Photography Workshop for Architectural Heritage conservation

Documentation is the first step towards conservation of cultural heritage. Photography is a key tool. The aim of this workshop is to demonstrate the benefits of documenting cultural heritage via scientifically viable methods of photography. It will emphasize cost effectiveness in photo documentation. Photo documentation enables us to understand scale, context, style and elements among other information. It is different from ‘architectural photography’ as the end product will be used for research, conservation, development purposes and production of scaled drawings. Structured photographic techniques will unshackle the limitations of ‘DIY’ enthusiasts. It will present theoretical and practical understanding aimed at an integral training. Participants will understand ways to record spaces with varying levels of accuracy. Upon completion, they should be able to develop a critical understanding of conservation documentation. The workshop topics include (i) Scaled-rectified photography enabling site plan, elevations, street elevations, cross sections, etc., (ii) Macro photography showing details, textures, color, scale, etc., (iii) Panoramic photography illustrating the context, (iv) Introduction to aerial, gigapixel photogrammetry & 3-D scanning. Expenses for Students: Material Cost: Rs 3000/-, Local Travel: Rs 2000/-, Food & Stay: Rs 7000/- plus travel expenses as mentioned.

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Summer School Workshop at CEPT, May-June 2015 - Architectural Photography

My pictures for a Seema Khanwalkar's article in Mint

Indian Architect & Builder IA&B Publication - Article on Ahmedabad's wall & city

Sometime off camera!!!

Rarely in front of!!!

Stray Factory, Published in Metro Plus | The Hindu

Old Studios Documentary Project, presented at Chhaya International Conference on Indian Photography in Feb 2012, NID, featured in Art & Deal Magazine.

My images for Marvel Glass

http://www.marvelglass.com/projects.php

All the images expect the mumbai projects are shot by me. One of the first commissioned Architectural Photography Works...

Published in Deccan Chronicle Chennai Edition | 25th Oct 2011

Open Show Hyderabad 10/09/2011

I was one of the 5 presenters. This piece has been published in Deccan Chronicle dated 12th September, 2011

Published IA & B, June Issue 2011

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A piece from 'to hell with the World Cup' | The Hindu Open Page April 24, 2011

Centuries ago, there was a Roman emperor, called Nero. He was a strong ruler and also very fond of parties, art, poetry, drinking and a life full of pleasures. Once he decided to organise a grand party and invited all poets, writers, dancers, painters, artists, intellectuals and thinkers of society. Everybody was having a great time eating, drinking, laughing, and socialising. The party was at its peak when it started getting dark. Nero wanted the party to go on. So he ordered and got all the arrested criminals, who were in his jails, around the garden and put them on fire! Burnt them alive, so that there was enough light for the guests to keep on enjoying! The guests had a gala time though they knew the cost of their enjoyment. Now, what kind of conscience those guests had?

What is happening in our country is not different from Nero's party. We, the middle-class-young-well-earning-mall-hopping-IPL-watching and celebrating-junta are Nero's guests enjoying at the cost of our farmers. Every budget favours the already rich. More exemptions are being given to them at the cost of grabbing the land of our farmers in the name of SEZs, decrease in import duties in the name of neo-liberal policies, increase in the loan interest rates if the product is not worth lakhs and crores. Yes, that's what we are, Nero's guests!

Narendra Shekhawat

Nominated for the Wedding Photographer of the year 2011, in Couple Portraiture category :) Published in Better Photography April issue

Field Trip to Champaner-Ceramics and Glass PG 2nd Sem

Those typical studios on the way to the hill top temple. Propped with interesting additions, such as a Tiger out of the 1411 count. It takes 2 minutes for the Photographer to give a 6"x 4" print for 30 rupees...

Reflections IRCTC

Wedding at Chennai

One more biting the dust, as famously said. Fondly called, 'Yakkoi' Indumathy got married this month at Chennai.

Project: JJS, Jaipur

Kundan Meenakaari Jewellery Works, Jaipur


Photo Documentary from NID