Fah Thai Magazine Nov/Dec 2017

GALLERY
“… I must say that the original art
is that of the inhabitants of the
houses, which have these features
{of diversity and colours} and
I feel I create these images in
‘collaboration’ with them, even
though they are not aware of it.”
BOTTOM AND RIGHT
The deep colours of Ladakh contrast
wildly with other parts of the
country. The architecture in areas
around India display their own
brand of fresh brightness.
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
In the early years of his career, Dinesh
sold calculators in Chawri Bazaar in
India; quality checked garments in a
Faridabad factory and cleared tables as
a busboy in an Upper Eastside bar in
New York. This rather chequered career
path was due to his teenage belief that
if he followed in his photographer
father’s footsteps, he would be yet
another victim of the Indian caste
system. This rebellion further led him
to a 12-year-long career as a Client
Servicing Executive in Advertising
where he finally achieved ‘burn-out’
at the ripe old age of 33 years and
which left him with a burning desire to
become a professional photographer.
Twenty-six years into the journey,
photography is not just a profession
and a passion but his means of
understanding and feeling the world
and life around him.
Dinesh is also a Co-Founder and
Managing Trustee of Nazar Foundation,
which has been set up to promote
photography as an art form. You can
check out his work at portfolio at
dineshkhanna.com.
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