How it all began

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I was one among those very few kids who preferred Camera over Cricket Bat at the age of 14. Photography didn’t happen by chance . Having been grown with film cameras ever since I was a kid all I did was breaking. My first camera was given to me at 1999 it was a canon 3 step zoom camera . My Very first picture was a silhouette of my brother against sunset with the sun on his wide opened mouth.

Whole family came up with one single question “What the hell is this? We cant even see his face.?” And my journey began with years together of landscapes the confidence ratio shoot up and I made my SLR purchase by 2002. It was a Minolta Dynax 5. Having got a dream in my hand I was all excited to shoot and planned a trip to Gods own Country Kerala. 6 rolls of Konica was in my bag which I saw N number of times. Shoot Shoot Shoot & Our car parked in any/every place enroute.

“What the hell is this? We cant even see his face.?”

Flowers,Birds,People,Seascapes,Interiors,Food,Snakes I have shot almost everything. Came back to my beloved Konica lab expecting some series of stunning photographs only to realize 90% of photos were either under/over exposed and the rest were out of focus. It only made me realize the film lot was fully under or overexposed and we could only see few pictures which went out of focus. Well it made me realize im not gonna handle something easy.

The journey lasted for 3 more years until I moved to digital at 2005. Canon 350D came to me and my perception towards photography only got better and better. For a person who used Film rolls definitely knows I have a genie in the name of Digital format.

Wat was i dreaming?

Will people cherish my photos

Will 100s and 1000s like my work

Will i be appretiated in media

Will i ever be appreciated by legends

Will people take me as inspiration

Will Will Will

Every will was answered with a big Yes but how?

Well what am I gonna share here?

Rain,Camera Malfunctions,Broken Lens,Ruined Films,Vehicle Breakdowns,Customs hassels all over the world,Lousy guides,Uncooperative Critters,Waiting at office/airports/stations for travel/permission/interviews,Bribes demanded,Frozen at Minus degrees,Mosquitoes,Food poisoning,Snakes around tent,roaches,Leeches,Chased by elephants/rhinos/cheethas,Crazy drivers,Crazy river crossing,Rock Climbing,Visa rejected,Too many Fines,Too many pick pockets,Dislocations,Diarrhea,Temporary blindness,Dehydration Everything along with these and lots of more experiences.

Stay tuned….

Dharma Chandru

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17 Comments for How it all began

Harish

nice beginning boss..waiting for the continuation :-).. btw welcome to the world of blogging..

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Thanks Harish

Xandy

Thanks for sharing. Your post is a useful coboninutitr.

admin

Thanks

divya jakes

Gud job !!! Looking forward to ur amazing work….all d very best

admin

Sure divya

Balaje

HI anna, congradulations for the new website
semma inspirationa iruku unga blog…

admin

Thanks balaji. will keep up with ur expectations

vinoth s

Damn true words “What the hell is this? We cant even see his face.?” …when i too told im going to join in film industry as camera assistant my family’s reply was “oh..director aaga poriya?”…shabba…glad that atleast gems like you got an opportunity to be known by your hardwork…goodluck

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@Vinoth

it happens to every one. even worse things have happened to me :D. will keep posting

B Vaidyanathan

Dharma…Congrats in first place…i just recollect my memories with photographic passion…i have just started now…most of your shots have been impressive and giving me a world of confidence and learning…very beautiful…wishing you many more success and hope to see you sometime soon during some of your photo shoots so that i can learn from your experience…GOD BLESS YOU and HAVE A WONDERFUL, REWARDING, THRILLING CAREER…HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013