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I recently attended a workshop called 'The Basics of Photography' at ERDC . One assignment during the workshop was to take some photographs that told a story. That is, the photographs were not supposed to be just beautiful and artistic, but had to represent an idea or perspective. They could be a series of photographs that showed progress/ development, or just one picture, and at the end of the workshop, we had to present and explain it. Being somewhat an environmentalist, I decided to make my presentation on environmental pollution. We went to a park for photography, and in the park, while others focused on flowers and leaves, I took pictures of plants that were surrounded with junk. Hence, I named my presentation 'No longer beautiful' - a representation of all the things in nature that were once beautiful but are no longer so because they have been spoiled by mankind.  What I have managed to capture is hardly a tiny fraction of the whole idea behind it. This prese...

I attended a photography workshop last month. It was an amazing workshop, and I learnt a lot about the art of capturing moments in photographs in it. You could make an ordinary event a special memory if you take a good photograph of it. I also learnt about taking pictures from different angles, about taking care of light, shadows, and various rules and principals to keep in mind. Anyways, in the workshop, we had an assignment to make a presentation of twenty best photographs that we have taken, and then give our presentation on the last day of the workshop. Like everyone, I also made the presentation and presented it. I thought about posting the presentation on my blog, but realized that as it has portraits of many people, they may not like it if I post the presentation with their pictures online. (Also, I wouldn't like it if someone posts their presentation online if it has my photograph without my permission.) So instead, I am sharing here some of the photographs that I took in ...