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“There is simply a communicative successful each frame,” says S Prashanth. The Bengaluru-based lensman is exhibiting images of animals and birds helium has seen up adjacent successful the wild. The amusement titled, A Walk Through the Wild: Captured In Time, is simply a postulation of sightings implicit the past 14 years.
Brilliantly-plumed birds caught mid-flight, large cats successful each their regal glory, foliage of antithetic hues complementing the feathered and furred alike — Prashanth’s lens has captured them all. Over 30 photographs connected canvas are connected show astatine the show.
The lensman recalls abbreviated treks successful puerility erstwhile helium would travel his uncles and marvel astatine the wonders successful nature. “We would spot cervid and antithetic birds and though that consciousness of wonderment stayed agelong aft each trip, I began to realise that details of these experiences began to blur. That is erstwhile I began taking photographs successful an effort to papers each expedition.”
This dedication to visually grounds his encounters successful the chaotic began successful his aboriginal teens and by the clip Prashanth was successful his mid-twenties, documenting wildlife had go much than a hobby. “Every clip I returned from 1 of my trips, household and friends would beryllium anxious to spot what I had shot,” says the self-taught lensman and wildlife enthusiast.
S Prashanth | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
He adds, “That is 1 of the reasons I wanted to clasp this accumulation — for the payment of those who person not had the accidental to acquisition these beauties archetypal hand.”
Another crushed was to showcase the earthy wealthiness of the State, says Prashanth. Each photograph astatine the accumulation is accompanied by the sanction of the reserve oregon wood country it was captured in.
“Animals crossed the globe are same. There mightiness beryllium differences successful size oregon colour, but the taxon are the same. I judge quality lovers should research what is accessible close present alternatively of wishing they could spell connected a godforsaken safari oregon sojourn Masai Mara.”
“I americium not undermining wildlife elsewhere; I conscionable privation to accidental determination is truthful overmuch to spot and admit successful India itself. We beryllium to quality and astatine the extremity of the day, that is wherever we volition go.”
From A Walk Through the Wild | Photo Credit: S Prashanth
“Every photograph has a story,” helium says, recalling however helium stood patiently for implicit 2 hours successful the wild, waiting for a leopard to aftermath up. The effect is A Stretch, A Stare, a infinitesimal of feline grace successful the wild. In A Gentle Journey, Prashanth says an elephant calf had been attacked by a crocodile and rescued by his mother. The representation shows a subdued kid walking alongside his mother, alternatively of gambolling ahead.
“Out successful the wild, you should beryllium capable to recognize carnal quality is simply a batch similar our own. Hunger, thirst, tiredness, playfulness are each there. But 1 has to beryllium diligent if you privation to seizure the close moment.”
An technologist by profession, Prashanth spends his spare clip sharing his cognition with budding photographers and quality lovers. “When I was starting out, accusation was not freely disposable oregon accessible. We would work up, spell to the room and research. I americium blessed if I tin walk connected what I person learnt to anyone who mightiness beryllium interested.”
A Walk Through The Wild volition beryllium connected show astatine Sublime Galleria, Bengaluru till November 30, 2025.
