Sometime in March, I gave a talk on Hornbill Festival for a bunch of travel enthusiasts in Bangalore. The slides are now available for public viewing. See the entire slideshow below or visit http://www.slideshare.net/arunchs/hornbill-festival
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Some of you may be aware that we conduct photography tour to North-East India during Hornbill Festival every year. Do join me for the 2016 edition in December. See details and join me on this photography tours at www.darter.in/photography-tours/travel/photography-in-north-east-hornbill-festival/
In the second week of May, I was in Dubai to conduct a workshop and also talk about a few topics during Photography-LIVE Dubai. One of the topics I presented was ‘India through my lens,’ showcasing 100+ images of India’s landscapes, culture and heritage that I had created during more than a decade of my journeys across India. Here is the collection of images that I presented at the event, for your viewing pleasure in one go.
Some or many of these images can also be found on some image-sharing platform that I use, where you can look at more of my work on your favourite image sharing or social platform: facebook, instagram, flickr and 500px.
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The last I wrote about my travel schedules and past trips was in the end of 2015, it’s time for the next update.
I did not plan for much travel in 2016, but several journeys fell into the schedule anyway. In February, I spent a few days photographing in Mumbai for the first time and subsequently travelled to Kerala to witness Theyyam performances and a temple festival. Theyyams and a local elephant festival were in my wishlist for some time, as my last attempt to be at a Theyyam was a bit of disaster. A few visits to Varanasi also happened along the way.
In mid-April, I spent a week in Rajasthan and enjoyed walking in Jodhpur’s blue city with a local expert–another things that had been in my list for a long time. Despite half-a-dozen visits to Jodhpur in the past, a satisfying visit to the blue-city area was long pending. Subsequently, I spent a day in a small village near Ranakpur, which was an immensely enjoyable experience as travelling in rural Rajasthan usually is.
Later, in the second week of May, I made a brief visit to Dubai to conduct a workshop on travel photography at Photography LIVE, and also to present on a few photography related topics at the event.
Up next, I am travelling to Malaysia for another photography event next week and am immensely looking forward to it. This would be my first visit to Malaysia.
As much as I wanted to spend a few extra days in Malay with an intent of attending a scuba diving course, I have to return immediately to lead a photography tour in Zanskar region. And soon after this, another international trip may be in the cards, although I am still contemplating on it.
Later in the year, I will be busy leading my photography tours to Cambodia, Myanmar, Varanasi and North-East India.
My 2016 is pretty much sorted out!
