Travelling Lens

Travelling Lens Travelling Lens creates unique and customized travel experiences. Our philosophy in creating each journey has been quite simple.

Our workshops and tours are a beautiful mix of adventure, relaxation, learning and a lot of fun. We would not do it any other way if we were doing it ourselves. Travelling Lens was created by a group of like-minded people who share a philosophy of travel that is rooted in three principles: safety, senses and slowness. Our itineraries and travel arrangements are designed to let your body slowly de-

stress and acclimatize to your destination. As your senses threaten to be overwhelmed by the incredible beauty of the landscape and culture, the pressures of city-living flow from your body and mind. A walk in the forest, a tough trek at high altitude or a simple swim in the ocean all become moments of transformation. We recognize that our tours are made extraordinary by the people that come on them. An impromptu community of interesting, informed and educated people makes each tour unique and exciting. When it comes to our workshops we draw inspiration from the Foundry Photo-Journalism Workshops and the incredible bunch of image-makers that gathers to inspire each other. Our workshops are modeled on a mentorship system that helps you find your own voice as an image-maker.

09/05/2020

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27/11/2017

Calling all female/female-identifying photographers in Chennai. In collaboration with the CPB Foundation, let's meet up for a show and tell, photo critique. 10 participants submissions will be selected to show their work during the critique session.

THEME: The Monsoon.
The images can be personal stories of the monsoon or documentation of your home, neighborhood or surroundings, the theme is open to interpretationi.

Submission date: 1 Dec 2017, 4pm
Please submit 7-10 images in a ZIP FILE (72dpi, at least 1000px on short edge).
Registration and Submission: https://goo.gl/forms/X6wxbqeNGTEABWrH2

Calling all female/female-identifying photographers in Chennai!

In collaboration with the CPB Foundation, let's meet up for a Show and Tell photo critique. 10 submissions will be selected to be shown during the critique session. The session is open to WOMEN ONLY, although female photographers/non-photographers and enthusiasts are welcome to attend without a submission as well.

THEME: The Monsoon

The images can be personal stories of the monsoon or documentation of your home, neighborhood or surroundings, the theme is open to interpretation.

Submission deadline: 1 Dec 2017, 4pm

Please submit 7-10 images in a ZIP FILE (72dpi, at least 1000px on short edge).
Registration and Submission: https://goo.gl/forms/X6wxbqeNGTEABWrH2

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01/12/2016

Photography friends. Last 4 days left. Grand prize Rs 15k in Amazon vouchers. Tell us with a photo

Come on lets see some quality entries take this prize!

Participate in the contest and stand a chance to win exciting prizes!
Post a photo in the comments along with your reasons for running and also to participate in the contest!
Hurry up! The contest ends in 4 days!

26/07/2016
BitGiving | Let's Light PondyPHOTO 2016

Friends of photography. Give a little give a lot. This is a cause worth supporting. Pondy Photo 2016 is going to be amazing and they need our support so they can have lighting. Let's all pitch in with what we can and get those lights on!

Help us light up PondyPHOTO 2016 so the festival can be enjoyed by everyone

08/04/2016

3 full-time positions open at a leading digital marketing agency based in Chennai. We are looking for fresh young talented creative people to work as copy writers and art directors. Salaries will be based on skills (portfolios) and experience (resume). Expect to work on fun projects for leading brands in India, experiment with social media marketing, learn from an exciting team and have a lot of fun along the way. The offices are at Thiruvanmiyur and office hours are 10am to 7pm. If you or anyone you know is interested please email varun (at) coredigital.co.

12/03/2016

Last chance to win Rs 10,000. Participate now in the PhotoConcierge photo treasure hunt! 2 categories DSLR and mobile. Come on people let's do this.

The Photo Treasure Hunt by Photo Concierge is still on! and there are some amazing prizes to be won! Sign up now!

16/01/2016
Chennai Photo Biennale

Chennai Photo Biennale

A very Happy Pongal to everyone from the Chennai Photo Biennale. Mark the dates: Feb 26th to March 13th 2016. Exhibitions, Workshops, Symposiums, Portfolio Reviews, Artist Talks, Curated Projections.

