-Profile- Weaving Incredible Stories through his Camera : Amit Vakil

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Weaving Incredible Stories through his Camera
Amit Vakil

Based in Chamba, Himachal, Amit Vakil is a doctor by profession and a photographer by passion. He simultaneously tried his hands on his father's film camera along with a point and shoot camera during 2008- 2010. Gradually, this hobby turned into passion and it entered his blood as a deathless frenzy in 2010 when he bought his first DSLR. Since then, he has been weaving incredible stories through his camera & lenses. Initially, he started capturing pictures in almost every genre of photography; landscape, abstract, travel, still life, food photography, portrait and street. But gradually, he found himself extremely intrigued by travel, landscape and storytelling pictures (pictorial). He started focusing on these genres of photography seriously and his pictures began making place in art lovers’ heart. Today his is well known among photographers for his stunning images.

His Picture of Dew Drops bagged 1st prize under the theme “Macro, Micro Flora & Fauna" in the Big shot Photography Contest Organized by Bing, April 2014.

A picture conferred with 1st prize in "Manipur Photography Contest", under the theme “Emotions” organized in collaboration with Future Forward, 2015.

One of his pictures of Nandgaon Holi found place at the highest level and was adjudged the winner in "Colours of Macao" Photography Contest organized by "Nat Geo Traveller India" in 2016. Following this he went to Macao for a photography assignment accompanied by the official Nat Geo photographer & writer in December 2016 and selected pictures fond the yellow window & were displayed in an exhibition in Mumbai by Nat Geo Traveller India.

Again, his endeavors bore fruits. One of his pictures which depicted the life style of Gujjar community won the prestigious “Artistique” Photography Contest organized by “Asian Photography Magazine” under the theme Black& White, 2017-18.

In Jan 2018, he received 1st prize for winning the “7th National Photography Competition” from Mr. Jual Oram, Minister for Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India, under the theme “Tribal Customs & Heritage”

He received 1^st prize in “Exposure winter moods” photography contest conducted by Exposure Sop, Dec 2019.

Five of his pictures have been published in Himachal Tourism wall and table Calendars for the year 2020.

His Winter Picture of Khajiiar under the theme Natural Landscapes has won "Lens Art Photography" Competition, organized by "Lions Club Ratnagiri & Lens Art Ratnagiri, March 2020.

He has won the "Vision 2020 Photo Competition", a wildlife photo contest by the "Pangolin Photo Safaris" - Botswana, South Africa, May, 2020.

Apart from this, his works have been featured in some of the top photography magazines of India like the Better Photography Magazine, Asian photography Magazine, Smart Photography Magazine, Lonely Planet Magazine, Nat Geo Traveller, India and the Creative Image Magazine.

Amit Vakil thinks that photography is the flame that has kept the candle of his life burning since almost a decade.

(As told by Amit Vakil)

--Pankaj Sharma