Chiiz Volume 32 Bugs Photography

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While bugs and insects may be creepy to some people, they become a muse to a community of photographers, opening up a new world for them. Doing bug and insect photography is like discovering a whole new world where the buzzing, humming and droning, membranous wings and thinnest of filamentary legs awaken the insect movement at dust. Where the bees visit every bloom to the applause of the fluttering foliage. What a pleasure it is to capture these tiny beasts with three pairs of feet making their way over the leaf, the shiny exoskeleton reflecting the sunny rays.

With their spectacular colours and structures, insects and bugs make for fascinating subjects in photography. With this thought, Chiiz Magazine Vol. 32 is themed on insect and bug photography. We have brilliant bug and insect photographers like Jeremy Squire who showcase his work on the ‘Mini Wonders’ of nature. His eye for capturing the unique in the ordinary is truly remarkable.

Biljana Jurukovski explores her ongoing project ‘Painted Souls’ wherein she looks at alternative cultures and traditions, making portraits of the people of the Surma tribe in Ethiopia. Capturing the vibrancy in their traditional attires and their art of beautification, Bijlana stands out in her portrayal of the tribal culture.

This issue also showcases the winning entries of the Exposure International Photo Contest & Exhibition, showing exactly what it takes to be a winner. Also featuring are the best of chiiz.com in this month’s Chiiz Gallery.

Our Hall of Fame is adorned with Makeup Artist of the Month, Alok Sha, who showcases his masterpieces, breaking the stereotypes of beauty and spreading the message of ‘Bald is Beautiful’. Madhuri Itagi, an actress and model turned photographer, shares her journey of moving on to the other side of the camera.

This is what photography does. It forces you to move forward, to change, to transform. Just like nature. Maybe that is why both work so well when they are merged. Photographing bugs and insects as the marvels of nature opens you to witness nature up close and personal. If it isn’t transformation of our ability to view things differently, what is?

Julia Wimm erlin Regards, Julia Wimmerlin

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Ever since she can recall, Cynthia Bandurek has felt attracted by nature. This passion led her to pursue a career as an ecologist and a naturalist. Photography allows her to share her values and knowledge about nature along with the importance of every creature in this magnificent world. The small natural world caught her attention and led her to specialize in macro photography. She believes that it can accede an entire universe, the exploration of which is restricted by our own biology.

Horn to Attract Canon 6D 100mm F/18 1/160 ISO400

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The Best Design Canon 6D 100mm F/20 1/180 ISO320

Red Head Canon 6D 100mm F/18 1/80 ISO200

Natural Jewel Canon 6D 100mm F/18 1/180 ISO200

Pink Polka Dots Canon 6D 100mm F/18 1/160 ISO500

Estranged Creature Canon 6D 100mm F/18 1/160 ISO500

Little Dragon Nikon D7000 100mm F/32 1/125 ISO125

New Phase of Treehopper Nikon D7000 100mm F/22 1/250 ISO160

Hanging Upside Down Nikon D7000 100mm F/32 1/200 ISO100

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Yellow Striped Weevil Nikon D7000 100mm F/32 1/80 ISO100

. Yellow Assassin Bug Nikon D7000 50mm F/22 1/200 ISO100

Martinus Jakarta is a macro photographer based out of Indonesia. He is of the opinion that macro photography is a genre that you can do almost everywhere. Even a spider in the corner of a room can be a beautiful subject. He believes that macro photography can change people’s perspective about insects, from disgust or being scared into being amazed by the beauty of the detail. He learnt about appreciating every single form of life, even the tiniest one, from macro photography.

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Scott Neylon describes himself as a husband, father, chef, and macro photographer. A macro picture of a jumping spider ignited his passion for macro photography. He mainly focuses on insects and arachnids, with the occasional frog or lizard. Somebody who enjoys the hunt almost as much as the photo, Scott uses a flash and a DIY diffuser for his photos

The Giant Leopard Moth Olympus E-M5II 60mm F/6.3 1/160 ISO100

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The Saddleback Caterpillar Olympus E-M5II 60mm F/8 1/160 ISO100

The Ambush Bug Olympus E-M5II 60mm F/9 1/160 ISO100

The Luna Moth Olympus E-M5II 60mm F/6.3 1/160 ISO100

The Tortoise Beetle Larva Olympus E-M5II 60mm F/5.6 1/160 ISO100

Elephants’ Meeting Nikon D4 20mm F/8 1/125 ISO100

Time to Play Nikon D810 400mm F/4 1/800 ISO500

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Drinking Oryx Nikon D4 400mm F/4 1/1250 ISO200

Hunting at Dusk Nikon D850 270mm F/9 1/1250 ISO100

Xavier Ortega is a Spanish photographer who is passionate about taking images of wildlife, especially in Africa. His love for animals and for photography are enough reasons for him to try to obtain original and striking images. Born in Barcelona, where he still lives, Xavier understands photography as a way of capturing the beauty of the world, it awakes his curiosity and it shows him magical and unique moments. You can see more of his work at xavierortega.net and on Instagram @xavierortega_wildlife

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Horsesand andReflection Reflection Horses Nikon D810 D810 90mm 90mm F/2.8 F/2.8 1/1600 1/1600 ISO450 ISO450 Nikon

Oxpeckers on Buffalo Nikon D850 360mm F/4 1/1250 ISO360

South African Bug Canon 5D Mark II 65mm F/8 1/100 ISO200 (stack of 49 shots)

Christian Brockes is a German wildlife macro photographer specialising in extreme close-ups of spiders and insects. His favourite subjects are tiny jumping spiders that are mostly only a few millimetres small but show stunning textures and colors.

