Why are you a photographer?
Because I think that is the only thing I am good at.
Do you remember any decisive moment when you felt ‘I want to be a photographer’?
Not really, But few things I had In my mind very clear when I started thinking about What I want to do in Life & for my Living,
Rather sitting at one place for the whole day it’s better to explore world around you.
According to me, observing things is much better then to read, write or listen in LIFE.
Work when you want to, not like you have to.
Were there any particular role models for you when you grew up?
My Dad.
Who was the most influential personality on your career in photography?
It’s hard to say just one name because I have been influenced from many people who have come across in my life at different point of time. For Example initial stage of my career there was not much easy access to see, learn and understand other photographer’s who work overseas. The only time you can see their work was in some big exhibition or in books or some international magazine around you. But Now the Scenario has got changed after the computing world. We can easily see anyone’s work just on a click. Few People who really influenced me in Photography are Hardeep Sachdev, Ronny Sequeira, Henri Cartier Bresson, Raghu Rai, Prabhudas Gupta, Herb Ritts, Paolo Roversi, Peter Lindbergh and Annie Leibovitz are few names from the list.
How has photography changed over the course of the last couple of decades? Is execution/art direction more important than it used to be?
I really don’t know about the couple of decades. I am there from Last 1 decade only 
. What change I can see clearly is, there is no one eye execution after the digital has come in the market. Film was there, when I was introduced to the world of photography. All photographers use to shoot mostly on film. Art or creative director use to get few Polaroid’s in their hand to see how the final image is going to look like. But now in the digital age interference of all the creative and other Talents has been increased so much that they can get to see each and every frame as a Polaroid. It is equally good and bad that’s what I think. It is very hard to execute what you have in your mind in the beginning of the shoot, when so many people are involved in the execution process your vision gets diluted somewhere, that’s what I think. These day’s I don’t see that individual style which use to be earlier. There was a time we use to guess the photographer who is behind the Image by his own individual style.
Given a choice, no other constraints, film or digital?
ANY TIME “FILM”. It has a History of more then 100 years.
What do you think of the current state of Print Advertising photography in India? Is it at par with the work done worldwide?
It is still in progress. Agencies should come out from their comfort zone and try new talents.
Where do you get your inspiration?
From the life around.
Was there any time when you wanted to quit photography?
What… ! ! !
Any current work in Indian Advertising that you find exciting? Especially Print?
Still yet to come on billboards.
Whats your dream project?
Keep on working good.
Who would you want to spend a dinner with?
I prefer my family should be around more than anybody else.
Whats on your iPod?
Indian Ocean, Nusrat, S.D. Burman, R.D. Burman, Mukesh, and few folk and sufi.
Mac or PC?
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