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Technology, Identity, and Today’s Photographer ‘Technology has given itself so incredibly well 0 enthuslasts, hobbyists, professionals, and Just as well to easual snapshooters, the seliie generation, and o Yourists. The image, asthe simplest and quickest way to transmita slice ofacertain reality oran idea, without the barrier of written oF spoken language, has been instrumental in causing the social media boom. We ean perhaps all agree that digital picture making, supported by social media, sone of the mos significant developments in recent human history fora number of reasons, more Importantly for social cognition, collective and individual identity, and equally asa means of selk-fficaey. Ttis interesting to see the separations in rationale and value aseribed by different kinds of adopters. Forinstance, professionals often differentiate between cutting edge and tried-and-tested. Hobbyists look at numbers, where bigger isbetter and more is merrier. Enthusiasts lust and collect. Advanced practitioners ae often minimalist. The mass of proiessionals may be the target audience for eameraand lens manufacturers, but most of them fall othe bottom of _mylst(an exceptional feware at the very top). Fora bunch af people who make their living through photography, they dont care enough to invest just a small fraction ofthe money spent on buying equipment learnortoedueate themselves, especially in India. They are stunningly uninformed and then bizarrely self-assured. Consequently they produce some teribly boring, unpalatable work. Teant help being fascinated by the selfe horde. Itmay come asa surprise thatself-portrature isasold as photography itself. We have always been self obsessed. The coming ofthe cellphone's front-facing camera was ‘extremely smart, based on need, and this added a layer of social conditioning. I was there, I did that, am relevant. With enough people around the world saying this, and with social awareness, appearances are slowly transforming Into something more eontrolled, and witha purpose that builds on individual identity. Allthe worlds stage, Indeed {nits langest sense, with all tsbriliant drama. The wannabes and the has-beens and open books. Appearances can be deceptive, though. On safari in Kenya, a lady drops her expensive eamera on tothe seat of the Rover, and makes frightened expressions at he cellphone, justasa magnificent, hunting lioness walks right by. Unfortunately for me, Twasthere but did not get selfie with her. I's not uncommon. You should see the number of selfe sticks that pop ‘out whena tiger erossesaroad in anational park in India ‘The'tourists as like calling them, are thosewho pick up a camera once ina while for fun, or justto try things ‘out. really like this category of non-serious photographers even if dont particularly enjoy thele photogeaphy, Unlike casual snapshaoters they don't feel the need to incessantly make pletures, but eare enough to release the shutter when something grabs their attention. They make generally likable pictures and they show them to others with the intent of simply sharing an experience. I's not pariculaely about the photography. ‘Technology is always in a stat of constant lux ast develops. Italways seems to take the path of least resistance, or rather, most convenience to consumers. Cost, quality, speed and utility being other factors, the law of diminishing ‘marginal utility ineseapably holds ruc for both the masses and the manufacturing companies involved with them. For those manufacturers, mnovation in technology can be advantageous or disruptive. There are many textbook ‘examples of companies gaininga foothold, thriving, oF losing and collapsing in the annals of photography. Ia the _midstof all his, i the image and its inevitable, ongoing evolution. Now more than ever, social commentary through, photography has given birth to many exceptional artists and ways of secing, and I recognise this occurrence asa result ‘aftaday’ssoclo-technologieallandseape. Iteannot bedenied thata level of conscientlousness in study approach and practice, 2 certain adherence to process, and qualitative and ideological values have been lostin transmission through succeeding generations. Inthe pastfew years, spurred by both digital photography and social media, anda need to connect and converse, there hasbeen a refreshing resurgence of dialogue surrounding photography. Perhapsa slowing down is warranted a this point, but this will probably not happen unless there isanother shift in paradigm. At the very least, ‘professionals'are going to benow forced o re-evaluate their approach inthese times, and manuiacturers will change with them. Despite the brilliant enabler tha technology's it provides the means and the medium. It docs litle inthe creation of the message. The medium sometimes can be the message too, but thet isineredibly rare. The message andit' expression needs to come from the human mind, rom the individual, even ifit is eolletively conveyed, "No technology or media can take that away.THE LARGEST WORLDWIDE GROUP OF PHOTO PUBLICATIONS FIND YOUR FAVOURITE TO READ AND LEARN JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE RESPONSIBILITY 30 PUBLICATIONS 14 COUNTRIES 10 LANGUAGES ‘Since 1991, the TIPA World Awards logos have shown which are the best photographic, video and imaging products each year. 