Behind the lens
Hello! Welcome to the
Lensing Wild.
I mostly
photograph wild animals and birds not because I love them above all, but
because I strongly believe that they have every right to inherit this planet as
I do. I being an animal with ‘sixth sense’ or consciousness, it is my
responsibility to find a way to relate with them. However, this is no way that
I buy the idea of human beings being superior and all other animate and
inanimate forms are blessed for them. Indeed without them we will perish; not
the other way. We will be very poor even if one of them is gone forever. This I learnt
from my tradition.
தொகுத்தவற்றுள் எல்லாந் தலை (குறள்
322)
I am Thangamani. I am a materials scientist by training and work
for a private university near Trichy, Tamilnadu, India.
‘The compassion
to share with and patronize lives is a primary
virtue praised by many scriptures’ (Thirukkural 322).
பகுத்துண்டு பல்லுயிர் ஓம்புதல்
நூலோர்
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| My other interests are Indian philosophy, art, sculptures, Tamil/Sanskrit classical literature .... |
‘All life on
earth is same in origin’ (Thirukkural 972);
பிறப்பொக்கும் எல்லா
உயிர்க்கும் (குறள் 972)
My fathers and
fore-fathers saw human life as a means to find truth and lived in symbiosis
with all that surrounded them.
They were aware of their place in this vast universe; feared neither by
life nor by death. They knew the life is a flow that stopped never. But I think about my son. Will he inherit
this wisdom or will be just a consumer who consumes everything mindlessly? Because we at our homes and schools seriously make only consumers.
My photographs of
these wild animals and birds are my way of telling you that they need a place
to sleep, water to quench their thirst and habitat or sky to be free.
Generally I like wildlife photographs of many photographers. However, I admire Mchio Hoshino for his work and personality. They
are my source of inspiration and guidance in wildlife photography. And like
Siddhartha, I can think, I can wait… with my camera.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThangamaniN2
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThangamaniN2
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