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My recently published interview:
http://antzfxway.com/2011/02/06/interview-sriram-guruswamy/
About Me"There are ones who still say that photography is not an art... the scene/subject is there right in front of the eyes... and all that one needs to do is click the button" "But there are also the others who believe that even though it is just a click of the button, one can perceive and present the image in an own way.. It is what one visualizes.. aspects like composition, point of view, DOF added to the other respective aesthetics can help traverse newer dimensions.. A picture can express, communicate, tell a story, depict life in stillness and present nature in its purest form. And thats what makes it as a finer form of art.." These latter words in quotes is what I believe in and the words continue to inspire me . Added to all this, works of great photographers like Steve McCurry continue to amaze me! Steve's work made me realize that photography is not just about capturing something that is already beautiful but a honest perspective into those real moments of truth depicted in an aesthetic way. Photography for me is something that enables me to connect to a very deeper and inner side of nature, life, the little precious moments and the real world surrounding it.What started as a hobby is something more than a passion for me now. I have not missed a single day of posting an image out of my work in the last 4 plus years in my photoblog: http://thetraces.aminus3.com. The challenge has been to capture the image in the truest essence and make it substantial in its own sense. Current and Active Photoblog: http://thetraces.aminus3.comFlickR: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetraces/Recognition:VFXY Weekly pick award - 26.5.2008Winner - TCS Shutterbug Award16 - times at spotlight in Aminus3.Current shortlist in Eventful India Photography awardsCurrent shortlist in National Geographic India Photo Contest.TestimonyWritten by Dawn M. Armfield of VFXY on my work - http://photos.vfxy.com/weekly/20080526I have a long distance love affair with India. I've never been, but when I see photographs of India by talented photographers like Sriram, I am enamored all over again. I'm sure the colors of India have something to do with it. Sriram captures those colors vividly. Each color image is bold and beautiful, incredibly powerful in simplicity. Perhaps, though, it is the people. Sriram's photographs of the people of India make this transparent. The children look idyllic and the photographs of adults in work environments or during celebrations are an insight into a culture that exudes knowledge about life. Sriram's photography speaks volumes about his love for his homeland, and rightfully so.Written by Jason Kravitz, Founder of Aminus3 on my workAs founder of the Aminus3 photography community (where Sriram first began posting photos), I have seen his body of work evolve over the years. He has inspired many photographers around the world with his rich imagery.Sriram's photography takes the viewer on a magical journey through India and beyond, showing the rich colors, history, traditions and humanity with a flair of humor, wonder, style and grace throughout. Viewing through Sriram's portfolio is always a fascinating experience, highly recommended.Photography EquipmentNikon D700 and D50 with a24-85mm f/2.8-4.0D IF AF Zoom Nikkor Lens;12 - 24mm SigmaSigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG Macro;50mm Prime Nikkor f/1.8;18 - 55mm & 55 - 200mm Nikkor lenses; Couple of neat Manfrotto Tripods and a whole lot of filters!More About Me.......: o )Hmmm... Ok, here it goes:Living for every moment... happy and lucky I guess and extremely thankful about it.Currently immersed into Indian classical music. Love listening to most of the genres of music esplly Carnatic Classical, Favorites being G.N.B, Semmangudi, Rajarathnam Pillai, Sanjay Subrahmanyan, Lalgudi, MSG, S.Kalyanaraman, T.N.Seshagopalan, Rashid Khan, Bhimsen Joshi, Salamat Ali Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, MLV, M.S to Pink Floyd, Enigma, Shakti, A.R.Rahman, Mohd Rafi and Ilayaraja.Crazy about a whole lot of sports... splly Cricket! Huge movie buff... Coppola, Kubrick, Spielberg, Kieslowski, Scorcese, Sam Mendes, Darabont, Tornatore, Christopher Nolan, Tarantino, Coen Brothers, Innaritu', Woody Allen, Majid Majidi, Kamal Hassan, Maniratnam, Vishal Bharadwaj, Aamir Khan, Santhosh Sivan, Anurag Kashyap are some of the filmmakers that I admire.Other interests includes Travel, Caricaturing and importantly Food.
Inner Space
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Inner SpacePlenty a times, there are those moments of artistic blocks or what you call it as the absolute pursuit for satisfaction while trying to communicate through any medium of art . Such moments have been quite abundant in my case too. Still remember such times in those days when I had a simple point and shoot equipment to those moments of self realization of the passion I have had for this fine form of art. This happens to me even today. While it can put you to a real low, I have also felt that its quite a motivational factor to raise the toes and get immersed into the creative zone. These are some of the pictures that I captured in all those memorable moments which helped me to slightly overcome these blocks. But again only temporarily, when the urge in myself begins to bang the drums yet again. My hunger towards travelling have helped me quite a bit in building a body of work over last four to five years. For me travelling is an opportunity to learn, experience different cultures, meet a variety of people and sometimes get to know their deep inner side. Especially in a multi-linguistic country like India, there are no dearth for opportunities to travel and tune yourself into drastically different atmosphere. Exploring places like the Greater Himalayas, Spiti Ranges, Agra, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Kerala, Tamil Nadu have been absolutely blissful for me. While my "to-travel" list is painfully long and its just about only a start, I can only get mighty excited about the journey. Hope all of you enjoy browsing these pictures as much as I did while capturing them.Cheers, Sriram
Unmasking the traditions
Wah! Taj Boliye!
