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Photographing the World Differently
DR. HITESH PATEL
Photographing the World Differently
DR. HITESH PATEL
Dr. Hitesh
Patel was born and raised in Surat (India), but his immense attachment toward
nature, launched and dropped him in a small tribal town in South Gujarat. By
profession he is M.D. Physician and having hospital in Vyara, South Gujarat. As
a physician he achieved many awards for serving mankind in many catastrophic
conditions like flood, earthquake and plague.
As a
photographer, he started his journey in 2011. He has got many awards and
recognitions in various genre of photography, like Astro-Photography, Low light
Photography, Landscape Wild-life, Macro, and Portrait.
He is world renowned astro-photographer. Astro-Photography is not an easy task. This requires single minded dedication and deep patience. Dr. Patel has spent many nights in pursuit of wonders of sky. He often has to go to remote places to serve his purpose. On such places there is often a danger of wild animals and other forms of risk. But his passion does not stop him from doing so. He admits, "Good results do come only after hard work."
His works have been published in various
online and papered magazines like Saevus Wildlife India, Pranvayu,
Wild Sojourns and others. His pictures are exhibited in various art galleries of
Gujarat almost every year. Some of his
pictures have been at display at Nehru Planetarium, Delhi. He has conducted various
workshops on astro-photography and other branches till date. He is Fujifilm Mentor.
His
webinars are extremely popular throughout India due to his technical expertise
in mechanism of camera system and lens. He usually takes webinars on various
topics and sometimes on unusual subjects too. His main strength is his enormous
knowledge with easy language. Even professional photographers take guidance
from him regarding their career and difficulties. He is a true motivational
speaker for photography lovers.
Although
his profession is of a physician, he wishes to utilise much of his time in
photography, and also as a mentor for beginners. He strongly considers this
point in life as a reincarnation of him. He wants to spend life in a totally different
way now onwards.
