I write this after saying my final goodbye to my Guru- S Paul, popularly known as Paul Sahab, Papa Paul and walking- talking photo encyclopedia. A blank photo frame, waiting to be filled by “the perfect, once in a lifetime shot” still rests somewhere in his home. This morning, his family, close friends and I collected his […]
Fire Guts Times of India’s Delhi Building-All Photos Since 2005 Feared Lost
“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”- English Proverb A fire that originated more than 48 hours ago continues to engulf the Times of India’s building located on central Delhi’s ITO crossing. The fire broke out in the server room located on the first floor and then quickly spread to the second floor of the […]
In Conversation- Sebastian D’Souza, the man who shot Kasab
[Disclaimer: This article contains graphic images. Viewer discretion is advised.] Sebastian D’Souza’s soft and eloquent voice and hearty laughter might not point you towards his courageous and daring feats, but the 65 year old, now retired photographer can still calmly recall the details of the Mumbai Attacks with vivid imagination. The evening of the 26th of November in […]
Canon 5D Mark IV Announced- India Launch
[We are at Canon India’s Launch Event in New Delhi. We will update the article with more info and first impressions as soon as possible.] The entire industry had been waiting on Canon to launch the 5D mark IV with many rumours and leaks coming out in the past month, Canon has finally addressed all that […]
Sir John Herschel: How Photography Got Its Fix
Sir John Herschel was the scientific superstar of the 19th century. He was an inventor, chemist, astronomer, botanist and photographer who made some of the most important technical contributions to photography. Most importantly, he is credited with coining the term ‘photography’ in the english language, deriving it from the french word ‘photographie’ in 1839 after Daguerre’s […]
On World Photography Day: Remembering Louis Daguerre, The Father Of Photography
August 19, 1839 was an important day for Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. It was on that day that his years of tinkering and diligence was announced as a gift “free to the world” by King Louis Philippe-I of France. With his invention bought over by the French government, and printed instruction material available in supply, he had […]
And the winner is…
Okay! So its announcement time! The past few days, we’ve looked over just close to 600 entries to our competition celebrating the completing our first year in publication! It’s been an amazing and an enriching experience! After much deliberation we have chosen Delhi based photographer Shubham Lodha’s image as the winner. We liked the image […]