Photo bug and portrayals
Photo bug and portrayals A fascination with photos and portrayals How did your interest in photography stoke? B eing the eldest child, I was often photographed as a toddler. With those early memories of a camera, I kept looking for it when I was a bit older. I searched for it in my parents’ cupboards, almirahs and everywhere else. To my disappointment, I found out that we did not own a camera. It had been borrowed. How did your interest then come to life? T hat photography bug came to life again in Dubai when I saw my roommate and friend Nicky Sampayo’s camera. It was a Nikon F3. He let me play and take photos with it. That stoked further interest in imagery and the magic of capturing moments. The shutterbug was eating me alive. I wanted to buy a camera, but a Nikon was out of my reach. Instead, I bought a cheap camera, a Vivitar, a point-and-shoot pocket camera. It used 110-type films and had a built-in flash. I used it extensively, especially when visiting home in Sri Lanka. A coup