Track Credit: Nucleya - Bass Rani - Chennai Bass feat. Siva Mani & Chinna Ponnu

12/01/2016

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12/01/2016
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09/01/2016

One more awesome be a part of the first edition of the Chennai Photo Biennale. 3 time World Press Photo winner Walter Astrada (Spain) is teaching an exciting 1 day workshop. Book your seat now!

Chennai Photo Biennale is excited to announce its next workshop with three-time World Press Photo winner, Walter Astrada!

Walter is also the recipient of the honorable Bayeux-Calvados award for War Correspondents, NPPA-BOP, ‘Photojournalist of the Year’, ‘Best of Show,’ the PGB ‘Photographer of the Year’ and ‘Picture of the Year' award.

Having worked on conflict reporting and pressing social issues like Femicide in Guatemala, Missing Women in India, Sexual violence in Eastern Congo etc., Walter is now on an epic world journey on his Royal Enfield, who he fondly calls Athena.

We've convinced him to take a small detour from Bangkok, where he is at currently, just to be with all of us at Chennai Photo Biennale. Not only will he take us through his worldwide journey, but you also have an excellent opportunity to participate in a one-day workshop with him!

Check out his intriguing journey with his personal anecdotes on http://www.wastradathejourney.com/the-journey

Workshop Highlights:
* Overview of storytelling approaches
* Selecting and editing your work
* How to finance your personal project
* Portfolio Reviews (max 20 images)

Workshop Fee: 4200 INR per participant

Date: 25th Feb, 2016

Time: 9am - 6pm

Venue: To be announced later

DEADLINE TO APPLY: 31st Jan, 2016

Applications and queries can be sent to [email protected] with the subject line: Applicant : Walter Astrada Workshop or call 98404-97866.

Payment Details: https://www.instamojo.com/travellinglens/one-day-photography-workshop-by-walter-astra/

Hurry! Catch him while he's here! Apply now!

Please note - Workshop fee does not include travel, accommodation or meals.

10/12/2015

Photographers and visual artists, this an incredible opportunity to win a full scholarship to visit Chennai and work under Munem Wasif and Ravi Agarwal to explore the glaring issue of urban water in Chennai. The works by participants will be exhibited in a large format exhibition in a public space. Deadline closes 15th December, come on submit your work now! Do not miss this chance.

Photographers and artists working with the photographic medium are invited to participate in the Urban Water workshop organised as part of the Chennai Photo Biennale. The workshop will be mentored by a team of celebrated mentors; Munem Wasif from Bangladesh and Ravi Agarwal from India. The central theme of the workshop is to explore the various problems and realities that surround the water situation in Chennai. The workshop will be held at the Goethe Institute Chennai from Jan 5th to 13th, 2016. Participants will be expected to work over the course of a week to create a body of images under the tutelage of the mentors. The final submissions will be curated by the mentors and will be exhibited in a large format exhibition in a public space.

All participants will receive a full scholarship that will enable them to travel to Chennai and attend the workshop. 10 emerging photographers have already been preselected by the mentors. 2 scholarships are available via Open Call. Selected photographers will receive the following:

1. Rs 6000 as reimbursement for travel to and from Chennai
2. Accommodation on a twin-sharing basis in a basic yet comfortable accommodation near the workshop venue
3. Rs 10,000 stipend per participant to cover meals and local expenses.
4. The participants' works will be included in final exhibition at no cost

APPLICATION PROCESS:

1. Submit a body of work of 10-15 images. Files should be 1200 pix on the long edge and 100 dpi, in JPEG format with your NameSurname in the filename. ex. VarunGupta_01.JPG
2. Submit a brief Resume/CV
3. Submit a short statement of purpose, max 500 words, explaining what you expect to gain from this workshop
4. Send all of the above to ‘[email protected]’ with your name in the subject line, ex. APPLICANT: Varun Gupta

Deadline : December 15th, 2015

Selected participants will be informed via email no later than December 20th. Look forward to seeing some interesting work!

04/12/2015

Friends and photographers, now more than ever Chennai needs a serious document of it water situation. If you are a passionate about documentary photography, here is a chance to win a full scholarship to come to Chennai and work under the tutelage of celebrated photographers Munem Wasif (Bangladesh) and Ravi Agarwal (India). Please do share.

