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Editor’s Letter Welcome to Sixth Issue Seaside Issue The sixth issue Seaside Issue is stuffed with lots of images from various photographer’s around the world. It is filled with art and creativity which is made by artists such as Yugendu Vyas,Cover photographer Sankar Salvady,Mike Stapleton and Indian Photographer’s such as Ahmed Kamal, John Downes,Partha Roy. I proudly present to you all the new venture started by Valriyak Media named “The Pocket Project”. To read the artices/interviews online visit Kalakaaris Website.You can signup for the newsletter to get updates regarding the magazine. Issue Six is available in print on public demand and you can also download the pdf copy from www.thekalakaaris.com I Thank You all for the support and your contribution.
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INTERVIEW WITH THE GREAT INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHER Sankar Salvady
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INTERVIEW WITH Sankar Salvady Hi Sankar how are you? I am good, thank you! First off, tell us a little about yourself, where you grew up, what you wanted as your career as a child‌ I grew up in South Tamilnadu in the foothills of Western Ghats. As a child, I guess I wanted to be everything but an artist. Mathematics and Science is all I loved as a child.
What has been one of the most interesting experiences for you whilst out photographing? Many experiences - Narrowly missing a King cobra byte in my enthusiasm to photograph a bullock-cart near my native in India, Slipping into a waterfall while trying to get a good composition, and in the process dropping my camera/lens into water and dislocating my shoulder in the middle of nowhere, almost getting slapped by a gentleman in an Indian village for clicking his picture without permission, flying all the way to Utah for night photography only to realize that I had miscalculated the moon phase, and driving non-stop for 10+ hours (on many occasions) to catch a good sunrise in a pre-determined spot only to find the rising sun completely engulfed in dark clouds.
As you see it, what qualities does a good photographer possess? There are some attributes that differ between different genres of photography: but there are a few If you could shoot any event in qualities that I think every the world – what would that be? photographer should possess: Partition of India (a)Connecting with the subject. 1. 2. Civil War in Sri Lanka (b)Ability to see good light. (c)Understanding that the subject of your picture is more precious than the picture itself.
Capturing the moment – how do you know where you need to be for a particular shot? In the context of landscape photography, many times, I don’t know at least not as soon as I reach a spot. One needs to spend time scouting a location, and then at some point when your right brain signals an “ahaa”, you know you have your picture. As you gain experience, your gut feel on what works, and what doesn’t work, improve.
beautiful to waste your time fretting over small things. It has taught me the art of finding a harmony amidst chaos. Your camera of choice? Any camera that satisfies the following: 1. Fast and accurate auto-focus ability 2. Reasonably good dynamic range 3 Good colour reproduction 4. Good choice of lenses. 5. Good balance of pixel size and resolution
How important is it for a I am brand agnostic, but as of photographer to “connect” with now I use Canon 5d Mark III, his subjects to bring out their which I absolutely love. true self? I mentioned it earlier while Any Secrets/Advice to aspiring answering the qualities a good Photographers? photographer must possess. I Have a good mix of people who think of ‘connection’ as one of encourage you and those who the most important attributes. Be constructively criticise you. You it a human subject, or landscape, need the former to keep up your I believe that a deeper motivation level when you are still connection is essential to bring learning, and the latter to push out the true self of your subject. your boundaries. What’s photography taught you, and about yourself? But for photography, I am not sure if I would have discovered the artist in me. Travel and Photography has taught me that this world is too vast and too
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JOHN DOWNES
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JOHN DOWNES Interview
Before you start a trip, how will you prepare yourself? My preparation includes reviewing relevant surfing websites for the areas I want to visit either in Devon or Cornwall. This gives me all the relevant weather information I need regarding surf size…wave periods… Tell us a little bit about yourself? wind speed and direction… I’m John age 56 and a keen sporting high and low tide information along photographer. with if it is forecast to be sunny or I started out in film photography but raining. I also make sure I pack some gave it up due to family commitments. food and drink… plus the relevant I picked up working digitally again at clothing and camera protection. the end of 2009. I like to make sure all my batteries My love of the ocean started in 1980 are charged and that everything is when I was studying engineering and I packed the night before I make my took up Sub Aqua Diving at the trip. college club. I then went on to work in the oil industry, which I still work on a What are some of the countries or freelance basis regions you would like to visit, and photograph, in the coming years? What kindled your interest in seascape I would very much like to visit Hawaii photography, what inspired you? and the North Islands to photograph My interest in seascape photography the dynamics of the big waves and came about because of the coastal the people who surf them. area of the United Kingdom where I live. The area is very popular with What do you want your viewers to surfers, so I find the take away from your work? topography of the land coupled by I would like the viewers to take the surf and the people who skilfully inspiration from nature and the surf the waves make good power of the sea as it is a moving compositional subjects. entity to go out and photograph waves in action.
