printed photos

 

my 4 new photographic prints on canvas up on the wall!

 

 

birthday

 it was my birthday on the 19th.

i am now at that age ...' old enough to know better but young enough to do it anyway.' 

i just returned from a two-day trip to bombay. i had gone to catch a few movies at the MAMI (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) on a whim. i had planned to attend day 2 and day 3 of the festival. 

the process is to book a seat for a movie of choice the previous morning (between 8 am and 8.05 am!) on bookmyshow. this turned out to be a 'fastest finger first' type of situation. 

for day 2, i could not pre-book any movie, so i just stood in a walk-in line for over 2 hours for a popular movie with 2 young and enthusiastic kids for company. none of us got in, but we were assured that the movie would soon be available on streaming sites. 

on day 3, i watched three movies: 

first one in english was so slow and tranquillizing that i had multiple short naps during the screening, 

the second was a well-made but highly disturbing movie in german 

and the third was in japanese, too long and nothing like sci-fi movie i was expecting. 

so that, the beach and catching the bombay vibes....

announcement

 hi all,

i am pleased to announce that the prints of my photographs on canvas or other media can now be purchased. do check my updated website and contact me via whatsapp to discuss. you can also contact me here via the comments section if you are interested in purchasing prints.

my website
 

as already informed, my coffee table book, 'peering through the glass' is now available worldwide.

the call of the loon bird

the wail of the loon (bird)!. 

i find it both haunting and beautiful. some find it creepy and cannot bear to listen to it. 

 youtube link wail of the loon 

what about you? 

peering through the glass announcement

 

hi all, 

i am pleased to inform you that my coffee table book, 'peering through the glass' is now available for purchase worldwide on all amazon sites (amazon.com, amazon.ca, amazon.uk,amazon.com.au, amazon.in etc), barnes & noble, ibs feltrinelli, saxo.com etc. 

link for all websites for purchase: linktr.ee 

 

in the eye of the storm

a misdiagnosed and wrongly treated eye condition caused the cancellation of a meticulously planned off-beat kashmir and ladakh trip two days before scheduled departure. 

what turned out to be a corneal ulcer in my right eye was treated with antibiotic eye drops for almost 2 weeks until I changed ophthalmologists. it was scary for a bit as further delay could have led to a more serious condition. 

in conclusion: 

(1) i lost an opportunity to click photographs and to visit parts of Kashmir never seen and of ladakh never ventured 

(2) my screen time and reading is greatly reduced as my right eye is dilated for past 12 days 

(3) if medical professionals are not equipped to handle a case, are they not ethically obliged to guide the patient to another doctor?

passport re-issue

 the quickest and most satisfactory passport (normal) 

re-issue experience: 

 

mon 15 jan 

passport office 

entry 9.50 am 

 exit 10.15 am. 

 

speed post receipt of new passport 

wed 17 jan 2.05 pm