Photographers and artists working with the photographic medium are invited to participate in the Urban Water workshop organised as part of the Chennai Photo Biennale. The workshop will be mentored by a team of celebrated mentors; Munem Wasif from Bangladesh and Ravi Agarwal from India. The central theme of the workshop is to explore the various problems and realities that surround the water situation in Chennai. The workshop will be held at the Goethe Institute Chennai from Jan 5th to 13th, 2016. Participants will be expected to work over the course of a week to create a body of images under the tutelage of the mentors. The final submissions will be curated by the mentors and will be exhibited in a large format exhibition in a public space.

All participants will receive a full scholarship that will enable them to travel to Chennai and attend the workshop. 10 emerging photographers have already been preselected by the mentors. 2 scholarships are available via Open Call. Selected photographers will receive the following:

1. Rs 6000 as reimbursement for travel to and from Chennai
2. Accommodation on a twin-sharing basis in a basic yet comfortable accommodation near the workshop venue
3. Rs 10,000 stipend per participant to cover meals and local expenses.
4. The participants' works will be included in final exhibition at no cost

APPLICATION PROCESS:

1. Submit a body of work of 10-15 images. Files should be 1200 pix on the long edge and 100 dpi, in JPEG format with your NameSurname in the filename. ex. VarunGupta_01.JPG
2. Submit a brief Resume/CV
3. Submit a short statement of purpose, max 500 words, explaining what you expect to gain from this workshop
4. Send all of the above to ‘[email protected]’ with your name in the subject line, ex. APPLICANT: Varun Gupta

Deadline : December 15th, 2015

Selected participants will be informed via email no later than December 20th. Look forward to seeing some interesting work!

29/09/2015

Photographers in Chennai and around. Do not miss the chance to work in the darkroom and learn from master Brian Potts (Australia). We have very limited seats that remain. Please block yours now if your interested. Visit http://travellinglens.net/the-analogue-darkroom/ to register.

Workshop #1 - Oct 18th, 19th and 20th - Basics of Darkroom - Thiruvanmiyur

Workshop # 2 - Oct 29th, 30th & Nov 1st - Advanced Darkroom - Anna Nagar

Workshop # 3 - Oct 24th, 25th and 26th - Intro to Alternative Photographic Techniques - Thiruvanmiyur

18/09/2015

We are super excited to launch a set of 3 darkroom workshops in Chennai in mid-October. Led by the legendary Brian Potts from Australia who is a magician in the darkroom and hands down one of the best mentors I have learnt under.

Do share and help us make some noise. Very limited seats available - grab your spots now. We are offering combination pricing so you can try and attend more than one workshop. Massive student discounts available for Students with valid institutional ID's.

http://travellinglens.net/the-analogue-darkroom/

06/06/2015
Travelling Lens | Basic Photography Workshop Ladakh 2015

We have completely redesigned our signature Ladakh offering this year. Visit the incredible people of A***n Valley, spend a night on the shores of Tso Mrori lake and learn the basics of photography from professional photorgaphers.

August 22nd to 29th

INR 70,000 all-inclusive (tour starts and ends in Leh).

Book before June 20th for Rs 5,000 off.

Book Now-->http://travellinglens.net/ladakh/

Unique Travel & Photography experiences.

21/05/2015

This August we're travelling into the A***n Valley on our Basic Photography Workshop in Ladakh - August 22nd to 28th. For more info visit www.travellinglens.net/ladakh

21/05/2015

Announcing our new Ladakh itinerary for 2015. This year we travel through the great A***n Valley and magical lakes - Tso Kar and Tso Moriri. Visit www.travellinglens.net/ladakh for more information.

26/03/2015
Go Shoot - Photography workshop in Chennai by Sterling Holidays

Join our founder Varun Gupta this Saturday from 2pm to 6pm in Chennai for a introduction to Photography. Signup now!

# # # Spend half a day at the heart of the city attending a photography workshop with ace photographer Varun Gupta. Born to avid travellers, Varun took up

04/03/2015
The Photo Seva

Fellow image-makers,

I invite you to ‘like’ the dedicated page for my long-term portraiture project ‘The Photo Seva’: where you will be able to follow my travels, view and share images and from time to time order both posters and collectible prints.

