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JUNE 15, <strong>2016</strong><br />
ARTLINK-Ratna Venkat<br />
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Street exposure has its revealing moments<br />
The King and his armour are never parted<br />
Overseas education is no catwalk<br />
Ashok Kochhar<br />
kochhara55@gmail.com<br />
As a photographer, I realise<br />
that if you want<br />
to know about the people<br />
of a country, go and<br />
photograph the streets.<br />
I have been shooting at various<br />
destinations across the<br />
globe but somehow New<br />
Zealand is special. People here<br />
are very cooperative, friendly,<br />
and do not feel offended if photographed<br />
even from a close<br />
distance.<br />
I am a photographer who<br />
loves taking close-ups with<br />
wide-angle lenses.<br />
Thus far, I have not come<br />
across any resistance from<br />
anyone.<br />
Community events<br />
Another point of appreciation<br />
is that New Zealand has several<br />
community events that give<br />
an opportunity for everyone to<br />
come together and interact with<br />
one another.<br />
These events give me an opportunity<br />
to meet some wonderful<br />
people and take pictures,<br />
street-photography style.<br />
I have made many friends on<br />
the streets instantly.<br />
Generally, after taking pictures<br />
I try to introduce myself<br />
and promise them to send<br />
the image, giving me another<br />
chance to set up a dialogue with<br />
them.<br />
Till date, I have taken pictures<br />
in small towns and big cities<br />
like Auckland, and it has been a<br />
great experience.<br />
Interesting settings<br />
Another interesting fact that<br />
is worthy of mention is that<br />
there is something or the other<br />
happening at all time on the<br />
streets.<br />
The place is so lively and inviting<br />
that one can spend<br />
months and years taking pictures<br />
on the same location.<br />
One always gets a chance to<br />
photograph very interesting<br />
settings.<br />
It may be a singer and guitarist<br />
or a couple posing like a B/W<br />
dressed statue or a small band.<br />
In a way, street photography<br />
in New Zealand is a lensman’s<br />
delight.<br />
The pictures that I am sharing<br />
here are from my collection of<br />
my journey of ‘500 Days in New<br />
Zealand.’<br />
I hope you would like them<br />
and and that these pictures tell<br />
you many untold stories.<br />
Ashok Kochhar is a world-renowned<br />
photographer, designer<br />
and art director. He<br />
migrated to New Zealand with<br />
his family last year and contributes<br />
regularly to <strong>Indian</strong><br />
<strong>Newslink</strong>. He is currently on<br />
a ‘500-days Assignment’ that<br />
will take him to the length<br />
and breadth of New Zealand.<br />
There are many other initiatives<br />
that he has planned with<br />
us, to be announced in stages.<br />
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