The camera froze on the face of a street child with eyes that were bright and alive. Besides, a fleeting moment in nature here and an abstract shape there were some of the images that greeted visitors to the exhibition ‘Colours & Nature’ at the Rashtriya Lalit Kala Akademi. The subject of the exhibition seemed to be harping more on the grim but the presentation was amazingly cheerful.Inaugurated on Thursday, the photo exhibition put up by members of the DAA Composers reflected on different facets of life. Speaking about stories sans words, the photographs on display captured myriad emotions.The exhibition demonstrated as many styles of photography as the number of photographers who participated. Interpreting the world in different ways, the lensmen brought on a single platform the countless emotions they experienced at different times and in various places.For visitors, it was like turning pages that have diverse perspectives of life, in a single go. The best part of all the displayed images was, none of it was photoshoped and jarring to the eyes. “The only use of photoshop was done to check the tone and white balance of the pictures,” said Anurag Bindal, one of the founder members of the DAA Composers group. Other than Anurag, the group comprises of Debangshu Patnaik and Arindam Ray, all three close friends with a passion for photography and employees of Bhubaneswar-based MNCs.“For this exhibition, we have also roped in three of our friends who pursue photography as a hobby. They are Manas Das, Rajlaxmi Das and Rina Sen,” said Anurag, adding that some part of the proceedings of this exhibition would go to Mudra Foundation, a Bhubaneswar-based social organisation run by Manas.‘Colours & Nature’ is in fact the first exhibition of the group that was formed a month back. The photographers with their out-of-the-ordinary vision clicked random pictures of people on the streets, children in slums, tribals, the beauty of nature and objects. “Our passion for photography was limited to just laptops and some social networking sites. The idea behind this exhibition was to showcase our works in a right platform which networking sites do not provide,” said Anurag.The 61 photographs on display were shot in the last three to four years by the amateurs in various places across the country.The organisers said they would hold two exhibitions in a year. “We are planning our next exhibition around September-October and unlike this one, it will be theme-based,” Anurag added.Colour & Nature concluded on February 26.
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