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When asked what winning the avard meanttoher,Zahra said, “Tthink the award recognises the work ‘of the entice journalistic community of Kashmir. Journalism is going through a dificult phase in the region. The timing ‘of thisaward is important because itis anacknowledgment of the work of ll Kashmiri journalists who are informing PrctographMaerat2tre the world about the situation inthe region despite difficult eiccumstances? Earlierthis year she was booked under thestringent Unlaveful Activities (revention] Act (UAPA) for alleged {indulging in “anti-national activities" on social media. The posts in question were photos she hadtaken while reporting from the ground, Olympus to Sell its Imaging Business This Year fterthece years of losses, Japanese manufacturer Olympus has announecdlthat it will be divesting from its imaging business by transferring ittoa new company that wll continue to runit. Japan Industrial Partnersis the company ‘that ill be taking over this business, and ‘Olympusexpects the final ageeement to bein place by September, withthe deal losing by the end ofthis calendar year. Now, Olympus secks to ereatea more compact, efficient and agile" corporate structureand it believes that having different company run the camera business s the only way to make it grow. It lays blame for th athe rise in populazty of smartphones as significant faetorinthe decline ofthe eamera market. While they say they've done what they canto reduce cst, farther cost-cutting {santilpated asthe imaging businessis transfered. According tothe company, thisisso thatitean be taken onin amore “profitable and sustainable” condition, Olympus hassaid that thenew company will earry on makingand selling camera equipment, and more important ills provide supporto existing Olympus camera owners. thas also indicated that the new company ill maintain R&D and manufacturing facilities around the world. 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This year, the meeting was scheduled for mid-March in Las ‘Vegas. However, on account of COVID-19 and travel restrictions, the board decided tosetupan online voting proceduce for members fromaround the world. The jury constituted editors fom professional, amateur, and business publications, both printand online, from Asia, Australia, Europe,and North and South America, along with adelegate fom the Camera Journal Press Chub, Better Photography, theonly Indian member of TIPA, was represented by Shridhar Kunte, Deputy Editor —Te ‘The list of winners include established ‘companies,aswellasnew entrants in theindustry. 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However it was several years later I've always believed that for a photograph that! was able to visually transform this love. ta be good, it should have a solid groundingin technique. This is something that | emphasise during m workshops as well. To this end, | ound that Sony offered the most high-end technology in their ‘cameras that enabled me to fulfil the kind of pictures that | wanted tw make. In particular, the Aloha 7R IV has excellent resolution, Al and phase detection. More importantiy its dynamic range and low light capabilities has allowed me to venture into the worid of astrophotograpl and timelapses. Besides these features, its also the image stabilisation and high frame rate ‘of the camera that aid in the process of picture-making, ‘ane Sontag F+-G Fomere tire 1000 0) mt. ee ere oe eticSight Insight Wading Through The Deep End of My Mind L onciaFermandes Sere tne tr Eaton eran tetortetosrctan We go through life oblivious ofthe natural processes that are at workto keep our bodies going. When were threatened, ourinstinets kick in, Chemicals are released when we come face-to-face with trauma, Attimes, the impactisso magnanimous that medical attention becomes pertinent. Broken bones are placedin cass, deep eutsare stitched up clogged arteries are, well. unclogged. Buttherealso trauma that has no tangible depth. The ruptures