DRAMATIC PAUSE ...

It’s been a while since I have posted any camera chronicles. This particular one isn’t a DSLR chronicle but a phone camera chronicle. Although the DSLR has its advantages, it is impossible to carry everywhere in anticipation that an opportunity to click a photograph will reveal itself. What do you do then ? Simple, turn to the most handy and ever evolving (the only thing bettering itself) device our generation has seen.  The phone came about in 1876 and has now become an indispensable part of our lives. From phones that were rejected to rotary dial to push button to now smart phones that are smarter than us. Sorry!! I digress… coming back to photographs, an opportunity presented itself when I got the chance to visit the holy place Puri. A town in the state of Odisha in India.  It is one of the Dhamas, because of the temple of Lord Jagannatha.....  WHY do you ask is this incomplete? simply because, these thoughts came to me back in 2022, almost 3 years ago and 10 years fr...

It hasn't been too long that baby H has lived on this planet. Does he enjoy travelling? or does he hate it? Is he a vacationer? a traveller? a hiker? a glamper? It's too early to tell.  What I do know is that giving him the opportunity to decide is in my hands. This series is to simply archive his travels as he evolves and decides his preference. Come along for the ride and lets have fun.  Mundhar Day 40 and he travelled for the first time to his grandparents' village- Mundhar. Nestled amongst lush greenery during the monsoons and scorching plains during the summers, this village in the Konkan region of Maharashtra is where his second home is.  Baby H in his new outfit, ready to leave. Bright and early on 30th Jan 2024, he got dressed in his best clothes and sat for the very first time in his car seat, strapped up, ready to embark on this 7 hour long car ride. We - Baby H, his grandmother and me - left Mumbai at 07:15am, to beat the insane Mumbai traffic. He did get tired...