By Samachar Vishesh News
Chandigarh
29th Mar, 2019:- The camera is the constant
companion of Ashish Raj, as he walks many meandering paths, trails,
undiscovered and unexplored vistas to capture nature’s perfection,
nature’s splendor and
myriad forms of beauty -- innocent, spectacular and panoramic. The journey of
creativity and a deep connect with photography started about a year back for
Ashish Raj on the expansive and landscaped lawns of his beautiful home in
Saharanpur, which is an abode of nature. The landscaped lawns are
blessed with nature’s bounty, birds, flowers, trees, foliage, small animals and
Ashish Raj began drawing both solace and peace from such nature, as he
observed many moods and moments, sensitively of such nature’s views,
which were captured by. Ashish Raj on his iPhone camera. The results were
stunning, as each frame narrated a story and depicted nuances that are often
lost to the eyes. The scenes that Ashish Raj captured on his morning walk
Sessions began to unfold so many treasure of nature, which bestowed him
experiences made him reflect and view clearly the subtleties of nature’s
grandness and also took him on a journey of self-discovery and introspection
regarding nature.
From there on, began a journey that has taken Ashish Raj places,
with the internal and external worlds guiding his monochrome and color photographs, as Ashish Raj
constantly experiments with the subject of nature, freezing the moments in
time, moving beyond the scene and depicting details that were etherealed.
Ashish Raj’s photographs strive to tell stories of not only nature, but the
lives we live, the streets we walk, spaces we inhabit, clouds, birds,
landscapes, the colors of the sun, flowers, trees...the frames
evoking many emotions and feelings.
Prolific in his use of both technique and art, Ashish Raj with
‘Parvaz’ (first flight of a bird), his first exhibition of photographs, strives
to share the stories of these fleeting moments, documenting the natural
beauty that surrounds us. The flight of birds, the sky in various hues, the
architectural elements of temples, churches and monuments that take us back in
time, bare poplar trees in autumn, the sun playing hide and seek behind palm
trees, the stark landscape of winter, the rocks in the Kosi river creating
natural installations, kinnow-laden trees...the photographs transport you to
varied locations, with the colour contrasts and play of light creating works
that strike new conversations. Ashish Raj, who is also equipped with a DSLR
Camera, doesn’t believe in any short-cuts and desists from using Photoshop
or color correction, for he believes
it takes away the essence and aesthetics of a photograph.
Ashish Raj’s wife and daughters are his constant supporters and
companions, as he embarks on new journeys to pursue his passion of photography
in following couplet.
'Tu Shahin Hai Parvaz Hai Kaam Tera, Tere Samne Asman Aaur Bhi
Hain...'
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