A stroll through the year gone by - Photo Journey in 2012

2012 has just ended and we at Photo Journey take this opportunity to reflect upon the year as it was for Photo Journey and for us as citizens of India. First of all, the team at Photo Journey would like to express their solidarity with the fellow citizens of India in their ongoing fight against the crimes being committed against women. 

We hope and pray that together we will be able to build a nation where everyone will feel safe irrespective of their gender, age, social status, and economic position. 

We look forward to 2013 with hope and wish that the year will bring with it punishments for all who have committed crimes, justice for those who have suffered, and hope for everyone else. 

The year 2012 has brought about several new beginnings and learnings for Photo Journey. We explored new territories and pushed our boundaries to enrich ourselves with new experiences.

We explored the unexplored and ticked several places off our list of must-visit places before 2020.

We reviewed many gadgets with a special focus on Photography equipment such as Mobile Cameras, DSLRs, Mirrorless Cameras and so on.

We were invited at many blogger meets where we met awesome fellow bloggers and where we were also fortunate enough to win several cool gadgets. Not to mention that we chanced upon several celebrities while doing all this.

We also worked with top brands of the world, who chose us as an authentic, unbiased channel to get their products/services reviewed. The Photograph above is from Windows8 Launch in INDIA.

We participated in and photographed several adventurous trips including Rafting, Rock Climbing, Trekking, Rappelling, Bungy Jumping, River Crossing, Flying Fox, Motorsports, Cycling etc...

We got blessings at several religious places, including Chintapurni, Haridwar, Vaishno Devi, Shiva Temple in Baijnath, and various lesser known temples in Himalayas.

Our photographs were showcased in photo exhibitions. The photograph above is from a group Photo Exhibition at India Habitat Centre. The topic was the monuments of Delhi.

We tested the waters of wedding photography and were stunned by the great response we received for our first efforts. We thank our friends for trusting us on one of the most important days of their lives. We are humbled.

This year Delhi saw several interesting events. We had great time shooting some organized by Delhi Tourism such as the  International Kite Flying Festival, Mango festival, Magic Festval, Flower shows, Qawali Nights etc.

We are proud to be able to meet THE MISSILE MAN of INDIA - Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. Many of us consider this great, humble man as our idol. We wish that there were many more people like him in our country.  

We experienced great adrenaline rush during the 5 Days road trip to Kashmir to cover the Mughal Rally in Srinagar. It was very exciting to capture Cars and SUVs zooming past on the curvy mountain roads.The backdrop was of course picture perfect.

We continued our close association with Indian Theatre and National School of Drama. The photograph bove shows one of the star theatre actors - Saurabh Shukla & Mona Wasu - during one of the famous plays. 

And some more motor-sporting events...

We are also proud to be associated with brands such as Black Dog, Four Seasons, Fujifilm, Citi Bank, Red Bull, Expedia, Qualcomm,  Etc.

Deep Dive into the musical world with learning sessions conducted by DJ MASH, one of the top DJs in capital City of India and internationally acclaimed music lover.

We received a series of Interesting Gifts from our supporters, Fans, and friends ! We are so grateful for your constant love and support.

Several of our photographs were also published in leading newspapers and magazines of India. We partnered with http://literaturestudio.in/ for some excellent creative writing.

We enjoyed the music of countless Bands from various parts of India and several other countries.

Several new Authors/Photographers/Artists joined us - Shagun Thakur, Sumit Sond, Amit Agrawal, Varun Chaudhary, Deepak Gupta, Anchita Dogra, Poonam Ohri, Bharat Sharma, Anchal Goyal, Sanjeev Sharma, Vikram Tiwari, Vipul Vaibhav, Ashish Agarwal, John Scheleck, Sourabh Sengupta, Rakesh Rajan, Rashael Kanwal, David Kite, Aman Sood, Sundeep Gajjar, Poonam Tripathi, Kristian Bretel, Vishal Sharma, Akashdeep 
...

We successfully started Workshops around basics of photography and Post-Processing workflow. The photograph above shows our third Lightroom Workshop at APEX Delhi.

The architectural marvels of India - from the ancient Masroor temple to the very modern Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lödrö Institute - continued to intrigue us.

Overall, 2012 has been a year of new beginnings for Photo Journey and we home that in 2013 we will be able to sustain what we have started. And once again, we would like to thank all of our readers, authors, photographers, and writers for their everlasting love and support. We wish you the best and all the success in 2013.