Of Landscape Photography, Emotions & Interpretations
Of Landscape Photography, Emotions & Interpretations

Landscape photographer Dinesh Maneer, who is also the mentor of our upcoming Landscape Photoraphy Workshop in Gokarna writes about his perspectives on landscapes photography, and how landscape photography should be used as a medium for expressing emotions. Text and images by Dinesh Maneer. Millions…

Fun moments on our winter photography journeys in Ladakh…
Fun moments on our winter photography journeys in Ladakh…

Every February, we organize a winter photography tour Ladakh to capture the magnificent snow-filled winter landscapes and the frozen lakes. This journey may not be for everyone, as you have to be willing to endure very cold temperatures, often going down to -20C or…

Photography in Hampi – discovering ancient architecture with camera
Photography in Hampi – discovering ancient architecture with camera

Also see: our upcoming photography tour to Hampi to learn to make beautiful images of architecture and landscapes of Hampi I have been visiting Hampi regularly for more than a decade now, exploring its boulder-strewn hills, its ancient works of stone and the wide…

Spiti Valley: a photographer’s search for heaven in the high mountains
Spiti Valley: a photographer’s search for heaven in the high mountains

Also see: our photography tour to Lahaul & Spiti. In the year 2006, at a time when only the adventurous travelled beyond Manali in the Himalayas and only a small percentage of the population had heard of Ladakh, a chance encounter took me to the…

Landscape Photography in Zanskar Himalayas, where snow peaks reach to stars
Landscape Photography in Zanskar Himalayas, where snow peaks reach to stars

Also see: Glaciers and starry nights – landscape photography tour to Zanskar Himalayas A year ago, we conducted a brand new photography tour to Zanskar region with a focus on photographing star-studded skies and snowy landscapes. We called the tour ‘Glaciers and Starry Nights’….

Photographing the charming fortresses of Bhutan
Photographing the charming fortresses of Bhutan

Also see: our upcoming travel photography tour to Bhutan (For best viewing experience, click on any image to see larger size and click on left/right arrows to move to the prev/next image) As my aircraft zigzags through the valley flying dangerously close to the mountains on…

In Rajasthan, on a photography tour…
In Rajasthan, on a photography tour…

Kishan Harwalkar, a regular on our photography tours, recalls his experiences of travelling across Rajasthan on a photography tour with Darter and shares the images he made during the visit. All text and images by Kishan. Also: join us on the upcoming edition of  Forts…

Photography in Varanasi, Armed with a Mobile Phone
Photography in Varanasi, Armed with a Mobile Phone

I went on a commissioned assignment to photograph Varanasi with a mobile-phone camera. The city’s streets and the river-front are so visually rich that I had no difficulty in coming out with a wide variety of colourful and interesting images. Here is a collection…

Photographing the sand-stone architecture of Badami and around
Photographing the sand-stone architecture of Badami and around

Also see: our upcoming travel photography workshop & masterclass in Badami with Arun Bhat Spread along River Malaprabha on the vast plains of Northern Karnataka are hundreds of temples built more than a thousand years ago by the venerable Chalukyan Kings. While some of these…

Why post-processing is an essential part of every photographer’s workflow
Why post-processing is an essential part of every photographer’s workflow

Pratap J, our post processing expert who also mentors our ‘Workshop on Digital Post-processing using Adobe Lightroom‘ writes on why post-processing is an essential part of every photographer’s workflow. Image processing using a post-processing software is common among digital photographers. There is an opinion among people…