Makka Photography

Makka is a unique name, what made you choose that? Is that the southern style of calling ‘People’?

Yes it is. I’am from Nagercoil and over there we call each other Makka and I started using that in my college and my friends started calling me the same. The name Makka was close to my heart. And hence I went with the same name for my studio. Back then everyone used their own names for their photography so I wanted it to be different.

They say it’s the role of a photographer to make anyone look good; do you believe in that? Or one should have photogenic face to look good?

Both are a must. There are some features we traditionally believe are beautiful according to our culture. Say for example women with a sharp and powerful eyes. It’s evolutionary. At the same time the photographer also has a great control over the angles and lighting. Also how he looks at the picture than how someone actually looks is very important. But in the end everyone’s unique and beautiful in their own way.

Your photographs are versatile and unique, how do you bring about the fine touch in every photograph ?

It’s all a process of learning, I learnt it on my own. How we perceive and recreate is what matters. You need not make it look artificial. How to bring about the uniqueness of a dress or a place is an important thing. At the same time I do not push myself or the photo to make it look good, instead I let it be natural.

What’s the amount of work that goes before the shoot? Do you sit and think about the idea of shoot?