Apart from photography, do you have interest in other creative activities? I like to refurbish old property concentrating on bringing the buildings back to habitable life. What type of camera, lenses and lighting equipment do you use? My current camera and lens line up are: DSLR Camera bodies: Canon 1DX Canon 5DIII Canon 7D Lenses: Canon EF 300mm f2.8 L IS USM II Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 L IS USM II Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8 L USM Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8 L USM Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Canon 1.4x and 2x converter Mk III Your favourite contemporary photographers? I have no real favourite contemporary photographers‌ but enjoy all genres of creative photography‌ be it sports journalism, high end fashion or sea and landscapes. Any final thoughts or advice for our readers? Follow your photographic dreams wherever they may be and in whatever genre.
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Photo Of the Month - John Downes
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AHMED KAMAL
SHORT INTERVIEW
AHMED KAMAL He is just a guy with big dreams and humble beginnings.after being brought up in a household that demands great skill of every individual and yet nurtures every little effort with care. I have lived in Delhi for as long as I can remember and I always seem to want to come home to it, no matter where I travel,says ahmed. Jamia Millia Islamia is his proud alma mater.he has received his primary, graduate and post graduate education from Jamia itself, with the latter being in Mass Communication. a national level swimmer, shooter and badminton player. So you can tell that he’ve had a full plate before photography “wooed” him.
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AHMED KAMAL
SHORT INTERVIEW
1.Tell us a little about yourself. I am just a guy with big dreams and humble beginnings. I’ve been brought up in a household that demands great skill of every individual and yet nurtures every little effort with care. I have lived in Delhi for as long as I can remember and I always seem to want to come home to it, no matter where I travel. Jamia Millia Islamia is my proud alma mater. I have received my primary, graduate and post graduate education from Jamia itself, with the latter being in Mass Communication. I’m mostly a happy-go-lucky individual – with my early life spent in sports. I’m a national level swimmer, shooter and badminton player. So you can tell that I’ve had a full plate before photography “wooed” me.
love. My tryst with photography began in my Mass Communication degree course. People were speculating the abilities of “the sports quota” guy. They thought, how could he do well? He, to whom a seat in the course was served on a silver platter. Even after such discrimination, I quickly found kinship with this mechanical device. Very soon, the same lot of cynics, found me with the camera documenting everything under the sun and with good results too. Within a year I had silenced my naysayers by winning a sought after International Photography Competition hosted by Bu Tinah Island Photography. It has been a very emotionally fulfilling journey since then.
2.How did the passion you have for photography develop? I was always looking for a fulfilling vocation I guess. Sports to me felt like my calling, but after many years and many accolades, I found my heart growing weary of it all. Though I have a special place in my heart for badminton, I can never sing enough praises for it leading me to my one true
Other Than Photography what do you do actually? I shoot ad films, documentaries and shorts for numerous organisations in the country. My work contains explorations of various social, political, and economic aspects and connotations.
