Our next YPS meet is by Mr. Praveen Mohandas

As the title suggests, this is a presentation with a difference!
Mr. Praveen Mohandas presents “Wildlife in Landscape” bridging between wildlife and landscape images of wilderness and all on Monochrome!
He says “Colour photography to me is very representational if done in the regular way. My nature photography is not about records of my encounters. Many a times it’s an emotional response to the situation I am in. I like to get focused on to the subtitles of nature which otherwise is ignored . Black and white helps me to bring the initial layer of abstraction in the work. Our focus moves more towards form, texture,light etc.. as we start to read these aspects we get emotional with the picture. A similar or different emotion on the field made me make that particular image. Black and white also gives the viewer the freedom to interpret the visual in their own way thus engaging at different levels with the visual..

Let us join him on Sunday, 19 July on an unusual journey into the wilderness.

Our next YPS meet is by Mr Thejas K Rajaram who will turn ‘Story-teller’ for us to ‘see’ street stories unfold from USA.

Thejas loves life on the street. He is often found wandering in unknown streets, talking to strangers and taking street photographs.

Good street photographs fill us with emotions or give us insight.  Good street photographs go beyond light, shapes, and faces.  They use these tools to tell great stories of life.  Sometimes, they ask questions.  Questions that may not have answers.  But questions that open up your perspectives, making the need for an answer moot.  Street photographs are magical mirrors of life.

As humans, when we were little, we were entranced by mythological stories by grandmothers with white hair, slightly drooping chin with a kind face, a worn out saree patting us lovingly with their weathered palms.  The story seeking heart still remains with us when we are adults.  We seek to understand the world around us using patterns and stories.

Our next YPS meet is by Mr. Sathyaprasad Yachendra who will showcase his passion for photographing the Mighty Himalayas.

He says “I have been doing landscape photography on Himalayas for the last 15 years. I photograph only Himalayas and nothing else. In short my photography starts and ends with Himalayas.”

Let us join him on Sunday, 05 July to witness the magic of light in making the landscape ever dynamic.