PhotoBlog
This site also documents my return to photography, one image a day, one story at a time.
Screening at the International Science Film Festival 2016
My water cell video, A Future Without Water, is being screened at the International Science Film Festival , part of the India International Science Festival being held at the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi from the 8th to 11th December 2016.
The cameras behind the images
The World Press Photo winners were announced last week, and they are some amazing images there. I strongly suggest you to go and check them out! :) Let me know if there is one you particularly love or hate in the comments!
But this post is not about the image themselves, but the camera used to capture them. Quesabesde.com used the EXIF data from the images to create the following graphic of cameras used by the winning shots!
Pinkathon, Bengaluru
The Pinkathon is more than a Marathon. It is the seed of change. It is the beginning of a movement carried forward by a growing community of empowered women across India, who share a belief that a healthy family, a healthy nation and a healthy world begins with empowered women.
News - In the news!
I was interviewed earlier this week, alongside graphic novelist Simon Lamouret, and fellow photographer Magali Couffon, for the Deccan Chronicle.
News - Gators "Film" Their Day
Ok, i'm using the term "news" a little loose here, as this was original posted on National Geographic site in January 2014, nearly two years ago, but I've only just come across it and I think it is awesome! The place a camera on an alligator and see what it does... :) Check out the video! :)
News - $250 Photo Competition with JungleDragon!
I have previously interviewed the brains behind JungleDragon, a FREE wildlife photography website that I personally enjoy. They are currently running a competition with $250 of prizes up for grabs! You should all check it out! It ends on 30th December 2015, so be quick about it! :) Good luck!
News - The Obsession Experiment
As photographers, we are training our eyes to take in the entire scene, often seeing things that non-photographers do. This is exemplified by an experiment looking at the eye movements Canon USA made. The Obsession Experiment is an advert for a printer, but the results are interesting. Check it out! :)
News - Spotted in the news
A recent paper in PLoS ONE by Vidya Athreya et al., used an innovative method to examine Leopard populations in the Indian state of Karnataka. They searched local media sources for any mentioned leopard-human incidents and applied modelling methods to draw conclusions. Their data showed that "leopards occupied around 84,000 km2 or 47% of the State’s geographic area, outside designated national parks and wildlife sanctuaries".
News - TEDx Talk by Trey Ratcliff
I like TED talks, but this one by Trey Ratcliff is great.... worth a watch! :)
News - IUCN Green List
The IUCN is known for it's Red List of endangeroed species, but more recently it has developed a Green List...
News - Venomous frogs?
We have long known that some frogs are poisonous, excreting toxins from their skin to deter preditors from snacking on them. However, two are now considered venomous!
Jared et al. (2015) describe two Brazilian frogs, Greening's frog (Corythomantis greeningi) and Bruno's casque-headed frog (Aparasphenodon brunoi), that don't only produce toxins, but also have spikes...
News - International Tiger Day
Today (29th July) is International Tiger day! The point of this day is not to raise money (although that is nice), but to raise awareness! So, celebrate your tiger shots, share them and share the awareness!