Live in the moment

It's surprising how so many things pass by, unseen, in this world. Moments are one of them. We’re always so busy we hardly have the time to notice life in the glory of its intricacies. 

Moments like human expressions, actions; that split second when a child smiles innocently, that one moment when an old couple hold hands and you see the subtle smile and content on their faces, the moment when you see a butterfly flying by and the very next one of a street dog looking at it curiously.

The thing about moments is, when you least expect it you will come across a sight of such heart-breaking beauty that you will unconsciously remember it for years to come.

During my industrial visit, I was sitting by the pool side one evening and watching my friends play in the water. Seeing them splash around, it made me curious about the moment when the hand just hits the surface of water. So I clicked photos of it with a very high shutter speed, not really aware of the beauty of what I was clicking.

Moments never fail to awe me and I believe that photography really helps me capture them. It enhances my ability to observe and capture moments; Moments which help me keep my faith in magic.

The First

I got into photography three years ago when my father got me a new mobile. It was the Nokia 5610 with a 3.2 mega pixel camera. It had the macro feature in it, so it was something very fascinating for me. This was the first photo clicked by that mobile. It was raining outside and my exams were on for which i was least interested in studying.


So I decided to go out for sometime and try out my new mobile camera and my ability in photography. With a very "philosophical" look in my eyes and the red and black mobile in my hand, I was roaming on the the road trying to capture something interesting. As I was walking, a flower vendor who was passing by caught my interest.


The flowers he had looked quite beautiful with the drops of water on their petals. Among all the roses, gulmohar and daffodils a small white flower with it's glistering petals caught my eye. And so i switched on the camera mode in my mobile and clicked a photo of the flower.


 I was quite surprised with the quality of the image, the depth of field and the details the camera could capture. And luckily for me, every time i was stressed studying for my exams I would look at this picture and my mind would rejuvenate completely. This photo became something very personal for me and with my growing attachment for this photo grew my interest in photography.