My Other Passion: Beyond the Workshop

Before I ever picked up a chisel and saw, I picked up a camera. Photography, much like woodworking, is the art of waiting for the perfect moment—where light, shadow, and patience align. For years, as I worked a day job to provide for my family, both photography and woodworking remained cherished hobbies, quietly yearning to move into the mainstream. My lens has taken me to few interesting places, from the monsoon-drenched balconies of Florida to the midnight shorelines of Mumbai, presenting with some fantastic opportunities to capture the 'soul' of a scene before it flickers away. This collection represents my pursuit of that perfect frame.

Miami Lightning

At Florida in a hotel, plans cancelled due to thunderstorms and I land this image from balcony !!!! Still in awe, staring at my SLR monitor, that too almost after 7 years of taking the gears out to capture memories of our 25th Anniversary !!

Took me around 80 burst shots of 3” each resting the body on balcony rail and locked breathing, not to catch any shakes without a tripod. Couldn’t wait to head back home to process it as I was not carrying my computer. Still processing the chain of events!

QUEENS NECKLACE MUMBAI

The famous “Queen’s Necklace” of Mumbai captured into my frames on March 2012 at 2AM! And now forever finds its place in the Getty images.

I was visiting Mumbai for training into my new job and this was last day when I got some time but not a good spot from where I could land this view even after 3-4 hrs search. Exhausted, I decided to hail a cab back to hotel and the driver, whose careful eyes noticed my camera bag, took me to a Hotel Terrace and the rest is all here!

https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/photo/mumbais-marine-drive-royalty-free-image/978910060

GOLDEN HOUR - PELICAN IN FLIGHT

I dwelled a bit into wildlife and nature as well in my early days of photography. This one was my test of skills and inspiration to pursue! Taken from a boat in middle of a lake at final hours of dusk and she appears, flapping those golden wings and looking straight at me, as if holding me an award for keeping my balance on a rocking boat.

My preferred way of photography has always been to shoot in manual mode and the need of minimal or no post processing. This one fell into the”minimal” bucket.

Here is the man who I will be ever grateful to bring equal enthusiasm on this memorable journey, to top it off he was a kind person as we freed an Egret stuck in fishing net.