Them : *unscheduled phone call* Me : thinking to self, “I have told this person more than twice earlier that I only do scheduled calls and that I prefer email.…
We arrive at Dubai International Airport by an Emirates Airlines flight from Delhi. Our first half of the stay is going to be at the Atlantis, The Palm. I have…
Ladakh in black and white. These are from the 2010 trip from Delhi to Leh to Batalik to Chushul and back. I post-processed most of the mountain / landscape series…
Email from them : ( edited to remove identifiers and for brevity ) Hi, Hope this mail finds you well. I’m writing to you on behalf of Brand (emphasis theirs) …  For…
“I am Werner Herzog and this is my Masterclass.” First of all, how cool is the domain Masterclass.com?! Solid gold right there, cornered the market. I first heard about this…
Adobe Creative Cloud recently launched a new 2016 edition and the first thing that caught my eye was Adobe Capture ( which is available for Android! PHEW! ). And the…
Never having been a direct employee of the Starwood brand, it might seem odd that I am blogging about their #StarwoodProud initiative as the brand bids goodbye after having been bought…
Because I have nothing to blog about right now. Literally. I’ve been asked this too many times and I’ve given advice verbally a ton of times. Since I’m in this…
UPDATE : 27th September, 2019 : I don’t recommend them anymore. My parents have been going here for a while and I’ve accompanied them on occasion. Things have changed.…
In August 2011, I Facebook-messaged a fellow-wedding-photographer and flat out asked him how much he charges. I don’t think I’d ever met him but I’d been following his work and…
*SORRY ABOUT THE AUDIO BEING OUT OF SYNC WITH THE VIDEO* Dear Naina, I approached a brand for my seasonal editorial – since I don’t have a huge reach yet…
The highlight of our meal was the ice-cream cookies! Yum! This is their restaurant at Upper West Side – they have four more : Central Park South, Park Avenue South,…
I’m happy to answer questions about photography, blogging, the industry and about my experiences. You can ask me by leaving a comment here or by emailing me on [email protected] Download…
Just a surprise lunch date with the family from last week. Latitude by Diva Restaurants is one of my favourite places to eat at at Khan Market. The folks joined…
There’s history here. From Wikipedia ( the cafe does not have it’s own website ): Fanelli Cafe is a historic New York City restaurant and bar considered the city’s second-oldest…
After reading about Frostbeard Studio candles on my Instagram feed, I checked out their website. Soy candles and fabulous names like Sherlock’s Study, Winterfell, The Shire and Cliffs of Insanity.…
Above, “Fragrance of Life” by Komal Dev Nath, represented by Uchaan The India Art Festival took place from the 14th till the 17th of January at the National Stadium in…
Chocolate bar, restaurant and shop you say? Near the Flatiron Building you say? I don’t believe you. Till you take me there! W.H.O.A! It exists, of course. With tubes /…
Stacy Kranitz Is TIME’s Pick for Instagram Photographer of the Year 2015 “For her use of the app ‘as it was intended'”. Yikes. ( This isn’t a knock on Stacy…
Luxottica’s #InVogueEyewear is one of those photo-shoots / blogger collaborations that all lifestyle bloggers aspire to be part of – including me. There are so few brands in India that understand…
( The image above is a cinemagraph – if you’re on a slow internet connection, it might take a minute to load completely. ) Golden warmth to you in the…
  All photographs above photographed by Akanksha Redhu. Selfie below photographed on the HTC One A9 in JPG format. Post production in Adobe Lightroom. Below has been processed in…