This whole series of photographs were taken during the September of 2015, when I and two of my friends (Pranay and PV) embarked upon the journey of our lifetime, to the magical land of mountains, Ladakh. All three of us were colleagues working at Infosys Mysore as aerospace design engineers.…
The Muharram festival or Ashura, symbolizes the beginning of the new Islamic year. Muharram word is derived from the word ‘haram’ which means “forbidden”. People celebrate this as the first month of the twelve months of Islamic lunar calendar day when they see the crescent moon. It is celebrated by…
This project is about showing how it feels to be under privileged to know what’s going on right next to you and how the curiosity is universal. An attempt to pass on the eagerness the plantation workers had to know what’s going on Next-door. Years of working in the plantation…
Gajan is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly in the Rural part of West Bengal. Gajan spans around a week, starting at the last week of Chaitra continuing till the end of the Bengali year. The word Gajan is considered a combination of parts of two words – “Ga” is from…
I love nature in any form as it presents. However, I am quite drawn to Mountains, especially to Himalayas. May be I guess, being brought up in tropical landscape, my experience with weather cycles and mountains are very limited. So, I am naturally attracted to Mountains. The journey through the…
Durga Puja is one of the most important Hindu festivals in India, celebrated with great vigor and devotion. The origin of Durga Puja goes back to as early as 16th century A.D. The festival is celebrated for ten days in Ashwin month of Hindu calendar. It usually falls in the…
My photographs and most importantly the story behind the pictures will open up more awareness and exposure towards the medium of photography and necessitate the pretty reason behind every individual to pursue photography. Ashok Saravanan Ay shares his 13 wonderful pictures and let us listen to his words as he…
All of us grew up seeing black and white photographs at home – those albums take us back to childhood memories. Actually, today it is even more fun to turn those thick black pages in the albums and visit those old family memories. Most of the photos have turned black…
Calicut beach is a place of great historical significance as far as the history of India is concerned. It was through here the Europeans entered India by sea route for trade, later paved the way for the 400 year long colonial rule. The beach is around 25 Km from where…
I love to show than to speak. ‘Through my Subcontinent’ are the images which I captured when I was free after my college days & also in the frustrated breakthrough which I went through at my office. The whole process of travelling and shooting gave me an unknown happiness and…
Capturing leaves was quite a random thought. I studied in a college which is filled with, I was always fascinated by leaves. The shape, symmetry, colour and venations have always fascinated me. I wanted to try capturing these and add my own touch to it. The leaf series was captured…
My photography journey started with clouds. During the early days in 2011, I was asked about my photography interests while attending a workshop. I didn’t know what to answer as I used click every single thing in front of my camera, just like any other newbie. Slowly I developed my…
Story: Bonalu or Bonam is a Hindu Festival, where Goddess Mahakali is worshipped. Bonalu is an annual festival celebrated in Hyderabad, Secunderabad and other parts of Telangana, India. It is celebrated in the monsoon month of Ashada in July/August. The festival is often called Bonam, originating from Bhojanam which means…
The name Varanasi possibly originates from the names of the two rivers from north and south: Varuna, still flowing in Varanasi, and Asi, a small stream near Assi Ghat. Varanasi is also known as Benares or Kashi , is a North Indian city on the banks of the Ganga in…
Street is my playground – the place where I wrestle with my vision and artistic capabilities. When I shoot on street, I don’t follow any rules. This setting is so liberating to me that as guided by my vision, I capture pictures with my own rules, experiment with rules, and/or…
The idea of this project came in mind while we were doing a photo shoot on Bidar for an official photo book by Bidar tourism department. Apart from all other historic destinations, the facts about Bidri work seemed quite unique and interesting as we talked with the local artists. So…