Photography is about creating, exploring and trying to develop skin and attain a sense of style for your images. What is it about photography that you enjoy most and how do you think you will further your career over the next few years? I think I see the world better through its lens. It is amazing how a man-made creation can change the way one perceives the natural world around them. Photography has never been just a hobby. Having first picked up the camera, it came to me as a calling in life. Photography became the self-reflexive journey towards an unknown karma, one that helps me evolve into an insightful person, while giving back to the world that shaped me so. Other than my emotional growth and evolution, I feel that the next couple of years shall see me expand my repertoire to more evocative and creative forms of photography. Right now I am fascinated with the combination of photo and video. I shall use this newfound love to push more creative boundaries and go where my art takes me. Who knows – I might even exhibit my work exclusively on a national platform. If you could describe your photography in under a sentence, what would it say? I’d call it a quantum of reality! That’s what I look for and that’s what I see.
Finally, any advice for aspiring photographers? Don’t let naysayers shoot you down! Follow your dreams and believe in yourself! Success is bound to come to!
PARTHA ROY
a fine art photographer
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PARTHA ROY Interview
What type of photography do you do most? And what do you enjoy most and why? I do mostly Cityscape, Landscape, Architecture. Black and white Architectural and/or Fine-Art landscape photography is one my favourite. Nature has his own beauty which he express many ways. It has all the colours and hidden treasure. I am always behind to these. Not only I enjoy capturing nature beauty but it also gives pleasure to find its secret and purify my soul. I love Black and White Fine-Art Architectural/Landscape photography too. I believe Black and White photography reveal the soul of the picture. Photography is an Art and picture speaks when words can’t.
Tell us a little about you, yourself? I am a self-taught photographer and have started photography journey in the year of 2009. By profession I am an I.T engineer but by passion I am photographer. I like to capture each and every moment of life and beauty of nature. The passion and the hobby towards photography gradually make me a photographer and I spend my free time with my camera and photography. I believe each and every element and object has its own capability to create a magical moment. The moments that you want to keep forever and you want to treasure in your heart and mind. Basically I’m a picture-taker, fun-lover and fun-maker photographer who like What is the most challenging part to capture and freeze the moment about being a photographer for you? of each and every aspect of life to Landscape/Architecture/Cityscape make it unforgettable with help of my photography is all about post processblack box. Landscapes/Cityscapes/ ing. This kind of photography requires Architecture/Streets are my strengths, 30% picture taking ability and 70% and have helped me to won several post processing technique. awards, even internationally.
Initially when I started photography I was having 0 knowledge in Photoshop and post processing techniques. It was hard time to learn this myself, though I never give-up.
require. For street and/or candid shot I use 35mm 1.8, 50mm 1.8 or sometimes my kit lens i.e. 24-120mm F4.
What was your scariest moment as a photographer? Describe your photographic style? Photography is my passion, my love How did you develop your style? and for god grace I didn’t have any I don’t have style. I believe on myself scariest moment as a photographer till and trust my eyes. After looking into a date. subject and/or scene, I try to visualize its end result and how it could create a What is your best post processing tip? magic. Light plays an important role in Post processing is an infinite subject Photography and it’s the heart-beat of which will never get end even you any picture and I like to play with light. spend your entire life to learn it. Hence I always update myself with new best tip is – learn as your requirement. techniques and change my workflow There are ample resources available accordingly. I like to take new in internet. Start learning from there challenges and venture my and take a note to the “difficult to photography mind in different theme/ understand” part. Discuss with gurus different category which help me to and resolve it. learn new things/style. Do you find it hard to turn down a day How important is it for a photographer planned with your family at the last to “connect” with his subjects to bring moment because of a job put towards out their true self? you? Connection and emotion are the jew- My passion is on one site and my famelleries of a picture. Without this picture ily is on the other site. I don’t try to mix can’t get complete. Any subject i.e. them. If I plan anything with my family life or static can create the connec- then I give priority to my plan than last tion and generate emotion in your minute job. I am able to explore my mind and soul. photography because my family support. So I don’t want to feel them that Can you walk us through the actual their support is wrong. But it’s true that process that you use if there is an urgency in my job then to set up a portrait? my family will sacrifice their planned I like candid/street portrait. I don’t do day before I sacrifice my last minute so called studio portrait photography. job. Hence for my portrait photography I just use my camera, lens and natural light mainly . I do use flash when