With their big anterior eyes, they have an almost cute appearance and are his favourite example to introduce people to the beauty of the tiny and often unseen world of spiders and insects. You can go through more of his work at wildmacro.de

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Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) Canon 5D Mark II 65mm F/8 1/200 ISO100

Acorn Weevil (Curculio glandium) Canon 5D Mark II 65mm F/10 1/125 ISO100

Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Canon 7D 65mm F/10 1/160 ISO100

Mask Bee (Hylaeus species) Canon 5D Mark II 65mm F/6.3 1/160 ISO250

Cuckoo-Wasp (Chrysis ignata) Canon 5D Mark II 65mm F/10 1/100 ISO100

Dock bug nymph (Coreus marginatus) Canon 5D Mark II 100mm F/18 1/160 ISO100 (stack of 3 shots)

Leafhopper Canon 5D Mark II 65mm F/10 1/200 ISO200 (stack of 7 shots)

South African Bug Canon 5D Mark II 65mm F/10 1/125 ISO200

Blister Beetle (Decapotoma lucata) Canon 5D Mark II 100mm F/14 1/160 ISO200

MINI WONDERS Jeremy Squire

Jeremy Squire photographs insects and other small creatures in the wild. His goal is to increase public awareness of both the beauty of these small creatures and the dangers they face from habitat loss, pesticides, and human-transferred disease.

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What motivated you to become a photographer and why the focus on macro?

I’m not sure how I got started in photography — but I do know that macro is a technical challenge and that I find insect behavior fascinating.

Is it enough to have the right equipment in order to be a good macro photographer or are there other areas of knowledge that are critical?

Good question. It helps to learn about insect/amphibian behavior. For example, it’s much harder to find frogs during the dry season — wait for the rainy season when they are laying eggs. Many insects (eg: mayflies, many beetles) spend long periods in their larval form and emerge as adults for only a few days to mate before dying. Knowing when they emerge is important. Many insects hide during the day so you need to look for them at night.

Climate change, habitat loss, and pesticide/herbicide use are devastating insect populations in large areas of the world. How do you think a photographer can contribute to change the scenario?

Put pressure on elected officials for meaningful environmental protection laws. I personally use my Instagram feed and website to draw attention to these issues as do many other macro shooters.

Basswood Leaf Rollers Olympus E-M1 Mark II 60mm F/10 1/100 ISO200

Some photographers love processing their images while others see it as a laborious chore. How do you feel about Photoshop or any of the other editing programs out there?

I love Lightroom because it is a database where I can store all my photos (with backups, of course) and process my images. I have a workflow that keeps things simple.

First, I try to shoot as few images as possible — hopefully just two or three per subject. I import them to LR where I use presets to make minimal tweaks to the RAW file. My presets mostly target shadows, highlights, blacks, and whites in different combinations. For macro, I find my Olympus M43 does an extraordinary job of rendering color on macro so I seldom change colors in LR. I occasionally use the radial filter to lighten or darken an area slightly. I do not use Photoshop or any other software. That’s about it!

Any words of advice or encouragement to someone starting out with or wanting to improve their macro photography?

Take a class if you don’t have a solid knowledge of how aperture, ISO, shutter speed, working distance, and available light interact. Get comfortable with the extremely shallow depth of field we work within macro (often only 1mm or 2mm is sharp). It is very obvious to anybody when an insect has been posed so avoid touching or moving subjects — wait for them to get in a good position. Experiment with fill flash and DIY diffusers.

Follow insect shooters on Instagram for tips.

Prateek Kashyap prateek@chiiz.com Prateek Kashyap is a travel photographer and he takes his inspiration from the mighty Himalayas, where his passion for photography took a more serious turn. With an eye for photography and a fixation with photographic compositions, Prateek is always on the lookout for innovative frames.

Cleft Headed Looper Olympus E-M5 Mark II 60mm F/8 1/160 ISO200

Oak Hopper Nymph Emerging Olympus E-M5 Mark II 60mm F/7.1 1/125 ISO200

Scale insect Olympus E-M1 Mark II 60mm F/8 1/80 ISO200

Doleschallia Bisaltide Caterpillar Olympus E-M1 Mark II 60mm F/11 1/100 ISO200

Trilobite Beetle Olympus E-M1 Mark II 60mm F/9 1/100 ISO200

Weaver Ants Tending Caterpillar 2 Olympus E-M5 Mark II 60mm F/10 1/125 ISO200

Buffalo Hopper Nymph Olympus E-M1 Mark II 60mm F/10 1/125 ISO200

Shweta Malhotra loves to capture the captivating streets and everyday life. An artist and a photographer, she believes that the streets have a mysticism of the decades of stories imbibed in their aura of dust and walls. She has conducted numerous workshops in Delhi/NCR and other cities in the country which comprise of diverse appearances of paintings and photography.

“I feel myself blessed to have an eye to appraise the precious terminology of an individual, which helped me a lot to have a diversified artistic approach while creating a particular art form, or being on the streets and clicking mesmerizing pictures.�

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Yamuna Ghat, Delhi, India Nikon D750 24mm F/5 1/320 ISO1600

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Aman Chotani is a professional travel and lifestyle photographer based in New Delhi, India, who explores the world documenting travel, culture and life. A self-confessed “ wanderer”, Aman Chotani’s images immerse the viewer in the subject’s culture, bringing a visual authenticity to his photographs. He works on freelance projects with travel agencies and magazines of international repute.

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See more of his work on amanchotani.com

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“I tell stories through my pictures, I live experiences through my journey. A professional travel photographer from Delhi who explores the world documenting travel, culture and life. My motto is to travel to beautiful, rusty, adventurous locations to capture untold stories, unseen traditions and unprecedented experiences�

Portrait of India Nikon D800 66mm F/2.8 1/100 ISO400

THEYYAM Chetan Pardeshi Chetan Pardeshi is an IT professional successfully running his IT business for the last 15 years but his love for photography and travel brought him back into action five years ago and he hasn’t stopped. His work has been featured in several leading exhibitions across India & also published in various magazines.

Widely interested in Travel & Wildlife Photography, he loves to try different genres of photography and to travel to new places, meeting new people from different cultures. With his love for relishing local delicacies, he is always on the lookout to capture interesting people and their culture.

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Kandanar Kelan Theyyam Nikon D750 35mm F/2.8 1/1600 ISO400

Theyyam or Kaliyattan is a popular ritual form of worship that originated in North Kerala; predominantly in the Kannur & Kasaragod Districts. It’s a living cult with several thousand-year-old traditions that encompasses dance & music. It exalts the beliefs of aristocratic Thiyyas who gave a lot of importance to the worship of heroes and the spirits of their ancestors.

