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Asianphotography April 2020 issue

ONE WITH THE MONKS

FROM RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME AT THE AGE OF 16 TO HAVING HIS PECULIAR STYLES IN PORTRAITS, JIMMY NELSON EPITOMIZES EVERYTHING THAT YOU EXPECT FROM A TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER. HUMBLE, HARDWORKING AND OVERALL AN AFFABLE GUY. HIS PHOTOGRAPHS COMMUNICATE THE SUBJECT’S SENSE OF BEING. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY HE SPEAKS ABOUT HIS PROCESS AND HOW PATIENCE ALWAYS.

4 mins

Pictures influence my work, not the photographers

FROM BEING A GRAPHIC ARTIST TO BECOMING A FULLTIME PHOTOGRAPHER, RARINDRA PRAKARSA HAS HAD A JOURNEY THAT TRANSCENDS FROM ANALOG TO THE DIGITAL ERA IN PHOTOGRAPHY. HE SPEAKS TO ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY ABOUT HOW THIS JOURNEY HAPPENED AND ALSO HOW PICTURES INFLUENCE AND INSPIRE HIS WORK AND NOT PHOTOGRAPHERS.

4 mins

Travel Tips From The Pros

There is a lot you can read and learn about travel photography. But practical knowledge from the professionals who have been shooting this genre since a longtime amassing experience over decades is always something that comes in handy in every situation. So we thought in this month’s issue we would ask two varied travel photographers, Myriam Casper and Amit Vakil, who have covered an array of national and international locations between them for some practical tips that can be helpful to you.

8 mins

COMMON TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY MISTAKES TO AVOID

NO MATTER HOW FAST TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING, ONE CAN NEVER GO BACK IN TIME AND CAPTURE A MOMENT AGAIN (UNLESS WE INVENT TIME TRAVEL). SO, IT IS IMPORTANT TO CAPTURE THOSE MOMENTS RIGHT AT THE FIRST TIME. NO ONE WILL BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT BLURRY OR OVER-EXPOSED IMAGES OF LOVELY PLACES. IF YOU WANT TO CAPTURE GOOD PHOTOS ON YOUR NEXT TRIP THEN ENSURE THAT YOU AVOID THESE COMMON MISTAKES OF TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY AND YOU WILL COME BACK WITH A BUNCH OF PERFECT MEMORIES AND WITH A HAPPY SMILE TOO.

4 mins

Nikkor Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct Lens

NIKON RECENTLY RELEASED A BEAST OF A LENS AT CEIF 2020, THE NIKKOR Z 58MM F/0.95 S NOCT LENS AND WE (ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY) WERE THE FIRST IN INDIA TO RECEIVE AND REVIEW THIS LENS. WHAT MAKES THIS LENS SPECIAL IS NOT ONLY ITS APERTURE VALUE OF 0.95 BUT ALSO A WHOPPING PRICE TAG OF ₹7,29,995

3 mins

PHOTO SCAPE

Send in your entries to photoscape at asianphotographyindia@gmail.com

1 min

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Asian Photography Magazine Description:

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.