Photography is my passion

“I am Amlan Dutta from Kolkata, India. Photography is my passion and not my profession. I usually like to shoot anything of interest with a bit of creativity and hint of ongoing life. I always try to capture the varying moods and lifestyles of a vast population with diverse culture, heritage, language and religion spread over breathtaking landscapes, structures, monuments and settlements of my country India. These images do speak a thousand words about my glorious country.”

Website: http://www.amlan.info

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Bangalore Fine Art Photographer | Anand Sharan

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Fine Art Photographer | Anand Sharan | Bangalore India

Anand Sharan is an internationally renowned professional photographer based in Bangalore, India. His photography which ranges from fine art to commercial have received global acclaim.

‘Though every human being is a dreamer only a few like Anand Sharan can accomplish their long cherished dream’ – Asian Photography

Saatchi Gallery, London invited him to post his work on their official website www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk

He was invited to be a member of the prestigious ‘Academy Of Professional Photographers’, New York, in recognition of his work.

Anand Sharan also teaches the art of photography for beginners & serious hobbyists. He is the Director of Bengaluru School Of Arts & Photography. www.bsoap.com

The Works of Eric Meola

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Born in 1946, in Syracuse, New York, Eric Meola graduated from Syracuse University in 1968 with a B.A. in English Literature. A self-taught photographer, this teenage avocation led to his first job as studio assistant for Pete Turner in New York for eighteen months between 1969 and 1970. He opened his own studio in 1971 and began doing editorial photography for various magazines such as Life, Travel & Leisure, Esquire and Time

In 1975 he photographed the cover for Bruce Springsteen’s album, “Born to Run”, and began shooting major advertising campaigns, as well. Over the past 20 years he has done editorial and corporate photography for major clients and agencies…

In 2004 his first book, Last Places on Earth”, was published. In 2006, Welcome Books distributed a book of his photographs of Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run: The Unseen Photos, and in 2008 Welcome Books published his latest book INDIA: In Word & Image. He is also a popular speaker in the Canon “Explorers of Light” program of distinguished photographers.

The Works of Eric Meola

20 Awesome Photography Blogs – Bangalore Karnataka India

Welcome photo blog lovers to the 23nd installment of “20 Awesome Photography Blogs”, where we highlight some of the most interesting photo blogs and talented photographers from great cities around the world. From our last stop in Edinburgh, Scotland, we head to picturesque Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

It’s been almost a month since our last feature to the most popular photo blog series currently running. Due to other projects I’ve recently been involved with, time has been in short supply. Going forward, my goal is to continue this series through at least the first half of 2009. I have other photography projects planned for the year, but due to the great response I’ve received from “20 Awesome Photography Blogs”, I see no reason to end any time soon.

Since our first “Awesome” installment, the RSS feeds and email subscriptions have soared with each new posting. I can’t begin to thank everyone enough for promoting our project by linking to each installment and helping to spread the word! All Digg and StumbleUpon love is greatly appreciated and highly encouraged!..(shameless self-promotion, I know). It’s a wonderful compliment to see all the different types of links we gathered along the way…Cara Moulds PhotographyJustin Korn PhotographyMy Manila Photo Blog….Shawn’s Bits…Pete Springer Photography…Andi Pantz Photography Blog…just to name a few.

As I’ve stated in previous postings, this list is compiled in no particular order. First, I compile a list of 30-40 (sometimes more) region specific photo blogs…then go through the process of reading each photographer bio to ensure they have significant ties to the selected area and finally, whittle the blogs down to 20.

For this installment, I have relied heavily on Flickr…which had an usually high number of excellent Bangalore photoblogs. Please understand there were many, many great photographers…but we only have room for 20 per installment. However, if you have a favorite photo blog you’d like to share or perhaps would like our viewers to be made aware of your fine photography blog, by all means talk it up in the comments section below!

Thanks again everyone for the global support of our project!

1. Light and Life – Murali’s Photostream

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2. Akashb’s Photostream

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3. Suyog Gaihani Photostream

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4. Swami Stream’s Photostream

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5. Vijay Pandey’s Photostream

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6. MalayalaM’s Photostream

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7. Cynthia Sapna’s Photostream

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8. Knowsnotmuch’s Photostream

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9. Feroze Kaliyadan’s Photostream

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10. Sandip Debnath’s Photostream

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11. Coolkarni’s Photostream

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12. Ayashok’s Photostream

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13. Shreik303′s Photostream

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14. Arindam Thokder’s Photostream

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15. Dannycg’s Photostream

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16. Akshathkumar Shetty Photostream

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17. Bangalore_SCS Photostream

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18. Mains and Crosses

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19. Lijo Jose Photography

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20. Bangalore Daily Photo

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Want more? Check out complete listing of each “20 Awesome Photography Blogs” installment!

War Photographer, James Nachtwey – May 23, 2008

Welcome to the newest photoblog in our community, war photographer James Nachtwey. His photographic images are powerful and emotional as he documents some of worse conditions of death and destruction.

James Nachtwey grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Dartmouth College, where he studied Art History and Political Science (1966-70). Images from the Vietnam War and the American Civil Rights movement had a powerful effect on him and were instrumental in his decision to become a photographer. He has worked aboard ships in the Merchant Marine, and while teaching himself photography, he was an apprentice news film editor and a truck driver.

In 1976 he started work as a newspaper photographer in New Mexico, and in 1980, he moved to New York to begin a career as a freelance magazine photographer. His first foreign assignment was to cover civil strife in Northern Ireland in 1981 during the IRA hunger strike. Since then, Nachtwey has devoted himself to documenting wars, conflicts and critical social issues. He has worked on extensive photographic essays in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza, Israel, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, the Philippines, South Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Rwanda, South Africa, Russia, Bosnia, Chechnya, Kosovo, Romania, Brazil and the United States.