It’s often performed in kavus (sacred groves) throughout northern Kerala.

Theyyam season usually begins from November and goes on till April. Annual rituals at each of the hundreds of kavus are performed with much zeal. Theyyams are often held to bring good fortune to important events such as marriages. In peak times (December to February), there should be a theyyam rituals happening somewhere almost every night in Kannur District.

The ceremonious dance is accompanied by the chorus of musical instruments like Chenda, Elathalam, Kurumkuzal, and Veekkuchenda. Different Theyyams have their own music, style, and choreography.

The most prominent characters in Theyyam are Raktha Chamundi, Kari Chamundi, Muchilottu Bhagavathi, Wayanadu Kulaven, Gulikan, and Potter.

Performers wear heavy make-up and adorn flamboyant costumes, each representing a hero with great power. The headgear and ornaments are truly majestic and fill one with a sense of awe and wonder. Each artist has a distinct costume made up of face paint, bracelets, breastplates, skirts, garlands and crafted headdresses that can be up to 6m or 7m tall.

The performers of Theyyam are considered to belong to the lower caste community The people of Kannur & Kasaragod districts consider Theyyam as a channel to God and which is why they seek blessings from Theyyam.

Gurukkal Theyyam Nikon D750 35mm F/1.4 1/400 ISO800

Theyyam Makeup Nikon D500 20mm F/2.8 1/500 ISO8000

Elayedathu Bhagavathy Canon 5D Mark IV 85mm F/1.2 1/100 ISO640

Gulikan Theyyam/Vadakkan Theyyam Nikon D750 105mm F/1.4 1/8000 ISO100

App of the Month Enlight Photofox Category: Photo Editing Rating: 4.6/5 Platform: iOS/Android Cost: Free (In-App Purchases)

Out of an available set of different applications to work your photos and videos with, each of which deserves a separate consideration, Enlight Photofox is perhaps a favourite among the photographers who like to edit photos on their phones.

After the first inspection itself, you understand that it is really the best free photo editing app with a wide range of various functions.

Of course, when you open it for the first time, the number of menu items and subitems may confuse you. Pop-up tips on the entire display when you start using any of the functions really turn off. But you only need to try to edit a couple of pictures and the app will show you what it is capable of.

Of special mention is a convenient and simple function, which, for some reason, is not even present in the most well-known services – the capability to undo one last modification and also redo it. Sometimes it is useful to look at the details of the edited picture. As one of the best photo editing apps, you may begin to edit several photos at the same time and save them as unfinished sessions. If you don’t save them, up to 10 items will still be kept open.

If you are happy with your results – it is convenient to share a photo directly from the app in social media, messengers, email and of course, Instagram!

Aside from the full set of tools for photo post processing, which is available in the free version, the new app now offers the ability to work with layers.

ability to add text and frames, and several other extras. But it also has features you won’t find in other apps in the category.

For example, by touching the Canvas button, you get the option to crop or skew a photo. But another feature called Refit lets you freeze the subject of your photo in place, then move other objects of the photo closer so that it all fits in the image.

Layers allow you to combine multiple images in one photo, create an original collage, apply different photo overlay effects and so on. You may edit the layers individually, erase objects from the background, modify the transparency of any of the layers, transform their shape, size and perspective.

Enlight has features for Tilt Shift photos, for that miniaturized look. You can turn your images into artistic paintings or sketches with several variations to choose from. You can type in text in multiple different fonts, add drop shadows and blend in with the background. The app even has a meme feature for Enlight has an extensive feature set, but fortunately lays it out creating those images with a message on the top and another on the bottom. The other features that make Enlight stand like a list so you can go through each feature easily. Whether you snap a new photo from within the app or choose one from out from the rest are the finer details like filter intensity, better shapes, etc. your photo library, you can touch either the picture itself or a menu button in the upper right corner to bring out a slide-out Chiiz Verdict menu from the right.

Here you’ll find headings such as Canvas, Image, Filters, Tools Enlight packs so many features into its clean and easy-to-use and Brushes, and when you touch one, you’ll get more options interface that it effectively replaces most standalone apps. for each category. Enlight has tons of filters and effects, artistic The controls are precise and with a useful tutorial that explains tools and even meme creation options. The filters and tools exactly how to use nearly every feature, Enlight quickly gets are all high-quality, letting you make precision adjustments. you up and running with high-quality effects that are a breeze There are tutorials for every feature. to implement. Enlight is easy to recommend to both casual photo-editing fans and those who take their hobby more Enlight comes with all the usual features you want in a photo seriously. editor with cropping, filters, color correction with curves, the

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Gourav is a freelancce journalist and loves exploring new places and cultures.

He also likes photography and wants to be a travel photographer. He also has a business acumen & likes to discuss politics and business whenever he gets time.

PAINTED

SOULS Biljana Jurukovski

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Biljana Jurukovski is a Macedonian Australian Award Winning Photographer who has always been inspired and amazed by the diverse and beautiful expressions of different cultures. Biljana’s portraits are a culmination of her passion, love and respect for other cultures and traditions; they depict a graceful world where strength and pride are engraved on the faces of the people photographed. Biljana considers herself as an explorer and adventurer with a great passion for photography.

Her aim through photography is to create discussions about different cultures, their way of living and accepting life challenges. Biljana sees photography as a medium for communication between people. She has travelled in many countries on five continents through some of the most remote areas and has faced very challenging situations in the quest to photograph lives of tribal people.

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“Painted Souls” is the result of an ongoing passion for exploring alternative cultures and traditions, where the subjects are photographed against a plain background in order to capture the full vibrancy of their traditional dress and showcasing their artistic skills in the area of beautification. People photographed belong to the Surma tribe that resides on the border between Ethiopia and South Sudan and one can claim that Surma are one of the most iconic tribes in Ethiopia. They remain isolated, untouched by foreigners due to the location, lack of amenities and due to tribal conflicts. What makes them so iconic is their imagination and artistic skills when it comes to beautification, decorating and being fashionable in their own way.

The Surma tribe use their bodies as a canvas, adorning themselves with pigment gleaned from powdered volcanic rock and natural materials such as flowers, leaves and grasses – as well as animal horns and shells – to create an aesthetic which is at once distinctive and endlessly inventive.