deep-rooted. You can sensethe tea, Slow and steady it grows deeper and widens. As it progresses, there's boulder that sartsforminginthechest. Itgets heavier with each passing moment Soonyour chest stars swelling up making it difficult to breathe. WS agonising and >meneing.Istherea fixforabroken mind? ‘These episodes have beena frequent occurrence forsome time now, but ve always managed to get pastitalbelt temporarily found that twas iareasier tobeasleep than to be awake and have your mindchurn outa million thoughts. Butsleep appeared only in momentary lapses. Likea wound that has gone untreated forawhile;my mind continuedito fester tnallthetime that endured these episodes [went romnot wantingto photograph to making self portraits touched upon thisin the May2020 edition of Beer Photgraply.Pethaps I should have walted to pen down my thoughts. Back then late April) itfet enough doing what Twas doingsurrendering tothe process of making pietuees when it got bad. In reality, my situation was lot murkler Fach time Tel theanxiety gaining ‘momentum, I would reach out for the camera—my phone. Very often the seene had tobesetup. The table had to beshited, the books hadtobe stacked up,thelaptop had tobe placed over it—this was my makeshift tripod. This took some effort and say this bbecauseits not an easy feat when your mind iscollapsing. But even in this fenied state, Texerted control over how the pictures turned out. [checked the photographs cach time the shutter went off. I've thought about this—this peculiar sense of contro because everywhere looked, the house was achaotiemess.|raely paused to think about how I wanted to photograph mysel, choosing to simply portray what Tic in my head. I did this fortwo months, ‘This ended abruptly in June. [wasno longer abletoide through the haze nor make pictures. A numbness washed over ‘There was nothingleftto say Tsought help, and twent well forsometime until another meltdown ensued-the helplessness of not knowing what was wrongbut being, fully aware that something was terribly amiss.1 didn’t wantto talk to anyone, yet Teraved attention. My mind beeame afield ‘of such contradictions of holding on and «ven leting yo. Terrorised by my thoughts, remember feelinga strong impulse tophotogeaph myself in that moment evsasafterall what had always done. Photographing myself was not usta means ofexpressionoringuiry {twas also apart temporary distraction that instinctively sought. I felt good in analmest perverse ‘way; I preferred photographing myselFin agony than when Tilt level-headed. ‘What sit that makes grief and pain so seductive? Why isit harderto reach into the deep trenches of our mind when in stateof stability? Why do we choose arto express these chantic impulses? What happens when artceasesto calm and instead feeds these impulses? 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All these q George Kamelakis photographs. lites ae reflected in © bsg eysrparisPROFILE Initially. George would photograph ‘everything under the sun. Tis changed as his work beyan torevolve around people. “Thave always been drawn to portealture Allotof people consider ia difficult genre. Butthey don't understand that’s not about the cameraorthe lights. Its about the Interaction between you and thesubject? © Tisimage: Untitled 2078, Image to the et: xm. he explains. Besides taking the traditional route, he also likes to experiment with his portraits. One such fascinating projectis Bell that he began in 2015, In this series, the faces of the women have been covered by their hair. Bven then, you can understand thestory through their body language and hisaccurate use of colours. "Originally, the faces ofthe models were completely» OThisimage. X28. Image to te et: x28.PROFILE “obscured. Late, [decided to allow some features tobe visible ina few of the portraits. The idea behind theseries isto dopiet inner beauty, but Til eave this open tothe viewerto interpret” he says For George, people arenttthe only subjects that fascinate him. A constantly recurring theme in hisworkisnature For instance, his series Eas acollection ‘of compelling yet mysterious photographs that showease the beauty ofa misty forest. Interestingly, Elale wasshot within aspan ‘of halfan hour "Twas walking around when Tnoticeda small fire in the distance When Twent loser, noticed thesoft, ‘enthralling light. These images depict that ones never truly aware of where an ‘ordinary walk may lead to” he says. Since last year, there has been a subtle shift in the mood of his images. The photographs of landscape and still life havea lingering feeling of restlessness They gently oscillate between hope and sorrow, perhapsa reflection of his feelings. ‘Photography has helped