Chiiz – Volume 2 2017

Their website has everything you will want
to checkout before heading out to LIC.
http://www.lifeincolor.com

COLORJAM COLOR MUSIC FESTIVAL,
TEXAS
‘Colorjam’ is a color music festival that took
place in Texas in 2014. With the euphoric
combination of music and color, this festival
captures the essence of Holi perfectly. Their
line-up also featured acts such as Green
River Ordinance, Sunny Sweeney, etc. Till
now, no one can speculate their next date,
but keep an eye out on this one. It’s worth it.

FESTIVAL OF COLORS
This festival goes on all summer around
the whole world in about 30 countries.
‘Festival of Colors’ is a hippie’s paradise.
It’s a music festival with a dash of color,
featuring bands like The Bhakti Dance,
this festival has a peaceful
and tranquil demeanor.
Promising good vibes,
great music and above all,
an incredible time, this
fest is a must.
http://www.holifestival.com

HOLI ONE
‘Holi One’ is a color festival
held in Cape Town where
it commenced. This event
aims to adapt our vivid
culture of celebrating Holi
with music and colors and
cherish the power of one.
It took place in August
last year in London and
no dates have yet been
released for 2017.
http://www.holione.com

MUMBAI COLOR FESTIVAL,

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS

Based on the traditional Hindu festival,

Fort Vechten will become alive with color

as festival-goers party hard to house and

techno. Breaking down all distinctions

of race, gender and sexuality, electronic

music lovers come together for a day

under a blanket of color, embracing their

individuality and becoming part of one

of Europe’s most creative music festivals.

Sadly, organisers have decided that this year

will be the last for the festival, calling it their

final countdown. But there’s always a silver

lining in every situation. Head out, the date

is 5th May 2017. http://www.mumbaifestival.nl

HOLI GARDEN FESTIVAL, IBIZA

‘Holi Garden Festival’ held annually in

Ibiza, is the brightest music/color stage

there is. Propagating their agenda of joy and

amiability, this festival is as happy as it gets.

Check out their website for the upcoming

ones, http://www.holigardenfestivalibiza.com

PROTECTING YOUR CAMERA

Cover your camera

You can use camera raincoats which are

available on Amazon or http://www.lenscoat.

com. Now you could take your expensive

underwater housing and use that, or a

plastic bag also works just fine. Make sure

your lens hood is attached as it can provide

extra protection from the powder getting

into your lens. Duct tape is also a good

option.

Don’t open/change anything!

DON’T change your lenses and same goes

for batteries and SD card. Do not open that

camera body at all! Photographers solve

the lens’ problem by simply bringing two

cameras.

Cover the details.

When capturing the festival, don’t forget to

shoot the details – often the smallest things

are the most beautiful, like this shock of red

powder in a blue hand.

Shoot in a comfortable mode.

Don’t plan on fiddling around with manual

settings unless you are a pro at it. Go

with auto focus mode. Do test shots first

and ensure you have your ISO, aperture,

metering, focal point set as much as you

can for each Holi situation before you walk

into it. Then just keep those settings and

fire rapidly.

Get on top of anything.

Images displaying colorful powder with a

view from above are always great. Get on

top chairs, balconies or anywhere you find

space. Shots of powder being thrown in the

air are loved by many.

Some do’s and dont’s.

Watch out for colored water at all times.

Cover your camera at all costs.

Take a lot of duct tape for emergencies.

Don’t change or open any component.

Be ready to go to auto focus, for color in the

air can interfere with manual.

Take extra batteries and memory.

Holi is celebrated to depict the victory of

good over evil or so they say. I think the

reason it is celebrated is to show people

how beautiful it is to live in harmony and

peace, and let us do that, not just for one

day but for eternity. Let’s show the world

how colorful it is to live in peace.

Prismatic Happiness

Nikon D750 120mm F/4 1/500s ISO

The Color Run

Samsung SMG920I 4mm F/1.9 1/220s ISO

Amit Nimade

Bhopal, India

Luigi Roberto Spano

Bari, Italy