Photowalks, in my opinion have a therapeutic quality. I find it quite helpful in escaping the rush of the regular life. For a few hours, I’m an observer, a passive participant to the rush of Life. Sometimes, a walk may not yield a single photo, sometimes it may give you moments worth remembering all your life. I have been known not to take photos for entire photowalks, simply because I didn’t feel like it. While there are times when I have run out of memory cards. Needless to say, my personal approach is more of a stroll where photos just happen, if they have to happen, purely driven by the moment.
Having recently volunteered as an Administrator for the photowalk group Kolkata Photowalking, I was forced to look back at my experience. Short as it may be, I discovered that I always came back with some fine memory from almost every photowalk. And a few practical lessons over time. As a photowalk organiser I have been asked about the kind of gear that one should bring to a photowalk. Even though I wrote a Guide to Photowalks sometime ago, based on my lessons I decided to make my list.
Having recently volunteered as an Administrator for the photowalk group Kolkata Photowalking, I was forced to look back at my experience. Short as it may be, I discovered that I always came back with some fine memory from almost every photowalk. And a few practical lessons over time. As a photowalk organiser I have been asked about the kind of gear that one should bring to a photowalk. Even though I wrote a Guide to Photowalks sometime ago, based on my lessons I decided to make my list.