Biljana Jurukovski wants to encourage the viewers to look beyond the poverty of many of the areas she travel to and seek to provide a window on a world which is rarely seen or talked about. Her work is constantly striving to empower all of us to see the beauty in our differences and diversity – to show that each of us is unique, and this is to be embraced and celebrated. With this portfolio she wants to honour the beauty of the Surma people, to reveal their strengths and their pride.

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Movie Review Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye Genre:Biography/Documentary IMdB Rating: 7.2/10 Release: 2001 Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes

American Masters is a PBS television series that showcases the life histories and the works of such artists who have impacted the cultural standing of the United States of America in some way or the other. This episode has been taken into consideration, in order to familiarize the audience with one of the most influential and greatest photographers of his time, Alfred Steiglitz. It was due to his tireless efforts for more than 50 years, that photography could be established as an accepted art form, as we know it today. Often called “The Father of Modern Photography”, he believed that “In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.” He was not only a photographer but also a gallery owner, publisher and a pioneer in introducing modernism in the 20th century America. Steiglitz’ life coincided with the birth of Modernist Art Movement in America, with him an active defender of such artists.

The fascinating part about this documentary is that the director, Adato was roped in because he already had footage of Georgia O’Keeffe, an amazing painter and the wife of Steiglitz, speaking about him and the life they led together. O’Keeffe herself had invited Adato for an interview and shared all her experiences with him and about him, about his struggles, how he showcased the works of modern American artists and what not. The footage has been shot in her house, her garden and her studio, thereby adding an additional layer of originality to it.

The initial part of the documentary is set in the late 1880s and we see Steiglitz beginning his journey as a photographer, a field that was very new, less known and unconventional at that point of time. In the early 1890s, Stieglitz can be found in New York City, where he dedicates his career in order to legitimize the existence of photography within the field of fine art.

By 1902, Steiglitz along established an organization called in collaboration with Photo Secession fellow photographers. They popularized their publication, “Camera Work”, by word of mouth. Next in the documentary, we witness Steiglitz as a gallery owner, showcasing and promoting works of contemporary artists and photographers. An early exhibit of the work of Picasso at the gallery in 1911, was Picasso’s first solo show in the United States.

Prior to this, we see Steiglitz going through an emotionally trying time. With the US being a primary stakeholder in the First World War, his gallery had to be closed down and his work was taken away. During this time, Steiglitz was closely associated with painter Georgia O’Keeffe who was there

for him and helped him come out of this low state. This challenging time brought the two closer together, resulting in a marriage in 1922. O’Keeffe greatly influenced his work and he made somewhere around 300 intimate portraits of hers, and was thereby attributed with the creation of one of the first deeply devotional photographic portrait series.

The documentary then shifts to the time of The Great Depression. This was a time when the US was more of a collectivistic culture, which did not align well with Steiglitz anarchical thinking. This further inspired him to develop elegiac portraits of New York City. In 1937, Stieglitz finally put his foot down and abstained from doing any more photography. He died during the year 1946.

The documentary also shows many artists whose lives were closely linked with Steiglitz. These include, Edward Steichen, Georgia O’Keeffe, John Marin among others.

Each artist has their own voice and speak about those times as well as Steiglitz.

The documentary is a learning experience, to each and every member of the audience. There is a takeaway for everyone. For some it can be the history of the American Modern Art tradition, for others, it can be the life of Steiglitz and him as a human with vices and weaknesses, not as the great American hero with all the valor in the world.

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Green-headed Tanager Nikon P900 268mm F/6.3 1/30 ISO200

Paradise Tanager Nikon P900 268mm F/6.3 1/125 ISO200

Aisse Gaertner from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil started taking pictures in 2009 when he won a $250 Gift Card from B&H Photo from NYC. A guitarist Black Bird Band, a Beatles cover band with more than 20 years of history, he bought a Sony HX1 superzoom camera and started trying his hand at photography.

Ten years later, Aisse Gaertner is now with Nikon P1000 and continues to excel in the superzoom world. Having visited the Amazon forest five times now along with a lot of places in the Atlantic Forest like Itatiaia, Guapimirim, Ubatuba, Angra dos Reis, he is also a birdwatching guide.

Blue-naped Chlorophonia Sony HX300 215mm F/6.3 1/60 ISO250

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Gilt-edged Tanager Nikon P900 250mm F/6.3 1/160 ISO200

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock Nikon P900 321mm F/6.3 1/2 ISO200

Frilled Coquette Sony HX300 357mm F/6.5 1/160 ISO200

Red-necked Tanager Nikon P900 143mm F/5.6 1/125 ISO200

Many-colored Rush Tyrant Nikon P900 214mm F/6.3 1/400 ISO200

Swallow Tanager Nikon P900 321mm F/6.3 1/80 ISO200t

Scarlet Macaw Nikon P900 357mm F/6.5 1/125Parrot ISO200 Red-fan Nikon P900 214mm F/6.3 1/200 ISO200

Musician Wren Nikon P900 321mm F/6.3 0.77 ISO200

Atlantic Royal Flycatcher Nikon P900 285mm F/6.3 1/30 ISO200

Old is Gold The Dreamer: Manuel Alvarez Bravo Manuel Alvarez Bravo was the stalwart for the rising art of photography in Latin America of the 20th century.

While in his developing years, Bravo came under the influence of an intellectual avant garde which included some famous contemporaries of his time such as Octavio Paz, Diego Rivera as well as Xavier Villaurrutia.

