Blacked White - Part 2

Well, a friend of mine will be very happy to read the third blog of the month, even I don't know suddenly why I am so much into putting things in to words, trying to see things from different perspective, but I guess it is a positive change and I continue writing ...

Back in 2012, I published a collection of my black and white photos which are very close to my heart and also expressed my love for the black and white tone.So here is the second collection which is very special. 
All the below snaps were clicked in Nuremberg, Germany.


                                                             Dad, I want a better look ...

It reminds me so much of my childhood days when my parents asked me to sit on their shoulders to have a better looks

                                                                    

                                                                     Spread the smile... 

The guitarist

This guy was playing an amazing guitar in the altstadt Nuremberg. Luckily I was able to get this pic with the perfect pose

What's going on there?

Expressions..

Just love everyone's expression in this image... each one has a diff expression on his face

The basket of happiness

well, at the first look, I found it a bit strange to see the way this lady was carrying her baby..

The survival

Really sad to see that a physically fit person has to do this to survive...Definitely its better than begging, but still when you have strength, when you have life then you can surely do better

The joker

I observed this Joker for quite a while. He was not able to sell these balloons with diff shapes and that's the pain which I saw on his face. I was happy to see that in spite of his own pain, he was able to bring smile on faces pf plenty of kids....

Kids surely have some hidden power which helps you forget your sufferings, your pain.... The moment I saw this cute kid, it brought smile on my face :)

Each of the above snap has a special meaning and a message... some of them I tried to explain, rest you can define :) :)

A well of Wishes....

Today I was going through a Facebook wall of a friend. One message on her wall got my attention and after reading the message I was just amazed to realize that how we can connect our virtues, our qualities with components of nature, particles of this universe.

“Ret bhi na jaane kitni pyassi he…. Uski pyas na samundar ka paani bhuja paata he aur nahi hi baarish ka paani”

The status was so simple yet beautiful. When we put a human being in place of Sand and wishes as the thirst then we realize the depth of this message . Our wishes are just like the thirst of sand. Just like it, our wishes are unlimited. Once we achieve something, we already starts thinking about the next milestones. We buy a bike today and start thinking about how to buy a car. There are plenty of such people out there who are never satisfied with what they have or what they have achieved.

I am not saying that it is wrong to strive for something more. But should there be a limit to it? I know it is necessary to be thirsty to keep the pace with the society, to achieve new heights in life. But don’t you feel that it kills the joy of the success, thirst to fulfill the never ending wish makes you tired.

No one has seen the bottom of the well of wishes. No one know how deep he/she will have to go to in that well to reach the level of satisfaction, but the question still remains open is “whether we should define the limits to our wishes or we should stay thirsty, stay foolish and just follow the route to fulfill one wish after the other..?”

- jAI...

Why do I ??

When you have knack of something, often your mind will be full of various questions.....

1. How can I do it in a better way?

2. What will make the outcome unique?

3. How better can I serve my interests?

etc... 

But along with these, other thousand voices will join and ask you "Why you are doing this?", "there are thousand other guys in the market who can perform it in a much better way than you" ?

The society in which we live, these questions will often be raised and sometime you will be in dilemma of how to answer them...I have been asked so many times "Why do you do photography? "

This blog is an answer to all those people who asked me this question "Why do you... ?"

Photography for me is more than just capturing an image. It is my way to preserve  joy, emotions, feelings and a moment to cherish it for a life time. I do photography because it gives me a pleasure of living that time again which has passed already. I like to spend the important moments of my life to save the more valuable moments of my life... of others' life..... Photography helps me in finding beauty in small-small things whether it is a flower or a bird.. it helps me to define a meaning of each moment....I do not care if the photos which I capture are unique or I do not care if a similar photo has been already captured by someone else... All I know is it is my way to keep that moment, that picture somewhere safe so that I can live it again.....

That's why I do photography....