YUGENDU VYAS
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YUGENDU VYAS
Could you tell us where you’re from and
Do you have any formal training in photography? how you got started in Photography? I didn’t till enrolled myself in Savannah Hi, I was born in Jaipur in 1995 but, due to my College of Art and Design to pursue fathers transferable job I have been to many BFA(Bachelors of Fine Arts) in photography. places till he decided to stay in Ahmedabad. Photography is one the hobbies my Father How do you learn all the technical aspects of sports, and it was a summer vacation in 2010 photography? when I picked the camera up and started I just fiddled around with the machine and taking pictures of whatever I liked. My father that’s how I learned but I was taught more in enjoyed the images and pushed me to take it detail by my proffessor at SCAD. Google is up as a hobby . also a great help if one wants to learn about Do you have a favorite photographer or an artist who inspires you? A human eye sees millions of images each day wheter be it a social networking site or a magazine or anything and these Images have an effect subconciously. I don’t specifically have a favorite photographer but I see a lot of work by many great photographers and artists which then subcociously has an affect on my work, like the composition, color pallete etc. I even do projects where I specifically take inspiration from famous works but I don’t have a specific artist who really inspires me.
the camera.
How do you find locations for your photos? Is there a certain time of day you know will make better pictures? The location in the photographs are places where I am with the camera(which is everywhere) until I know about a place which is a must visit for photographers. It depends on what you’re taking a photograph of because if it’s a landscape it would look the best during the golden hour but if you are shooting a city specifically it might look better in the night but that’s how I think it differs from person to person and what they are looking for in an image.
Most of your photos says some story in it, where do you get those unique inspiration from? Any piece of art is good till it’s a visual delight but it becomes great as soon as it has content to it, atleast that’s how I feel. I wont agree that most of my images are content based but I try my best to have something more going on with the image than just the visual. Most of your photos in Black & White and textured. Do you do a lot of post-processing work on them? There is no specific reason to why they are black and white could be just because they look better in black and white than color. I like textures and patterns a lot and I enjoy incorporating them in the work I make.
What has been your favorite photo location? None specifically. Any final thoughts for our readers? Do what you love, take pictures of what you like and of what you enjoy. The more you learn, the less you know so keep learning. I am still a student so I don’t know a lot but it’s art and it has no rules so do what you want to and if you believe in it you can make it happen!
What photo gears do you currently use? And your favorite lens is? I have a Nikon D7100 with a kit lens and a 50mm prime. I don’t have a favourite lens. Its not great gear haha I would like to update soon.
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MIKE STAPLEton Great Seacape Photographer
The Pool was built on the site of a natural rock pool that people used for bathing in 1896. Two walls were built around some rocks to retain water for bathing at all times of the tide. In 1926 the Pool was altered to more or less the same shape as it is now but with a lot of bedrock removed, a gradient bottom to form a shallow and deep end with a depth twice the height of the original.
Batemans bay sunshine bay at Batemans bay a golden sunset at Sunshine bay NSW The coastline around Batemans Bay is stunning with a string of golden beaches, mangroves and oyster flats, and sheltered coves.
Origin of name The name would appear to be derived from local Aboriginal word “gulum” or “kulum”, meaning “blunt” or “headless”, referring to the shape of Mount Coolum, which has no peak. According to Aboriginal legend, Ninderry knocked off Coolum’s head and it fell into the ocean and is now Mudjimba Island. Early history of settlement Mount Coolum is a volcanic plug, 681 feet in height, rising from the coastal plain and with part of its base projecting into the ocean to form Point Arkwright. moon rise from Coolum beach
Commonly referred to as simply ‘Nanven’ or ‘the dinosaur egg beach’, Porth Nanven lies just over half a mile south of Cape Cornwall, near St. Just in West Cornwall. The cove lies at the western end of the picturesque Cot Valley and is actually two small, west-facing beaches largely rocky but with some golden sand uncovered at low tide.
