Rema Chaudhary uses an interesting play of light and shade to draw the viewer in.
What took you from the stock market to photography?
RC: I picked up photography as a hobby in college. I had my point-and-shoot on me all the time and took pictures of everything, but I never considered it as a career option. I started working in the stock market and two years later I knew it wasn’t for me. I had to reassess what I wanted to do with my life and instinctively gravitated towards photography. I didn’t even have to think about it. I invested in a camera and started doing portraits of people at work and shooting on my commute to work every day. Eventually I started to share my work with some friends and family and got good feedback from them. That’s when I thought of giving it a shot. I went on to do a 10-month certificate program from the Hallmark Institute of Photography in the US.
What was that experience like?
RC: Hallmark was a very important time for me. Besides all the general technical skills, the environment and the space the school provided was very inspiring. There was so much learning and experimenting and I got to explore all the different aspects of photography. I was constantly being challenged to push forward and raise the bar for myself. I wish I could find the same kind of motivation and enthusiasm now. There were times there’d be a snow storm outside and we’d go out and shoot and edit until morning, even sleep at school!
The one thing about going to any kind of art school is that it puts blinkers in your head which go off every time there’s a scene that checks off all the rules; everything becomes systematic and I was not shooting for myself anymore. It took me a long time to kind of unlearn that and shoot on my instinct again. I think that was the most liberating feeling for me as a photographer.
What type of photography do you lean towards?
この記事は POOL の POOL 94 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
すでに購読者です ? サインイン
この記事は POOL の POOL 94 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
すでに購読者です? サインイン
A Legacy Continues
Leveraging the success of his family's export business, Naman Jain is focusing on creating a retail presence in India
Creating KAIRA
Long fascinated by Indian fabric, Nikita Gupta has launched an attractive line of contemporary apparel in traditional block prints
Stories faces tell
Aditya Narula dabbled in various vocations before he realized portraiture was the best way to express the fascinating complexities of the people he encountered along the way
time tested DESIGN
Surrounded by art and architecture as a child, Sarah Sham went on to take the family antiques business in a new direction through her interior design venture
DANGEROUSLY DELICATE
Kavya Potluri's attention to minute detail is what sets her intricate and unconventional jewelry apart
music as muse
A multidisplinary visual artist, Aaron Pinto, also known as Kidsquidy, has had an interesting journey that started with MTV and has him now working on everything from music videos to stage design
DEVELOPING A DISCOURSE
Documentary photographer Taha Ahmad believes his work has a greater purpose than merely being admired by a select audience for its esthetic value. It's when people are able to see the underside of society and understand the prevailing social injustice that the work tries to reveal that it is truly worthwhile.
Tiny little Stories
Creating miniature worlds allows Ruchika Nambiar to continue to play childlike games of make-believe
The Richness Of Handmade
Amit Vijaya and Richard Pandav are committed to bringing together many hands and hearts through their clothing label ‘amrich’
The perfect balance
Aniruddh Mehta is as much graphic designer as visual artist, and he tries to do justice to both through his work at Studio Bigfat