“Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field.”

-Peter Adams, Adams Sydney, 1987

“When your mouth drops open, click the shutter.”
-Harold Feinstein

I come from an arty family. My father can draw, my elder sister can draw, my younger sister can not only draw, but runs a classic clothing boutique, she’s very arty. Me? I’m unable to do a crayon justice, never mind sketch. 

I’d accepted my lot in life, took the odd photo, doodled in meetings and consoled myself with being a decent cook; well, that is creative isn’t it? The problem is that you may be able to create a stunning goan fish curry, but it’s such a relatively short lived pleasure, even when shared with friends. Then one day, a couple of years ago, I went to an exhibition of modern photographic art in Edinburgh and I was stunned. The images larger than life before me, struck such a chord. They were beautiful and fascinating.

Later that day I bought my first camera, a modest Canon Sureshot and an obsession began..