On ‘World Photography Day’, my personal approach to photography is that I have seen the Transition. I was a five year old child when I saw a camera packed in a box. Opening or touching, forget about fiddling was not allowed cause a disciplined lifestyle. Two small rectangular trays, a big square tray, stark white. Child of the age I just mentioned had queries. What is this ? My mother said, “Listen attentively, this is a box camera made in Germany. These are developing trays. Your father has a hobby it is indeed royal.
In the 20th Century I witnessed the Transition - Canon Camera made in India.
I gifted him one, he was working for NDTV. I also bought him a tripod to fix and adjust the height. On our tour to United States he bought variety of lenses. One could capture images of unimaginable range. He had turned professional. I saw the introduction of selfie-stick. On the 19th of this month, an interview of a senior cameraman I viewed on Doordarshan channel. He mentioned that the mobile, shoot sharp images but this is reflection. It is not Photography. The camera shoots images which can be enlarged and shot focusing the pupil.