He had a thinking eye, different and very much Mexican. He was once very famously quoted as saying: “Down here, everything is symbol and mystery.” His oeuvre mainly consisted of vision, illusion, dreams and of Bravo which ultimately played a vital role in igniting the Surreal movement in Mexico. even metaphors. He was rightly called the “poet of lens” for expressing the essence of Mexican culture Andre Breton, a well-known French poet and writer, from behind the lens. who met Manuel Alvarez during the Exposition of Surrealism, which he had organised in 1940, had Interestingly, most of Bravo’s photographs are studied carefully all the photographs of Manuel dominated by an Indian population. The Dreamer or ‘El Sanador’ is one such photograph of an Indian boy Bravo. Breton insisted on harmonizing the state of wakefulness and dreams into one big concept of sleeping in an unknown street in Mexico in the year surrealism. Although Bravo never identified with 1931. Many such works of Bravo such as La buena the idea of Surrealism, most of his works including fama durmiendo, El ensueno and many more such the photograph ‘El Sonador’, go along with the photographs of people sleeping or day-dreaming theme of surrealism. The Dreamer is one unique portrayed the life of poor peasants and indigenous piece which further immortalized the same theme Mexicans struggling in a rapidly modernizing phase. by creating a bridge between the spectator and the The subject in ‘The Dreamer’ seems carefree and image. While observing the picture, the spectator relaxed. It displays his vulnerability and also his may ponder on what the person in the photograph unconcerned disposition that seems in a state of dream and unaware with the happenings of the world must be dreaming about. This can be answered or any potential danger luring up his way. Bravo made in innumerable ways giving it infinite imaginary sure to not disturb the boy and photographed him in meanings. On concluding his observations of Bravo’s the exact posture as he lay there, beside the pavement work, about him he had said,“He has shown us everything that is poetic in Mexico. Where Manuel with a grey wall as the background. The horizontally Alvarez Bravo has stopped to photograph a light, lain boy and the vertical masonry of the wall as the backdrop, speak volumes regarding different aspects a sign, a slience, it is not only where Mexico’s heart beats, but also where the artist has been able to feel, of human life. The hard surface of the stone and the with a unique vision, the totally objective value of his human body are two contrasting elements in the emotion.” Bravo’s such surreal photographs as ‘El photograph, yet somehow merging as one. On one Sonador’, are recognised as exquisite art of photo hand, lies the cold ground beneath the boy and on poetry, where light and silence together portray the other is a peaceful world that the boy seems to dynamic angles of humanity. While many say that be travelling in his dreams, forgetting all about his hardships and problems; fully at ease. ‘El Sonador’ or pictures speak a thousand words, it is the silence that ‘The Dreamer’ is a significant part of those collections speaks for Bravo’s work.

Isha Shukla isha@chiiz.com

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A freelance writer and a literature student who prefers to be a writer by day and a reader by night. Often gets carried away with the musings of greenery and people around. Belonging to the beloved city of lakes- Bhopal, mostly smitten with nature and art.

Having been born and raised in Mumbai, India and moving to Hong Kong 17 years ago made Sonali Devnani reconnect with her homeland with the help of her camera.

Something that only started 8 years ago as a hobby has now become full time passion for me . The love affair with the camera led her to study her masters in journalism in Hong Kong and is now freelancing making documentaries based on social issues in India.

“To me photography is capturing emotions that could never be expressed in words. As a travel portrait photographer, the relationships that I form with my subject with the help of my lens are memories that are etched forever.

An art that eventually helps me to find something interesting in an ordinary place, is how fulfilling it is being behind the lens.�

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Tattooed Traditions Canon 5D Mark IV 35mm F/2.8 1/1600 ISO320

William Soo is an Australian-born-Chinese living in Bali.

A scuba diver, he has nothing but appreciation of the ocean.

William is especially fascinated by macro photography. Seeing and shooting the intricate details of the critters that the human eyes cannot witness intrigues him.

Eubranchus Virginalis Olympus OMD-EM1 Mark II 60mm F/11 1/250 ISO200

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Cuthona Sony Cybershot RX100II 37.1mm F/11 1/500 ISO100

Phyllodesmium Iriomotense Olympus OMD-EM1 Mark II 60mm F/16 1/200 ISO200

Aplysia Parvula Olympus OMD-EM1 Mark II 60mm F/11 1/250 ISO200

Jorunna Parva Sony Cybershot RX100II 37.1mm F/8 1/200 ISO100

Costasiella Kuroshimae with Eggs Sony Cybershot RX100II 37.1mm F/11 1/400 ISO100

Verconia Verconis Olympus OMD-EM1 Mark II 60mm F/5 1/250 ISO200

Denise’s Pygmy Seahorse Sony Cybershot RX100II 37.1mm F/11 1/500 ISO100

Jidhun M.G. is a landscape photographer based in Kerala. He started photography as a hobby and later began working for it full steam.

He believes that photographs freeze moments, capture emotions and inspire people to travel the world.

Bringing out an unseen perspective of a place at the best lighting is what he always strives for.

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Morning Ride Nikon D750 14mm F/13 1/125 ISO125

Greenhouse Effect Sony A9 15mm F/4.5 1/80 ISO200

A Tale of Two Boats Nikon D750 14mm F/6.7 1/2000 ISO320

Tea Plantation Nikon D750 24mm F/6.7 1/750 ISO320

Thomas George

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Blue Lagoon - Barsys Nikon D850 70mm F/16 1/200 ISO100

An epicure himself, Thomas George stumbled upon photography and knew that his love for food would manifest itself in more than one way. With an exceptional understanding of light and textures, Thomas is able to delve into his viewer’s conscious through his meticulously crafted images. His clients love him for his forthright attitude and poise. In his six years as a food and beverage photographer, Thomas has closely worked with some of the biggest brands in India and abroad such as Uber Eats, McDonalds, KFC, Behrouz Biryani, etc.

An Assortment of Sushi - Junction Nikon D800 42mm F/5.6 1/250 ISO100

An Assortment of Breads - La Bouchée d’Or Nikon D800 70mm F/11 1/250 ISO100

Grilled Pineapples - Pirates of the Grill Nikon D800 50mm F/8 1/200 ISO100

Bolacha Chicken Seekh Nikon D800 48mm F/6.3 1/200 ISO100

Mushroom Trifolati - Elemenopi Nikon D800 52mm F/6.3 1/200 ISO100

Vodka-based Paan Cocktail - Decode Nikon D800 85mm F/6.3 1/200 ISO100

Abhishek and Shamili in Leh Nikon D750 35mm F/2.8 1/2000 ISO640

Krishnam Gadasu is a 28-year-old software engineer turned Wedding/Fashion photography sensation hailing from Hyderabad. Krishnam had very humble beginnings and developed a passionate and unequivocal love towards photography during his engineering days which made him stick to his gut and pursue a Masters in Photography from NICC, Bengaluru.After establishing his brand - “Krishnam Photography�, he has crossed the milestone of covering 150+ weddings and countless photo shoots across 8+ countries - marking a dominating presence in the industry.

