Our daily life is full of colours. Unfortunately, colour photography is not a very old idea. Even these days, ‘black and white’ photography is a strong fascination with many people behind the lens. There is no denying the mystic charm of monochrome, especially when it comes to capturing moods of human beings. However, when it comes to nature and creatures, colour photography makes the best choice for most shutterbugs.

Raghubir Singh, a noted Indian photographer pointed out in his book River of Colour (published in 1998), that west is obsessed with black that signifies gloominess and death. That may be the reason why many celebrity western photographers have created masterpieces in monochrome. However, if we take our attention back to India, the culture is deeply rooted in belief of rebirth that has colours not only as its essential element but also as its inner source of inspiration.

The world is full of beautiful panoramas. And you don’t need to spend a fortune and travel far-flung zones to feast your eyes on the scenic beauties. Look at the dew drops on grass in the morning and it will make your day. Look at the autumn sky and watch the white clouds floating away. On a moonlit night, allow your glances to wag around and you will see everything that were so familiar now look so much unfamiliar and amazing as they now are basking into glares and glories of romanticism.

Realism tempered with a deep sense of romanticism –that is what the photographers require to capture the riot of colours in our daily life. Fairs are the best places where you see a melange of people from different communities, and cultures. Adding to the varieties is an inviting spread of mouth-watering dishes. All these make a pictures of thousands colours worth a ‘CLICK’. Whether it is a village fair or a city fair, colourful dresses and bangles always make a good subject for the trained eyes of a good photographer.

Balloons are my one of all-time favourites as a subject of photography. A village fair without a hawker selling colourful balloons is simply unimaginable and unacceptable to me.   Another aspect that often fascinates both Indian and Western Photographers is colourful turbans. In India, if you ever travel to Rajasthan, you will see turban-wearing men of all sizes and shapes. Though the style is same but the remarkable difference in colours and designs will not go unnoticed.

Flowers mean an assembly of colours. Whether it is my garden or any grocery store, what makes my day is plenty of colours. Whether it comes to vegetables or flowers, the colour palette fascinates me more than anything else. Whenever I am on the streets or watch people from my small balcony, my eyes always travel around in search of colourful varieties. Children draped in dresses dominated by baby pink or bright colours always arrest my eyes.

Some says Holi is the Festival of Colours. But for me, every single day is colourful in its own way. Nothing around us is monochromatic and I just use my eyes for beauty and knowledge of technicalities to capture these colourful moments.