me understand ny surroundings and make sense ofthese personal hardships Thave been facing” he says. ‘This year, he began an untitled series that chonieles his fathers visits to the hospital The intimate photographs compassionately portray hisfather's declining heath "This year has been dificult fora otof reasons. When my father began to vsitthe hospital, knew that wanted to document this phase of hisife. These photographs nnotonly illustrate daly life atthe hospital, butalso the extzemely dificult moments thar he was going throughy he ada Insome images, he plays with minimalism tophotograph the architecture. Or, he Jayersthem using zeflections to render Clskwie: tied, 2020.PROFILE a pocticversion ofthe visitor’ endless waltas well as thepatient’ glimmer of hope for speedy recovery. “In away the images have helped me to eope with these eiceumstances” Finding His Path While growing up, George always had ‘akeen interest in drawing. Itwould be this foundation that would help him to create skilful compositionsand gauge the tones in his images in subsequent years. However, hediseontinued drawing soon after he purchased his ist DSLR in 2006. =With this medium could express myself better. Afterattending various seminars and workshops Tdecided to deop out of college to pursue photography he says. Bute had afew coneems, mostly dealing ith ideation. “The technical partis easy Being able to develop your personal styleand vision is importantanda lot livelihood? Wis nage: | harder if photography is United. 2020. | heexplains. Imago tothe rigt: | Atthis point, healso began to study the Untitled. 2020. | works of Nadav Kander, Annie Lelbovlt2, Peter Hapak, Peter Lindbergh, olve Sundsbo, Gregory Crewdson, and many mote, which shaped his ideas and thoughts. Even hisinterest in movies influenced the nagrative in his pictures. “If one isinvolved with photography,one viewsa film differently You pay attention to details that you didn't see before, lke the use ofthe light, colour, composition. © Unto, 2020, ‘An Elaborate Process Although his portraits appear simple, there isa meticulous process involved intheereation a each frame. For him, iesnot so much about spontancity as itis about pre “Everything seen in Belles selected beforchand-the coloueoi the har, the clothes and the backdrops,’ he says Although portraiture isa collaborative effort, Geonye believes that photographers shouldnt lose sight oftheir concept. "f your vision isnt solid or if you're not Janning and previsualising. confident, it wil show in the pictures? ‘When asked how he ensures that his subjectsareat ease whileinfrontoithe >PROFILE camera, he explained that itall depend on what the portrait wil be used for. Itdepends on the nature ofthe p whether commercial or personal, and what feeling you want the subject toemote For instance, there will be moments where 1 don't want the subject to fee to -omfortable because you want them t emote asense of uneasiness? he says Forhi his DSLRs. However, using his Huawel -ommereial assignments, he uses has helped him inalot of situations, specially in places where he needs to be discreet. “It doesn't matter what you hoot with. I'you are unable toget the ou hoped for, then perhapsit's Like his ideation, his results our ult? he <6 is equally intcicate“Tam a perfectionist. When Ishoot and edit, the photo will appear when printed langey he iting pr Lalways keep in mind h He uses Lightroom and Photoshop, (© unit. 2000PROFILE > Untied, 2020, sometimes VSCO and Snapseed too.“Ido resonate with Loneliness butnot ina Dasieadjustments,andsometimesapply _ disheartening way. Instead, it epiets our a preset in Lightroom. Then T move ow inherent need to look for solace in chaos. toPhotoshop tofine-tunetheimage,and The moody, pastel tones add asense of retouch it if required, he says. iystery and wonder. Eerie and dark, George's work bring to light the hhisimages are reminiscent of fairytales graceful sideof our bodies and the where the protagonists yet to discover fragility of our minds.His photographs themagie they earry within. George Kamelakis is a self-anght photographer whose work has been publishel by Adobe, Vogue Talia Ful, and others. Hehas alo been apart of mutple festieal including PhotoVogueFestioal 2017 and 2018 (Milan), ane! APAF 2018 {Athens}. Currently, Gorge eles in Heraklion, Gree.Petey P| Pc road etd ert re papa eres near the state, vas ere Paes Soe et peer eaens prone tned eens esr iiat parry ofthe Agha 262 ceed een Sl cnet pore nenr ty eo uo rat te ets ered an) Derr Percy Pete) Wat art eT) onal pot SeCy etd eee paar peor Pee ie acai Pree eri Sets priate Poreeernths Pero cen Pera rir Cera Bu a Sti ees Cee td Seen Perr etd coed Creed Cees Seo Tai pairs