Kolkata: Twenty Raihan Rajiv Vadra who is one year old loses vision in his left eye while playing cricket.
But his desire for photography, said the son of Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at his solo debut photography exhibition in Swabhumi in Kolkata, just getting better after the accident.
A political student at the Soas University of London, Raihan now likes to observe politics from a distance and pursue photography professionally.
The first thing that caught the attention of ten backlit photos in a dark cage was his love for high contrast.
Whether it’s photographing ‘solitude’ shimla or ‘secret’ landscapes hidden in portraits of a girl – achieves having eyes for various subjects.
Ask him his favorite and he pointed at the tiger and said, “That’s my crown gem.
It’s clicked on Ranthambore on October 2020.” Want to pursue a career in photography with the challenge of losing a view in one eye not easy.
Raihan underestimated the challenge and said he saw the world in a different way now.
“I prefer the perspective as a photographer.
Personally, you can overcome anything in life.
I have a little trouble driving and crossing the road.
But I will not return to as many photography if I am not hurt.
My photography becomes better because of me injured, “he insisted.
His collapse with photography began as a childhood hobby, taking photos of animals in the wild.
In the case of photos of wildlife, he looked at his mother who had a book in Ranthambore.
“I really taught.
I have done a two-week course in New York.
Mother originally taught me everything.
I hit all the camera equipment.
He got interest in photography from my grandfather (Rajiv Gandhi).
He is also a diligent photographer.” At home, Raihan’s favorite is some of his mother’s landscape and grandfather’s work.
“There is a good photo of my Nani (Sonia Gandhi) taken by my grandfather.” He insisted that his mother was one of his best criticism.
Praise the way if he took a good shot.
“But he doesn’t avoid saying that I cut the tiger tail!” On his idol, he took many names including American photographer Steve McCurry who was remembered because of his photo of a green-eyed Afghane girl.
“However, I did not do a portrait study.
I looked everywhere for inspiration.
I also have friends – Sujat Roy – whose work with a very good camera.” The Kolkata monument and taxi had forced him to go to the back of the lens.
“Delhi has an interesting story in the case of photography.
Kolkata has a higher contrast in terms of color.
Contrast is always high.
Yellow taxis against different colored buses – it is a dream of a photographer,” he said.
He didn’t mind the entry of a cellphone friendly photographer at all.
In fact, eight of the 10 photos on display in Swabhumi clicked on using a cellular camera.
“Arts and photography are about people who tell their own stories.
So, it must be accessible to everyone,” he said.
Raihan still has two months left in SOA to complete the course in politics.
With a degree in politics, does he not want to join active politics someday? “When I have to choose what to learn in SOAS, I experienced some mental health problems because what happened to my eyes.
I need to choose a title that will be far open to me after I finish.
The title in politics allows it.
Unless it’s an event Great, I don’t follow the news because there are many negative things and I am a positive person.
At this time, I want to be happy to do photography and like to observe politics from a distance.
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