Keertana with Grandparent Nikon D750 35mm F/2 1/640 ISO800

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Akanksha & Kishore - Two Doctors Nikon D750 40mm F/2.8 1/200 ISO640

Apoorva - That Smile Sony A7III 50mm F/2.8 1/2500 ISO80

Krupakar & Swetha Sony A7III 16mm F/2.8 1/160 ISO640

Abhishek and Spandana - Deploying Craziness Sony A7III 35mm F/2 1/4000 ISO250

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Pratik S. Talreja is a commerce graduate who continued with his family business until he realised he can turn his hobby of photography into a profession. Although, he never wanted to become a photographer, he is grateful for wherever life has brought him today.

Pratik enjoys a good following on social media and inspires a lot of people to take up photography.

“Photography, for me, is an experience. It’s not only about that moment, it’s not only about that fraction of a second, but it’s also about everything around it. It teaches us to be more observant.”

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Salty Shadow Hasselblad 10mm F/11 1/320 ISO200

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Mishti Canon 5D Mark III 24mm F/5.6 1/125 ISO100

18 Days Old, Priyansh Canon 5D Mark III 50mm F/3.5 1/160 ISO100

Priyanka Modh’s love for photography and desire to pursue it began in 2012 with her experimenting with everything that captured her interest. It was only at a job as a photographer in an NGO where she got to interact with school children, did she realize that her interest lies in capturing expressions and postures of people.

She shifted her focus towards wedding and pre-wedding photography where she started a firm called ‘Still Emotional’ with her partner. In the meantime, she got the opportunity to photograph her nephew’s birth and newborn days. It was in that period that she discovered this niche of new-born and maternity photography.

Being inclined towards family and children, she found her calling. Since then, she has been in this business with a clientele of over 100 happy and satisfied couples and their little ones.

Dharv & Dharman Canon 5D Mark III 50mm F/4 1/160 ISO100

10 Days Old, Freny Canon 5D Mark III 50mm F/4 1/160 ISO100

2 Months Old, Hayaan Canon 5D Mark III 50mm F/3.5 1/160 ISO100

IMAGE QUEST

Red Bull Illume is the world’s greatest adventure and action sports imagery contest. It showcases the most creative and captivating images on the planet, while illuminating the passion, lifestyle and culture behind the photographers that shoot them.

Norway Photographer: Brynjar Tvedt Athlete: Henrik Ulleland Sony a6000 18mm F/4 1/200 ISO250

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Russia Photographer: Kirill Umrikhin Athlete: Aleksey Maglov Nikon D850 15mm F/7.1 1/1600 ISO400

France Photographer: Andy Parant Athlete: Matthias Dandois Nikon D800E 35mm F/2.5 1/125 ISO1600

Canada Photographer: John Price Athlete: Will Gadd Canon 5D Mark IV 35mm F/6.3 1/400 ISO320

The Storr, Isle of Skye Photographer: Brodie Hood Athlete: Josh Beinn Sony A7R III 35mm F/10 1/1000 ISO640

USA Photographer: Michael Clark Athlete: Rafa Ortiz Nikon D810 24mm F/5 1/400 ISO400

France Photographer: Baptiste Fauchille Athlete: Alex Bibollet DJI Mavic Pro F/2.2 1/3700 ISO100

Chile Photographer: Jan Kasl Athlete: Tomáš Slavík Nikon D850 200mm F/6.3 1/2500 ISO250

Anup Gandhe is an architect & photographer based out of Pune. Being an architect, he was always mesmerised by the cultural heritage of India. Architectural legacy of India & its monumental scale fascinated him so much so that he is now trying to document these heritage sites with different perspectives.

Canon 5D Mark IV 17mm F/9 1/400 ISO3200

HAMPI - YOUR PERSPECTIVE, YOUR BELIEF India has a vast and diverse cultural heritage. The grandeur and cultural importance of Hampi’s architectural heritage and its temples have earned it the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage status. Vitthala Temple & Virupaksha temple are some of the well known monuments at Hampi.

The Vitthala temple is the most exquisitely detailed structure on the site and represents the pinnacle of Vijayanagara temple architecture. Hampi has also got some beautiful monolith structures like Ugra Narasimha & Badavalinga.

When I visited Hampi & stood among its ruins, the monuments seemed eager to tell me the story of the rise, the glorious days & the fall of this lost empire. I was awestruck by the grand architecture of its royal complexes, temples, ancient market streets, pillared halls, mandapas and pushkarnis. Hampi is a paradise for photographers. Every photograph shot at Hampi will tell a different visual narrative. This region also offers incredible landscapes that give innumerable possibilities for photography.

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Canon 5D Mark IV 17mm F/9 1/20 ISO3200

GoPro Hero 7 17mm F/2.8 1/962 ISO150

Canon 5D Mark IV 17mm F/9 1/5000 ISO3200

Canon 5D Mark IV 17mm F/9 1/5000 ISO1600

Light and Shadow of Pushkar Fair Nikon D750 165mm F/2.8 1/160 ISO1600

WINNER

Arun Meher Odisha, India

Pushkar Camel Fair Nikon D90 13mm F/8 1/40 ISO250 1st Runner Up Deba Prasad Roy Kolkata, India

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Silhouette Camels Nikon D7200 16mm F/11 1/250 ISO125 2nd Runner Up Saurabh Sirohiya Kolkata, India

