Mark Swaroop
Wedding Photographer
When and why did you choose to become a photographer?
I don't think I chose to become a photographer. It happened to me. I picked up a camera because I was curious. After that I fell in love- with images, emotions, people and the truth and lies that a camera could tell. I decided to do this full time in January 2012. And I’m still here!
What is it about weddings that attract the photographer in you the most?
People! It’s also a great place where many forms of photography could be explored such as fashion, portraiture, product, architecture and interiors, documentary and photojournalism.
Your idea of the perfect wedding shot?
Any true picture. True to the moment. True to its emotion. True to people involved. It doesn’t always make for the perfect picture but like someone said – “I don't want perfect, I want honest.”
Sandesh Ravikumar
Architecture & Interiors Photographer
When and why did you choose to become a photographer?
It was in 2009 that I wanted to explore and take pictures and do nothing else. I took up a photography course at Light and Life Academy in Ooty to learn more about the art.
What is it about architecture/interiors that attract you the most?
Architecture, like photography is an art. What interests me is the way light gracefully fills up a space and the way it touches everything it comes in contact with. Capturing the blend of natural and artificial lights, the various shapes, the details, the expression and the essence of that space is what interests me the most.
Your idea of the perfect interiors shot?
A perfect interiors shot would be to keep it real, true and beautiful. It starts from setting up the space, dressing it up gracefully and yet keeping it simple.
Mithun H.P.
Wildlife Photographer
When and why did you choose to become a photographer?
Having been born and raised in forests of the Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve (my father was posted as a forest officer there), I developed a love for wildlife at a very young age. I have since been a regular visitor to the various nature rich places across India and Africa, but my heart beats for the forests of South India.
In all these years I have had many memorable encounters in the wild and hence photography was a trigger three years ago to immortalise these moments and share it with the world.
What is it about wildlife that attracts the photographer in you the most?
Everything about wildlife is so fascinating. But I have developed a special love for leopards. Having tracked them and followed them in the forests of Kabini.
I love spending time with them and photographing their various behaviours as I believe they are the most charismatic and elegant creatures of the forest.
In wildlife photography it is important to have the ability to predict the next move of the subject.
This is what can make or break images.
Your idea of a perfect wildlife shot?
A good wildlife shot is one which conveys a story by itself.
Nithin Sagi
Food Photographer
When and why did you choose to become a photographer?
After completing my engineering and having worked for two years, I decided to pursue design. It was then that I was exposed to photography. Soon, it wasn’t just part of my curriculum but something I’d come to love.
What is it about food that attracts the photographer in you the most?
Food photography happened more by chance than by choice. Over the years, I’ve been drawn to food and communicating about food through pictures, since there is so much to food beyond taste-smell, texture, flavour, presentation etc. Just the fact that you can make a person want to eat that 'thing' in the picture is the challenge and the reward.
Your idea of the perfect food shot?
Keeping it simple and letting the food do the talking. Yes, it takes some effort to present it in a certain way to make the food look even better. That’s the learning and style we develop with time.