What began one afternoon at the Kumbh mela in 2013 has now become a lifelong obsession. Shooting with a large-format field camera on 4x5 B&W film, I work to photograph the Indian diaspora with a unique twist. Inspired by masters like Edward Curtis and August Sander, I seek to capture the identity of the people of this incredibly diverse country. As I travel, I employ a simple formula of ‘one for you and one for me;’ each subject goes away with an instant print of their own portrait and usually a big smile on their face.

Having completed more than 400 photographs over the last two years, I am determined more than ever before to continue this project for a long time to come. My goal is to reach an anthology of portraits that will contribute to the recorded history of this unique moment in the history of India.

I look forward to your support as I continue this journey.

FOLLOW THIS TO MY PAGE --> http://www.facebook.com/thephotoseva

Regards

Varun Gupta

The Photo Seva is a long-term portraiture project by India-based photographer Varun Gupta shot on 4x5 BW film. Each subject gets an instant print.

19/12/2014

Our friends at Naad Yatra are organizing an amazing 5day Musical sojourn in Pondicherry. If you love Indian classical music this is a great opportunity.

We want to spread the word around so that music lovers, musicians, music students, beginners, even people who may not love music but are open to a unique adventure, get to hear of this and can avail the opportunity. So please share this post on your timeline with your friends and spread the word around.

For more information, mail us at [email protected] or call us at +91 9811501026

11/11/2014

Another great reason to be at Chobi Mela, Photography Festival !!
A fantastic workshop by Swapan Parekh. Deadline for application is 10th December.

WORKSHOP by Swapan Parekh
"Shaping a Vision"
Application DEADLINE: December 10, 2014

Duration: 3 days
Date: Jan 25 to Jan 27, 2015
Seats: 12
Registration Fee: $120

Workshop participants will spend 3 days with Swapan where he will see individual bodies of work of participating photographers. The workshop will emphasize on slowing down and 'looking' at the work more meaningfully to think beyond ‘predetermined’ projects. There will be a flexible format of the workshop to take it as it goes. For the participants, it would be important to confront the parameter of any school of thought, where everything should be about a 'body of work'. As the workshop goes along, Swapan will also share his own journey as a photographer to discuss how an individual vision needs to shape up. And in addition, how to print one's work respectfully and what a good print should look like in parameters of both Colour and Black & White.

See full list of Workshops and details here: http://www.chobimela.org/workshops

APPLY HERE: http://www.chobimela.org/apply-swapan-parekh

06/05/2014
Intro to Documentary Photography led by Yannick Cormier « Travelling Lens

If your in Chennai and interested in photography - dont miss this chance to learn from master photographer Yannick Cormier.

Travelling Lens creates unique and customized travel experiences. Our photography workshops and tours are a beautiful mix of adventure, relaxation, learning and a lot of fun

28/04/2014
Intro to Documentary Photography led by Yannick Cormier « Travelling Lens

Photographers in Chennai! Exciting lineup of summer workshops coming up! Come learn from master photographer Yannick Cormier over 2 weeks in Chennai. Convenient class timings for working people. All details can be found at http://travellinglens.net/intro-to-documentary-photography-led-by-yannick-cormier/.

Travelling Lens creates unique and customized travel experiences. Our photography workshops and tours are a beautiful mix of adventure, relaxation, learning and a lot of fun

24/02/2014

Naad Yatra: A special music retreat for all those interested in Indian Classical music, in Banaras from March 24-28, 2014.

The retreat includes :
- Workshops by senior musicians and aritsts on sound, mediation on sound
- Discussions on Indian Classical music
- Live concerts every evening

The retreat is being organised in a serene Ashram on the ghat of the Ganges, ideal for a restful, calm and musical holiday.

Those of you who maybe interested, could contact Sangeeta Chopra at 9811501026.

06/02/2014

Photographers of all levels in Chennai. Dont miss the opportunity to have your images looked at the great master - Raghu Rai himself. Feb 10th, one day only, a rare opportunity for a private interaction with the legendary Magnum photographer. Details and registration at --> http://travellinglens.net/an-afternoon-of-photography-with-raghu-rai/

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