CHIIZ GALLERY To get published, upload your photos on chiiz.com

Argha Mondal Purnia, India

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Arindam Saha Kolkata, India

Achintya Shankar Adhikari Kolkata, India

The Land of Enlightenment Nikon D500 11mm F/3.2 1/80 ISO4000

Light Rays Photography Mysuru, India

Horse-fly Canon 70D 100mm F/14 1/160 ISO1000

On the Top Canon 1100D 250mm F/7.1 1/400 ISO200

Love on the Green Canon 700D 250mm F/5.6 1/50 ISO400

Killer Over Beauty Nikon D7200 105mm F/8 1/200 ISO400

Chinmoy Biswas Kolkata, India

Ready to Fly Nikon D5200 300mm F/6.3 1/400 ISO400

Amol Nakve New Delhi, India

Shafiul Islam Shkot Rangpur City, Bangladesh

Rupai Saha Mandal Kolkata, India

Soumadip Das Hooghly, India

Dragonfly Nikon D7100 200mm F/5.6 1/1000 ISO200

Melting Nikon Coolpix P900 57mm F/5 1/125 ISO200

Shadow of Life Canon1300D 300mm F/5.6 1/1250 ISSO200

S.D.M. Keerthirathna Pothupitiya, Srilanka

Prey and Honey Nikon D600 50mm F/22 1/200 ISO400

Bibek Bubhupada Odisha, India

Prey and Predator Nikon D5600 55mm F/13 1/160 ISO1000

Sonika Agarwal Mumbai, India

Aljo Antony Bangalore, India

Dibakar Roy Kolkata, India

Long-horned Beetle Nikon D5300 55mm F/6.3 1/500 ISO640

Big Blue Eyes Lumia 640 XL 3.78mm F/2 1/50 ISO80

Big Approach Canon 1200D 250mm F/14 1/200 ISO800

Ismanjeet Singh Arora Dehradun, India

Little Bitty iPhoneX 4mm F/1.8 1/50 ISO25

EXPOSURE INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST & EXHIBITION

CULTURE

One Religion Canon 5D Mark III 24mm F/5.6 1/30 ISO800 1st Runner Up Amit Vakil Chamba, India

Gods of Malabar Fujifilm X-T1 50mm F/3.2 1/400 ISO4000

WINNER

Ritesh Ghosh Kolkata, India

Embracing the Flames Fujiflim X-T3 18mm F/4 1/250 ISO3200 2nd Runner Up

Ritagnik Bhattacharya Kolkata, India

NATURE & WILDLIFE

Kickboxing Nikon D500 300mm F/7.1 1/4000 ISO1000 1st Runner Up Mousam Ray Jalpaiguri, India

Patrolling Hippo Canon 5D Mark III 24mm F/2.8 1/1250 ISO400

WINNER

Arun Tharakan Kerala, India

Shower Nikon D7200 400mm F/8 1/160 ISO640

2nd Runner Up

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Balint Nemeth Taplanszentkereszt, Hungary

To celebrate World Photography Day, “Exposure International Photo Contest & Exhibition” was organized with two sections: Student category, formally named “Interschool”, for upto 18-year-olds and “Open to All” category for participants above 18 years. “Open to All” category had various sections.

Exposure was immensely grateful for having more than 14,000 entries in this contest from across the globe. The winners were announced on their website, exposuresop. com, on the evening of World Photography Day. A total of 24 images, top 3 from each category, were awarded with a total prize value of more than 6 lakhs.

All the images were judged by internationally renowned industry experts who are listed below: • Global Warming - John Stanmeyer • Street - Tavepong Pratoomwong • Nature & Wildlife - Marsel Van Oosten • Portrait - Dinesh Khanna • Landscape - Umesh Gogna • Wedding - Neeta Shankar • Culture - Apratim Saha Post that, there was a 2-day exhibition at Siliguri, West Bengal where top 30 images from each category were displayed and various photographic activities conducted.

LANDSCAPE

Drowning Canon 6D 70mm F/11 1/400 ISO50 WINNER

Vestrahorn Nikon D850 15mm F/5 1/400 ISO800 1st Runner Up

Kavian Mashayekhi Tehran, Iran

Chirag Khatri Ahmedabad, India

Dusted Sony A7R III 85mm F/5.6 1/640 ISO50 2nd Runner Up

Swapnil Govind Ekbote Pune, India

STREET

La Barceloneta Leica TL2 28mm F/11 1/1000 ISO400 WINNER

Shadow Panasonic DC-GX 15mm F/16 1/500 ISO200 1st Runner Up

Stan De Zoysa Igualada, Spain

Techasit Leeanant Bangkok, Thailand

Gone with the Wind Nikon D5100 18mm F/3.5 1/320 ISO400 2nd Runner Up Rajatabha Ray Kolkata, India

PORTRAIT

Life in Between Nikon D750 35mm F/1.4 1/640 ISO160 1st Runner Up Rajatabha Ray Kolkata, India

Friendship Canon 5D Mark II 35mm F/2 1/250 ISO200 WINNER

Tamal Das Howrah, India

See me in Your Dreams Canon 5D Mark III 10mm F/22 1/200 ISO400 2nd Runner Up Samya Sengupta Kolkata, India

WEDDING

The Haldi Happiness Nikon D5100 17mm F/5.6 1/100 ISO500

WINNER

One More Time Nikon D750 24mm F/2.8 1/125 ISO2000

1st Runner Up

Sourav Paul Howrah, India

Timeless Moments Canon 60D 47mm F/2.8 1/100 ISO400

2nd Runner Up

Avismita Bhattacharyya Kolkata, India

Sudip Banik Chowdhury Kolkata, India

GLOBAL WARMING

Nature’s Wrath Canon 60D 18mm F/11 1/250 ISO100 1st Runner Up

Shafqat Nabi New Delhi, India

Advancing Water Fujiflim X-T1 16mm F/18 1/200 ISO400

WINNER

Koushik Chatterjee Kolkata, India

Breaking of Iceberg Canon 550D 160mm F/10 1/1250 ISO100 2nd Runner Up Debarshi Das Siliguri, India

INTER SCHOOL

Bhiksa OnePlus A3003 4.26mm F/2 1/20 ISO640

WINNER

Arjun Shukla Prayagraj, India

Night Life of Monsoon Sony A6300 200mm F/11 1/125 ISO100

1st Runner Up

Dharani Hariharan Pollachi, India

Kaali Devi Canon 200D 50mm F/1.8 1/500 ISO100

2nd Runner Up Ramakaushalyan Chennai, India

Model of the Month

Roshni Sharma

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Height - 5’7” Bust - 33 Waist - 27 Hip - 35 Hair - Dark Brown Eyes - Dark Brown

