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The Taj: February 2014

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It was my first time ever seeing the Taj Mahal. I had been there before around 20 years ago, but could not step inside the premises.

Over these 20 years it had occupied a mythical place in my mind, supported by photographs of so many other photographers who presented the monument with their own vision.

When I visited it finally, I was already on a spree to chase symmetry in my photographs (this image is not cropped OR straightened), and decided to capture it at its simplest. Face to face.

My very first Taj Mahal image ladies & gentlemen.

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December 2013: A Houseboat in Heaven

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…God’s Own Country is Heaven right? A Kerala Backwaters photograph from December 2011 for the December 2013 wallpaper.

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November 2013: Excitement

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And Happy Diwali 🙂

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October 2013: Rajmachi

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A long trek, friends, fog & mist, greenery, beautiful trees, a fort, nostalgia. This was shot in 2009.

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September 2013: Golden Pair

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Fishes are part of nature.

And what about goldfish? You see them in artificial glass reservoirs, also called aquariums.

So, is shooting them really “nature photography”?

Or should I call it “still photography”?

But they hardly are still. They are the exact opposite of still.

Whatever, they are gorgeous.

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August 2013: Himalayas

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After riding on wide straight highways from Chandigarh for hours, we finally reached the base of the Himalayas, twisting roads, beautiful mountains around us, and stopped for a break. To chit-chat, stretch ourselves, and take in the immensity of the beauty around us.

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July 2013. Lakaki Swan

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The Lakaki Swan makes a comeback.

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June 2013: Mahabaleshwar

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A photograph from one of the numerous trips we made to Mahabaleshwar & Panchgani.

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Lavasa: May 2013

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It was a dark & stormy night. Yes it was.

Three bikes with three photographers entered Lavasa. By the time they reached they were drenched, and it was dark & foggy.

All their plans of shooting the shiny new Enfield with the colourful city of Lavasa in the backdrop were also drenched, and had to be thrown in the lake.

We had to do the best with what we had. And I think we did decently well.

And you get the wallpaper one day early because tomorrow is an international holiday 🙂

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Hovering: April 2013 Wallpaper

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Bought this R/C helicopter for my nephew on his birthday.

At some level, it was for the kid in me who loves toys too 🙂 And for everyone in the house who was enamoured by it.