cor ees oe periongn Gave ‘Mahesh Bhat Hehasbeenchrniling fate tri Indiana partsof the subontinnt forth last tire decades He isan cncironmental atic cacontiesto cork “onpreseringalare grassland and ser forest ia Bengal, © Jnansi alway ‘Station, 198, ‘Thisimage, made & aw bors after my Interaction with te ay nthe tra, the smenary of wich actad 8a trigger to the nau prj, many years later, Better The Grandeur of Smallness Mahesh Bhat on sharing extraordinary stories of ordinary heroes through onc of the most successful photography projects, Unsung he year was 1986 when I visited Delhito meet ‘few senior photojournalists to shaw my workand toknow their opinions on becoming professional. was stil in college then My journey began as thetrain trudged down to Palghat from Mangalore, turned around at the Palghat sgap,and went northwards. On the second evening, it reached Nagpur, where awoman boarded the reserved ‘compartment with herbaby She was carrying ageneral classticket,Thecoach was completely occupied, and people began to object.She begged themtolether in, stating that her father was extremely il n Bhopal and she had to goto him, Finally, people took pity on her and she went and sat onthe ticket collector's seat. Asthe train moved on, began munching on a packet of biscuits, her hungry baby greedily looked atthe biscuit packet. I shared some of itwith the child. The woman started talking to me. She sad that she had lost hher mother during the gas leak, and though hee father survived, he wasin bad health She gota telegram that aiteenoon expressing how seriously il he was, and she was nishing oft lookaiter him. tasked her if she received any compensation. She replied that the government had sanctioned her Rs, 1,¢00but the disbursing officer had taken Rs, 5000 out oft “Dus hazar tho mile, nagar panchhasar woh bgthageyen? were het words. was tly upset a this injustice and tleftadeep ‘mark on my conscous. In more ways than one, this, incident would go onto shape the kind of work I would _gp ontodoasa photographer. Even the idea of working ‘onthe book Unseng, about people who have contributed to society against great personal odds, began to take roots in my subconseions mind then, Laterin the mid-905, as Iwas watching my nieces ‘grow up, Lralised that we hardly had any role models, other than celebrities. However, inthe course of my work, Twas meeting seemingly ordinary peoplewho were making extraordinary contributions o society despite their struggles. wanted to tell their stories, ‘Soom ater, the Unsung project was born. 1n2004, Tegan toworkon the book. The concept of erowdsourcing didn’t exist then, So, [started raising funds by asking ‘couple of Bengaluru-based companies tohelp by placing orders or bulk copies and to pay some money inavance. ropedin Anita Pratap, one of the finest Journalists of our country to write, and she agreed ‘wholeheartedly We worked for over three years, visiting the heroes multiple times. 12007 thefirst volume was published as response toourcelebrity led hero culture. Four yearsin the making, it assumed the mantle ofa catalyst for change \whenit helped tose over nine million eupeestothe causes ofthe heroes we fearured. Unsung was used asa case study, and asa lecture series atthe Indian Institute of Management IIM), Bengaluru, Wesold 6008 copes ofthe book. Thefirst volume's sold out now: Readers wrotetotell me how itinspired them “Unsung almost added a new meaning tomy lite because ltmade me question the purpose of everything {was doing, of what do fora profession, Unsung fet likethe ‘most meaningful outcome? Or, Every time I think aboutit,itmakes me forget my cynicism. tt makes ime believe haw the conviction of one person ean use photography so beautifully” ‘What can we imbibe from these heroes? All of them have one thingin common-theirthoughts, words, anddecdsarealwaysaligned. They say whatthey thinkand do what they say Also, the measure of suecessisthelr ‘oven, Without exception, each ofthese heroes share ‘these qualites,andT think that has played pivotal role for their achievements. Theres something courageous abouttheirconvitionsand ther strength to stand by it. By this definition, anyone canbbeahero.One doesn't need to create rippesin the world. Oiten,ourheroes come nthe form of fiends and acquaintances that enter our lives ereatea profound impact, and change us. ‘They bringabout this change by being themselves or by beinga mirrorto our thoughts andideas. ‘A ew yearsafterthe publication ofthe frst volume, Dinesh Khanna messaged me. He was o inspired by the ‘book that he said the project needed anotherecition, and he would love1o collaborate. However, funding wasan issue So, the idea remained an idea. Butone