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Moments Booklet

PwD Moments Booklet

INTRODUCTION

PhotoWalk Dubai began with fledgling steps and a crystal clear vision: this
was a forum to learn the skill, share the art, and to have fun doing it.

Shoot, Share, Learn.

We held to that credo without compromise. From our first photo walk at Liwa
with 15 eager participants we are now a vibrant 12,000 plus members, with
regular walks in the UAE and an annual calendar of international photo tours.
We are represented at every major photo festival in the region and are
present in 3 countries (in 5 cities; each initiated by PhotoWalk Dubai
alumni). PhotoWalk Dubai is now among the largest and perhaps the most
productive community of photographers in the region.

The journey has been exhilarating to say the least. We walked, we travelled,
we rode frontier roads on mutant vehicles and we stared at a billion stars
together. We fought sensor dust and we shared half charged batteries. We
have laughed and cried together, and have torn our hair out for that elusive
shard of light. We strode upon shoulders of giants. We have had intense
discussions on the finer points of composition and exposure. We collected
accolades and achievements. We made friends along the way. We became
one large family, so to speak. One soul that pulsed to photography.

We also took photographs.

Over the past eighteen months PhotoWalk Dubai led six international photo
tours. The tours—usually a week to a fortnight of 12 hour days (blue hour to
blue hour, and sometimes well into the night), mentor sessions and
feedback sitting—are now the backbone of PhotoWalk Dubai. From the
breathtaking (pun intended) grandeur of Ladakh, to the colorful chaos of
Vrindavan; the raw magnetism of Pushkar and the sublime beauty of the Taj
to the mind-bending magic of Varanasi, each tour is meticulously planned
with the same guiding credo: shoot, share, learn and enjoy. Each tour is at
the outset and through every moment a stage to fulfil the explorer in each of
us; each culminating with a heart filled with joy, a head full of memories and
cards full of photographs. Photographs, such as the ones exhibited here –
each a work of art, a labor of love.

This book is a testament to the journey. And like every milestone we wish
this one will be the first of the best there is to come.

We are thankful. To the giants on whose shoulders we marched: Vineet and
Rohit for their wisdom, humor and their unflinching faith in us; Nikon Middle
East for letting us be right at the heart of the image. Anjum for bringing his
formidable talent in designing this book, and Shameem for putting it to
paper and to the wonderful souls whose work is exhibited here, and the
many thousands more who share the passion with us.

Subodh Shetty
Founder – Photowalk Dubai
Dubai, March 2017

foreword
nikon

foreword
apf





aaron anjum balaji
vahanvati
patrimonio muthurajan

bharat cesar chitra
gadilkar shergill
rocky parroco

christine dhruv dilna
tanzola aggarwal avinash

dennis donell duke
dela cruz gumiran henry

eric girish grace
montives
v. perales koppisetty

jery jazz jithesh
shiel
damian purushothaman

karthigesan kirti madhuri
vijayakumar
devnani dheervani chawnani

manasa midhun munzir
kesiraju mukund khan

naveen nichelle pradeep
raj nwuko rachappa

prasanna prasanna rajesh
gaikwad kumar menon

rathan rince rusell
rai rajan dmello

santhosh santosh saumya
jenvi padme srivastava

shameem sona sonu
sha sultania
nambiar

subodh teena teovel
shetty punjwani
de blas iradon

vinanti vladimire zulfikhar
shah manuel lapuz ahmed

Ladakh. That fabled parcel of impossible landscapes, cold, vivid,
scythed by storied roads and sprightly screenplay. The second
largest district in India is for most of us an enigma wrapped in
mystery. Remote, grudgingly accessible, and a timeless junction
for a variety of cultural and religious influences from Tibet, India
and Central Asia. The unpolished jewel in India’s crown.

Ladakh has always been held with breathless allure by adrenaline
junkies, travelers, aspiring sages and, of course, the
photographer. As accessibility to this difficult terrain improved, the
road trip emerged as the preferred means of access to this
hitherto forbidden land. The Rohtang pass opens and you claw
through the steep curves of Keylong, with picturesque pit-stops at
riverside camps amidst mountains at Jispa, and through the
scenic drive through Baralacha La that leaves you spellbound by
its beauty. You traverse the steely but delightful challenge of
Khardung La, the highest motorable road in the world. You forget
not to breathe as you click that mandatory selfie.

Ladakh enthralls, takes your breath away, in more ways than one.
It reminds you of your place in the sun. It’s omnipresent in its arid
expanse and somewhat disquieting grandeur. To capture a
moment here is to capture the essence of life itself.



Duke Henry

Girish
Koppisetty

Jazz Shiel

Jithesh
Purushothaman

Munzir Khan

Naveen Raj

Subodh
Shetty



Agra - The magical allure of the Taj Mahal draws tourists to Agra
like moths to a wondrous flame. And despite the hype, it’s every
bit is as good as you’ve heard. We would spend time from late
afternoon to sunset at the magnificent Taj Mahal.

Pushkar - Pushkar has a magnetism all of its own – it’s quite unlike
anywhere else in Rajasthan. Held each November at the time of
the Kartik Purnima full moon, Pushkar Camel Fair is one of India’s
most highly-rated travel experiences, a spectacle on an epic
scale, attracting more than 11,000 camels, horses and cattle and
visited by over 400,000 people over a period of around fourteen
days.

Jodhpur - The Blue City really is blue! Inside is a tangle of winding,
glittering, medieval streets, which never seem to lead where you
expect them to, scented by incense, roses and sewers, with
shops and bazaars selling everything from trumpets and temple
decorations to snuff and saris.



Chitra
Shergill

Dilna Avinash

Donell Gumiran

Eric
V Perales

Jazz Shiel

Munzir Khan

Pradeep Rachappa

Russell Dmello

Santosh
Padme

Sona Nambiar

Subodh Shetty



No people on earth celebrate the arrival of spring with such
electric abandon than those of India. And in India no one does it
with more color, passion and splendor than the denizens of
Mathura – the ancient birthplace of Lord Krishna. The villages
around Mathura–Nandgaon and Barsana particularly–celebrate
the famous Lathmar Holi, where the onset of spring is
commemorated as a paean to the immortal love between Lord
Krishna and his consort Radha.

During Lathmar Holi, men from Nandgaon, where Lord Krishna
grew up, don the role of gops (friends of Krishna) and walk in a
ceremonial procession to Barsana. The women there play the role
of gopis (friends of Radha), whom the men playfully tease and
drench in color, as did Krishna with Radha. The women, rightly
indignant, beat the men with lathis (thus lathmar, literally to beat
with batons). The following day, men from Barsana visit Nandgaon,
where the village elders gather at the temple Sabha and sing
bhajans, hymns in praise of the Lord, to joyful celebrations and
reckless revelries doused in color.

The vitality, the colors and then unbridled ecstasy of Lathmar Holi
are unmatched; a veritable blessing for photographers who throng
to the region and these villages to capture the true essence of
Holi.



Anjum Vahanvati

Bharat Gadilkar

Cesar Rocky Parroco

Chitra Shergill

Dhruv
Aggarwal

Duke Henry

Girish Koppisetty


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