago, when we were shooting a wedding in Goa. The wedding reception was pretty much over, and with a few shots down, we couldn’t resist but join in the festivities. 2 minutes in and were trying all sorts of stunts in the dance floor!
Kids! Never been too fond of them. Noisy, bratty, hyper and jumping on your back types. This however was a new experience for me. My close friend Ansul runs ASDA (Ansul’s Dance Academy), which works primarily with kids. Wasn’t really sure if I could deliver when he wanted me to shoot some kids games and dance movement, but I have this issue of not being able to say no 🙂
Was in Maddur last week, stuck on the terrace of a farm house, star gazing with a bunch of stoners. Suddenly a bright idea hits Arthur, my close buddy, to try some light painting. The first tree we attempted was a big fat fail. The next shot was much better, the Tree of Light.
Backstage pic of us just before going on stage for the priece “Trinetra” on the song Omkara. You can find me at the extreme left.
So I got last minute call to do a location shoot for Jean Claude Biguine in Bangalore. They opened their second outlet in Phoenix market city, Whitefield. Took it up as the original photographer couldn’t make it, and ditched on the actual day of the shoot. Was quite a learning curve since they had the whole ceiling covered with lights, and glass/reflections all over.
Just back from the city of Mumbai after spending a week there for Artists in Action. 3 days of non stop dance performances and workshops with some of the greats from all over the world. and of course, the later part of the day was spent checking out the nightlife in Mumbai.