-Great Masters-
A Photographer Par Excellence
Dr. Barun Sinha
MFIAP, ESFIAP,
EFIAP, ARPS, Hon. FIP, AIIPC
Dr. Barun Sinha (Patna) is a
renowned photographer of India. For him the journey of photography started way
back in 1969 when by sheer accident he landed up with 5 friends in a Wild life
Sanctuary. As the night fell, and they did not have any place to stay
overnight, they all decided to spend the night on a watch tower. For Dr. Sinha
it was a love at the first sight with a girl, called Nature. Two years later
with several tours to the nearby forests in this period, a turning point came
when a Japanese tourist visited Patna and sold his Minolta SLR with 58 mm, 200
mm f 5.6 and a spare body for next to nothing to him. Now he had a reason to
visit the jungles around his place, Patna.
The rigorous demands of his
medico surgical career dictated that he nearly left serious photography between
1979 and 1988 while in UK for higher studies. Since 1989, he has been seriously
engaged in photography as a hobby as well as in the organisational aspect of
it. He has been associated both with IIPC as well as FIP for a long time.
Though he loves all genres of
photography, wildlife photography is his area of expertise. His wildlife
pictures are outstanding in their compositions and content material. His
astonishing pictures are the result of his long-time experience, perseverance
and single minded dedication. A number of his photographs have been recognised
in the photography contests at national and international levels. In spite of
so many achievements in his favourite field, he always works like a learner. Learning
is a never ending process for him. He states, “I am still to capture that one
image which is equal to a thousand words.”
Dr. Sinha has deep love for his
country, i.e., India and thus he has many expectations from Indian Photography.
He admits, “Many of my goals are still a dream, such as to see India at the
very top of the Global Photography. I want to see Indian photographers’ work
being recognised on the basis of contents material. My dream is to see Indian
photographers feeling pride in achieving Indian distinctions rather than
falling head over heels for foreign distinctions.”
-Dr. Pankaj Sharma