ANALIPSIS BEACHES East of the church stretches the main beach of Analipsis, a large sandy beach with umbrellas and loungers West of the church the coast is rocky. Few people go swimming there, unless they want to enjoy the peace and quiet or a pleasant walk under the tamarisk trees. If you like fishing from the shore, the rocks are the best place for your sport. Continuing west, you come to a small, sandy cove, ideal for when the wind is blowing and the sea off the other beaches is rough. At the end of the road is yet another sandy beach, at the mouth of the River Aposelemis, with a few ducks waddling about and attracting the attention of visitors.
Brixham is a small fishing town and civil parish in the district of Torbay in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England. Brixham is at the southern end of Torbay, across the bay (Tor Bay) from Torquay, and fishing and tourism are the major industries. It is thought that the name ‘Brixham’ came from Brioc’s village. ‘Brioc’ was an old English or Brythonic personal name and ‘-ham’ is an ancient term for village. The town is hilly and built around the harbour which remains in use as a dock for fishing trawlers. It has a focal tourist attraction in the replica of Sir Francis Drake’s ship the Golden Hind that is permanently moored there. The town holds a yearly pirate event which competes for the title of most pirates in one place and this draws visitors from far and wide.
MIKE STAPLEton Interview Great Seacape Photographer What type of photography do you do most? And what do you enjoy most and Tell us a little about you, yourself? why? Hi guys this is probably the most difficult That’s an easy one to answer you’ll find question of the lot to answer as Nobody actually likes talking about themselves, well 90% of my work Is HDR and not the surreal Garish overblown colours.Thats not to say i I certainly don’t. I‘m a 46 year old haven’t done that because i have, now photographer I class myself as a i have that silly phase out of my system photographer mainly because it’s the first I tend to lean towards the more natural thing I pretty much think about when realistic look. I started shooting HDRs after I wake up and the last thing I think about discovering Trey Radcliffe on the Internet while shutting down the computer system (you-tube is a wonderful learning tool ) at night. and that’s where I have learnt most of my Nearly all my adult life i’ve been creating processing skills. things, I started my working Life as an why do i enjoy shooting and processing apprentice Carpenter. I worked in that HDRs, mainly because it gives it a little industry for 15 years then switched to extra pop to the image that you don’t get landscaping in around 1998/99. In 2006 I was fortunate enough to win an RHS medal in a single exposure. when blended at one of the major Garden and landscape sympathetically you have an image that shows here in the UK.Unfortunately I had to looks more like the actual scene. When I first started post-processing these give up landscaping and garden design images I was doing it in JPEG format, then in 2010 due to health problems. I’m lucky about 18 months ago i started to process enough to live on the South as 16 bit format . I am now processing the Devon coast. with my wonderful wife. I images as a 32-bit file which basically have three grown up children from my first means in the single image I can have marriage. a +10-10 stop range of information in a single image file which allows me infinitely I first picked up a camera about five or six more options when processing. years ago while I was helping my dad to recuperate from an operation. At that time it was shooting with a Fuji Bridging Camera, What is the most challenging part about that’s pretty much what got me hooked on being a photographer for you? photography I had no idea about The most challenging part for me, is selling Photoshop or Lightroom or manual setmyself, letting everyone know who i am tings. After a couple of years I upgraded my camera to a Fuji S 2 pro and continued and what i do that is something i really shooting landscapes, Street scenes, still not hate and i always put off doing it. Its that fear of rejection, the fear for someone really knowing what I wanted to do.That saying i don’t like your work i don’t want process Took a couple of years to figure your work for me that fear is crippling out. some some reason .
