This blog is a part of my efforts to communicate, share and interact with the people who enjoy photography. I already have a fan page on Facebook, which is currently active with regular updates of my personal photography work.
My Photography Fan Page.
Photography is my all time favorite hobby and my first step of photography was taken with my father, going to photography exhibitions, going through great photographs on foreign and local magazines etc. My father is totally responsible for opening my eyes in to visual beauty. As I grew up, I was fascinated by various B&W photographs that I came across as well as my father took me to various international film festivals held in Colombo, where the cinematography was world class.
We didn't have a camera at home, but my father had a good collection of photographs by various local photographers as well as some photographs taken by him long years a go. Even though I was a photo enthusiast, I was not in to any kind of active photography until joining the "Royal College Photographic Society" (RCPS).
I became a member of RCPS in 1993, and was an active member as long as I was in school. I was lucky to be elected as the student chairman of the society in 1997. RCPS gave me opportunity to meet a lot of prominent photography professionals in the field. further to that I was exposed to various photography overages such as annual price giving, other annual events, big match etc. That was a rare experience for any one in school age.
Higher education, unprofessional studies, career development, lack of time and money resulted in a total negligence of my lovely hobby from year 2000 to 2010. YES...I was totally out of photography for almost 11 years. I was taking pictures when we go on a trip or at any family gathering ect.., but that is not photography is all about. Fortunately, the proper photography education that I received form "Hegoda School of Photography" remained back of my mind.
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