Photography: Alex F Buchholz Stylist: Sajda Khan Makeup and Hair: Shweta Shrestha

Being a former rugby player, Roshni Sharma was scouted as a model by her physiotherapist, Diana Pinto, who had participated in beauty pageants and had an experience in the modelling industry. Passionate about posing and putting on makeup since a young age, she used to mock beauty pageants. Who knew that a childhood untapped passion would one day become reality and come true in the form of an Instagram message from Toabh Creatives, which is one of the most reputed modelling agencies in India. She currently enjoys my career while pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Literature and Psychology from the University of Mumbai. She has worked with many brands like Surkhaab by Shilpi Gupta , Mahima Mahajan, Savaab Jewels, Anaqa Jewels, Anoli Shah Design, Manish Malhotra, Jade, Caratlane, Loreal, Lakme, Drishti Zahabia, Vishal Mega Mart, Nitya Birla label, etc. These days, she is working on building her own portfolio while looking to work with brands across India and internationally.

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Makeup Artist of the Month Alok Sha

Alok Sha is an eastern-India-based international makeup artist who has worked extensively in the fashion industry with top advertising brands and in movies. He has been working with high profile fashion advertising companies and highly sought-after makeup artists in the business. His work experience led him to work in movies, television, weddings, fashion and advertisements for 10 years now. Alok runs a makeup training center where he uses the knowledge that he has acquired over the years to teach students how to establish themselves as beauty makeup artists in the fashion and wedding industry.

Shot on Sony Alpha 92 FEATURE

Model - Diandra Soares MUA - Vipul Bhagat Sony A7R III 85mm F/5.6 1/200 ISO125

FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAMERA Madhuri Itagi

Model - Diandra Soares MUA - Vipul Bhagat Sony A7R III 85mm F/2.5 1/320 ISO100

Madhuri Itagi has always believed beauty to be an art form that can be found in the most unconventional faces and places around the world. As an established model and actress, she has had various opportunities to work with some of the greatest creative minds in the south Indian cinema.

Soon after she realised her love for photography, she decided to attain professional training in the pursuit to capture everything that appeals to her eyes and make it last forever. Thereafter, she completed an advanced photography course from ace photographer and Dada Saheb Phalke award-winner, Mr Jayesh Sheth.

A new-age photographer on a mission to make moments last forever, Madhuri Itagi creates images that conceal a moment and convey a story.

Model - Diandra Soares MUA - Vipul Bhagat Sony A7R III 85mm F/2.5 1/320 ISO80

Model - Diandra Soares MUA - Vipul Bhagat Sony A7R III 85mm F/2.5 1/320 ISO100

When did you first become interested in photography?

What sparked it and when did you decide that it was what you were going to do?

I have always been inclined towards Arts. I live for it.

When I was pursuing my acting career, I realised, I love being behind the camera more than being in front of it. It all started with nature and travel photography. Being an avid traveler I used to never travel without my third eye (camera). It didn’t take long for me to realise how much I loved capturing beauty and emotions. I later finished my advanced course from ace photographer, Mr Jayesh Sheth. And that’s how my career began.

Which camera do you prefer to use while shooting important fashion assignments and why?

I use Sony A7riii. I’m totally in love with it. It’s the best pro full-frame mirrorless camera. The 42-megapixel sensor gives amazing picture quality, dual SD card slot is one more perk. Last but not the least, because of its light weight, it’s very easy for me to carry it around. Not only for my assignments, I also carry it along when I’m traveling. I don’t have to think twice about the weight. It’s so handy.

You’ve clearly worked with a wide range of models, what tips can you recommend to people looking to expand their portfolio?

Expanding the portfolio is very important. It does not necessarily have to be a known model or an actor to shoot

Model - Diandra Soares MUA - Vipul Bhagat Sony A7R III 85mm F/2.5 1/320 ISO80

with. Our creativity and quality is what matters most.

So one should keep shooting as much as possible, put your heart and soul into it and come up with creative concepts. Select the best of work and display it.

What do you consider to be the main difference between yourself and others like you who have failed to get to where you are?

I think it’s consistency. Being a newcomer myself, I still have miles to go. None of my work ever satisfies me.

That urges me to be my own competitor, and ruthless critic for self. It’s important to grow your knowledge and experience horizontally while building the portfolio and profile vertically.

You have a lot of following on social media platforms.

What tips can you give to budding photographers who want to get their work seen like that?

I think that nowadays, social media is a huge platform for our work to get noticed. However, it’s not the most important thing. There are many great photographers who don’t use Instagram or any social media to showcase their work. Still, I would suggest to keep posting your good work. It is motivating at times to see our work being appreciated.

Uzma Majeed uzma@chiiz.com Delhi girl at heart, Uzma possesses a deep appreciation for leisurely reading, tea and hoarding random fun facts. She’s a bit of a gym rat, has a deep seated interest in street photography and sees a future in media and advertising.

Photography became a serious hobby for Robert Maxim in late 2012. His first and abiding love is studio art nude with minimal background and props but more recently he has added location art nude with its different challenges. For him, the secret lies in the collaborative relationship with brilliant creative models.

Self-Portrait by Sebastian Cartier

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St. Mary’s Model Fawnya Location: Norfolk UK Canon 5D Mark III 24mm F/2.8 1/400 ISO800

Three Boxes Model: Sylph Sia Location: The Loft Studio, Colchester Canon 5D Mark III 50mm F/4.5 1/125 ISO1000

Balanced Model: Miriam Location: The Loft Studio, Colchester Canon 5D Mark III 73mm F/5 1/125 ISO100

Fanned Model: Fawnya Location: Cre8-Image Studio, Cambs Canon 5D Mark III 45mm F/4.5 1/125 ISO125

Pince Nez Model: Lulu Lockhart Location: AURA Studio, Newmarket Canon 5D Mark III 50mm F/14 1/125 ISO100

Scorpion Window Model: Fawnya Location: Scorpion Residence, Northants Canon 5D Mark III 51mm F/2.8 1/400 ISO800

Your Beauty Lives Though Lilies Die Model: Fawnya Location: The Hacienda, London Canon 5D Mark III 85mm F/2 1/100 ISO1000

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