In this issue

AP January 2020

Nikon Z Series Firmware Ver. 2.20 released, adds support for CFexpress memory cards; paid service to install RAW video output function also begins

Nikon recently announced the release of firmware Ver. 2.20 for the Nikon Z 7 and Z 6 full-frame mirrorless cameras.

2 mins

Clarissa Bonet wins Hasselblad X You grand prize

Hasselblad X You has displayed the incredible experts among X System creatives over the past three months with a curated collection of 12 weekly winners chosen.

1 min

A LOOK AT THE KINGFISHER CALENDAR 2020

THE YEAR 2020 IS UPON US AND THE START OF A NEW YEAR MEANS GETTING YOURSELF A NEW CALENDAR. WE SPOKE TO ACE PHOTOGRAPHER ATUL KASBEKAR ABOUT THIS YEAR’S KINGFISHER CALENDAR, ITS CONCEPT, THE HISTORY AND MORE. EXCERPTS:

2 mins

SUCCESS A SECOND TIME – WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP IN PUNE

AFTER A HUGE AND SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP IN MUMBAI, ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY TOOK THE WORKSHOP TO ANOTHER CITY WHICH SHOWED INTEREST! ON HAVING A POLL IN OUR INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK PAGES, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT PUNEKARS WANTED TO ATTEND THE MUMBAI WORKSHOP, BUT THEY COULDN’T! SO WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE WORKSHOP TO THEM. ACE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER NIKLESH MALKANI WAS KIND ENOUGH TO HELP US IN THIS JOURNEY AND HERE ARE EXCERPTS OF THE SAME.

2 mins

CHRISTMAS IN MUMBAI

LAST YEAR WE HAD COVERED CHRISTMAS IN KOLKATA. HOWEVER, THE CHRISTMAS IN MUMBAI IS NOTHING SHORT OF GRAND. BEING IN CLOSE VICINITY TO GOA – A MOSTLY CATHOLIC STATE, MUMBAI HAS A HUGE POPULATION OF CATHOLICS WHO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITH EXTREME PASSION AND IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN THEY INDULGE IN MERRY MAKING, FIREWORKS, WINE AND A NICE TABLE SPREAD OF FOOD! LET’S SEE HOW MUMBAI, ONE OF THE MOST COSMOPOLITAN CITIES IN THE COUNTRY, CELEBRATES ITS CHRISTMAS.

4 mins

FILMS, FRAME AND FAME

ACE FASHION AND CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHER AVINASH GOWARIKER HAD A HUMBLE BEGINNING. PHOTOGRAPHY TURNED FROM A CHANCED ENCOUNTER TO PASSION AT A VERY YOUNG AGE FOR AVINASH AND HE HASN’T LOOKED BACK. FROM SHOOTING BOLLYWOOD BEHEMOTHS SUCH AS SHAHRUKH KHAN, SALMAN KHAN, AAMIR KHAN, AMITABH BACHCHAN TO WORKING FOR BIG TICKET BRANDS SUCH AS COCACOLA, NDTV, KIA MOTORS, KAUN BANEGA CROREPATI AND MORE, HE HAS CEMENTED HIS POSITION AS A FORCE TO RECKON WITH. WE TALK TO HIM ABOUT HIS ENTRY INTO THIS CAREER AND HOW IT HAS PROGRESSED.

9 mins

THINGS THAT MAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHER INSIDE YOU PROUD

WE PHOTOGRAPHERS FALL IN LOVE WITH EITHER A CAMERA OR A GEAR OR THE SO CALLED ART ITSELF TO FIND AND DISCOVER AN INNER TALENT CALLED PHOTOGRAPHY. AND THEN, YOU SLOWLY BEGIN TO LEARN THE MEANING OF BECOMING A REAL PHOTOGRAPHER, THE DELICACIES, SWEET PAIN AND A LOT MORE INSIDE THE SECRET WORLD OF PIXELS. IN THIS ARTICLE OF OURS, WE HAVE SHARED SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IGNORED BY MOST BUT WE GET TO FEEL JUST BY BEING A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER. COME HAVE A LOOK AT THIS AND BE PROUD OF WHERE YOU ARE AND WHO YOU ARE!

2 mins

Are DSLRs Done?

This has been a burning question in everyone’s minds these past few years. With manufacturers such as sony and panasonic having shifted to the mirrorless system years ahead of others and canon and nikon slowly catching up, dslrs seem to have a bleek future in the years to come. In this article we discuss what lies ahead for the industry changing digital single lens reflex cameras and what the positives and negatives are to shifting to mirrorless systems.

3 mins

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Asian Photography, the flagship of SAP Media Worldwide Ltd., is the only premier Business to Consumer (B2C) photography magazine in India that caters to the art and science of photography with a persistent emphasis on photographic segment as well as talent. Since its inception 27 years ago, Asian Photography embodies the uniqueness of the Asian spirit and culture both in the professional as well as amateur sector of the growing population of photographic enthusiasts.

Bedsides the technical aspects of photography, it also motivates its readers to explore photography as an Art, as a hobby and as a culture. With the most comprehensive content, which has been appreciated by both the enthusiasts and the industry alike. Asian Photography truly represents the Asian Continent and with its Asia Pacific edition from Singapore, it is being distributed in entire Asia-Pacific region. The unrivalled success of the magazine lies in the unstinted patronage and support extended by the global majors like, NIKON, CANON, SONY, FUJIFILMS, EPSON, PANASONIC, OLYMPUS, TAMRON, PHOTOQUIP and other leading photographic players.