Together the huddled up!
Raavanan
Kingdom of Mewar
Dense and deep
A walk in the morning fog
Stranded in the desert
Colours of India
Locked up in the greens
Way to crazy heights
On the Mylapore Streets
The Spitian
Pulling the boat out of waters
Sheltering prosperity
Water on the rocks!
Up in the air
Tunes in the wind
The Magnitude of the Taj
Beach Road traffic at night
All dried up
Sparkling festivity
Contemplating his catch
Believing the green
The role of Krishna
Hands of experience
In the direction of light!
Elegance
Cheeky little guy!
Seeing herself in water
Return to inoocence
Super Girl and her Giggles
Time moves on...
Madras at twilight
Taj and the Fields of Gold
Making 'Idlies' for life
The all in one shop
"The big nosey"
Capturing the sun
The blue lord
The hungry "Manickam"
Duryodhana's rage
Confessions of a coffee addict
The melon hunters
Curiosity outside the shop
On a rainy day
Like an angel
Quite a place to walk
Dragging the second one
Sibling fun!
Rajasthani Beauty
Flaring up with golden hues!
First to bloom
Landing like the UFO
"Merry go round"
The one eyed man
Conversations at noon
Raking up the dust
Dolls for sale
The Indian Woman
Lowering the nets
Nectar for noon time
Learning the art of Backflip
Changing her expressions
Eye to eye
Scaling the zenith
Wings of desire
The SCG
Jazzin' up the night
Hungryyy!
Times gone by
Carnival Time
More Elegance
The shore temple
Giggles and Apu
Upside down for fun
Mystical Manhattan
On a full moon day
The folded hands and the stick
In to her thoughts
Eye to eye
The bride
Rising to heights
The tunnel gangsters
On a fine morning
Connecting into times
The message on the blue door
Red
The little wanderer
Confused with today's times
Maula and his Monkey
On a poignant moment
Aadi Hallucinations
The little wagabond kids
Mughal in the morning mist
Walkng on thin rope
Tigers
Walking into the waves
Like the Mahavishnu
MY Moments of high
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Attachamayam
America
Monochromes of Mylapore
Sydney
Wildlife
Still Life
Music and Dance
Architecture
Abstract
Nature
GLIMPSES of some of the themes
Attachamayam
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Attachamayam moments
at Tripunithura
America
Mystic Manhattan
About to take off
The Fairfax sunset
The white house
Stamp of NY
Minting Money
Walk to remember
Passion of the christ
Guardians of NY
May the Soldiers RIP
The Airkicker
Filling up the tube
Lights on at 1:00 am
The Staten island ferry
Letters of Iwo Jima
NY Skyline
The lunch
Magnitude of the Emperor
East side of the Manhattan
Freedon is not free
Bridging gaps of NY
American hues
Monochromes of Mylapore
Monochromes of Mylapore
Girl with double studs
Pals at Carnival
The Vaishnavite
Weathered
Necklace Seller
Man behind motion talkies
Joy knew no bounds
Like his idol the Superstar!
With his folded hands
Kanda's Joy
The flower girl
Friends for fun
Sydney
Sydney Skyline
At the edges of Bondi
Carnival time at Luna Park!
Scaling the Zenith
Birubi Blues!
Perspectives of Sydney
Just past twilight
Fun on seeing herself
Walk across the Darling Harbor
Splashing in at Bronte!
The grand pacific drive!
Swimming in chilled waters!
Bondi blues
From under his hat!
Gregorian Hymns
Just yummy!
Falling from the heights!
The 3 at Nelsons Bay
Wings of desire
SCG!!!
At the Darling Harbour
Harbour bridge at twilight
He wants to get in!
Yo Bronte! Here I come..!
Geometry of the bridge
Perfect aussie summer!
Above the George street!
The "natraja" pull at SCG!
Crackers at Darling Harbor!
Darling Harbour tones!
Imagine Laxman 167 N.O!
Harbor Bridge at Twilight!
Alone at Tamarama!
Fetchin' a pail of water
Glitters at Opera house
Fishing at Nelsons Bay
Etalong blues!
From under the bridge!
Fun at Nelsons Bay
Day out with her Dad!
Together always
Fishing at Nelsons Bay
Theme - Sydney
Wildlife
Simply the king!
True affection!
Miss World
The striped one
Up close and personal
Eye to eye
Majestic!
The long necked cousins!
Naturally colourful
Turtle necked!
Hungry.....!
The noon snack
Out for its prey!
Waking up his dad!
Menacing even when relaxing
The king wakes up
Mamma's boy!
She is got the look!
His little trunkie!
Camouflage
Out into the wild!
Theme - Wildlife
Still Life
Theme - Still Life
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Music and Dance
Theme - Music and Dance of India
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Architecture
Architecture of India
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Abstract
Theme - Abstract
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Nature
Theme - Nature
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Deep India
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Faces of India
Essence of India
Essence of India
Faces
Spirit of India
Living in the edges
Deep India
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Children
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