The discovery of digital cameras has helped bring the best out of the unlikeliest of photographers. I am one of those. I love photography but I know absolutely nothing about the technicalities of it all. And yet, I do have a selection of pictures that I can (with a little hesitation) call my own...not with too much pride, but with the humble satisfaction of a true amateur :)
In the field of travel photography and writing, what sets the guru apart from the amateur is the former's genius to produce works that create within the reader/viewer a nagging desire to drop whatever he/she is doing and visit the place in question at the next possible instance.
A day ago, as I was seriously browsing the net for information on Tamil Nadu, I came across Oochappan.
What can I say - ever since then, I have returned to his site again and again, countless times. Viewing his works has made me wish I could prepone my travel plans, and on a brighter side, it has assured me that I have made the best decision of my life thus far, to spend the next 2 months travelling amidst the colourful lives that Oochappan's genius has captured.
Oochappan is a Belgian, I believe :)
Visit http://www.trekearth.com/members/oochappan/ to know more about this man, who captures the souls of the people he photographs, not just their images.
