B (142)

adds, “I have always been interested in the

economic divide of man, his interaction with

nature, and his disregard for human rights

in the quest for development. I have to

credit the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher

Learning, for instilling in me the principles

of equality and harmony.”

priceless Advice

One thing that Prashanth cherishes the most

is a piece of advice given to him by Arko

Datta, “While walking on the street, when

you turn around and look at something

twice, know that there is a potential there

for a photograph.” And so, he keeps his eyes

peeled for the faintest presence of irony,

satire, humour, love or mystery, on the street.

A Little of everything

What is really discernible about his

cellphone work is its simplicity. Keeping in

mind what he does for a living, I like that his

pictures don’t scream of the run-of-the-mill

journalistic work that most of us are used to

seeing. In fact, there is a certain sobriety to

his pictures, which do not intend to shock

prashanth uses

the iphone to shoot

his cellphone work.

Contrary to what

most people say about

the device not being

important, he thinks

that the phone matters,

especially when it has to

do with the final printing

of images.

“One should not

avoid clichés.

Shoot as much of it

as you can, and get

them out of your

system. This will

help you grow as

a photographer.”

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