Describe your photographic style? How did you develop your style? That’s a good question. Living by the South Devon Coast in the UK I do tend to shoot a lot of coastal seascapes, rocky beaches rather than sandy beaches as there’s a lot more interest. If we have had particularly rough seas then the whole scene of the beach has changed so you can come down a few days later set up the camera in the same place and have a totally different view, How did I develop my style, I don’t think I did I think it comes naturally from your passion.Your styling evolves from what you enjoy doing. I think you’re style evolves from the passion you put into what your photographing, along with the willingness to improve, without the willingness to improve your photographic skill will stagnate. How important is it for a photographer to “connect” with his subjects to bring out their true self? I myself have only just started photographing portraits in the last six months after watching an episode of “The Grid “hosted by Scott Kelby in which he spoke about a American photographer called Regina Pagels and I just loved her work and thought i would like to have a go at that. I don’t know about a photographer connecting with subjects I’m a big believer in being honest and respectful and the hardest thing I find is making them feel comfortable while feeling comfortable yourself I find this especially difficult with the female models. If you can bring out a non threatening sense of humour everybody can relax a little bit when people relax they’re not thinking about their facial expressions they’re not thinking about having to smile, they’re not thinking my shoulders are too tight my arms awkwardly hanging, the whole body posture becomes more natural. That’s about it really
Can you walk us through the actual process that you use to set up a portrait? Before the clients come in I will ask them to do some research on the Internet of images they like, or want to replicate this little bit of the process gives them a vested interest so they will email me or message me a few images so I have an idea of what they’re expecting on the day of the shoot . I use a three light setup. I have a 20”x27” soft box overhead A 20”x 27” soft box to either left or right hand of subject and an angle of approximately 40 to 45° just slightly in front of the subject The third light is a strobe with a honeycomb grid this is aimed behind the subject onto the backdrop giving us the separation That’s pretty much my set up for shooting my portraits it’s quite simple but very effective. What was your scariest moment as a photographer? I’m not quite sure that theres one scariest moment, I did have a fall in a river while photographing a waterfall where i Pretty much submerged myself holding the camera above my head it was at that point I decided to insure all my gear. That was a pretty hair raising moment not knowing whether the camera had survived. I don’t know whether scary is the right word I get extremely nervous before a portrait photo shoot I think that’s mainly to do with me suffering from social anxiety disorder and that’s another reason why I like shooting seascapes I have solitude i don’t have to deal with other people I can be there on my own in the moment so I think for me the scariest thing about being a photographer is meeting new people having them judge me and my work
Do you find it hard to turn down a day planned with your family at the last moment because of a job put towards you?
What is your best post processing tip?
I think one of the first things to learn when post processing weather its in Lightroom or Not at all because it never happens and I photoshop are the short cut keys that will make sure it never happens I don’t always apply to the functions you use the most. this succeed but I do try to schedule Family time will save you so much time. another thing is totally separate from photography time, learn to use a tablet ( i use a Wacom and if a last-minute job comes in it just has to bamboo) so it doesn’t have to be top of the wait and if a client can’t wait then they are range all singing all dancing, it might take welcome to go somewhere else I’m lucky a couple of weeks to get the hang of it but enough to have a full-time job as a foster stick with it ,it will make you processing much carer as well as a part-time job as an award easier winning photographer (highly commended by the National photographic Society).
The Three Sisters is essentially an unusual rock formation representing three sisters who according to Aboriginal legend were turned to stone. The Aboriginal dream-time legend has it that three sisters, ‘Meehni’, ‘Wimlah’ and Gunnedoo’ lived in the Jamison Valley as members of the Katoomba tribe. These beautiful young ladies had fallen in love with three brothers from the Nepean tribe, yet tribal law forbade them to marry. The brothers were not happy to accept this law and so decided to use force to capture the three sisters causing a major tribal battle. As the lives of the three sisters were seriously in danger, a witchdoctor from the Katoomba tribe took it upon himself to turn the three sisters into stone to protect them from any harm. While he had intended to reverse the spell when the battle was over, the witchdoctor himself was killed. As only he could reverse the spell to return the ladies to their former beauty, the sisters remain in their magnificent rock formation as a reminder of this battle for generations to come.
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