Founders Note

Hermis Haridas & Nisha Purushothaman

We are excited! Our first international exhibition drew admiration from all around. We believe we met our goals on this one. We gave a platform for a handful of dedicated photographers. We introduced the viewers to stunning imagery. We got the experts to share their experiences, reveal the secrets on wildlife photography.

It’s not an easy life for a photographer. The equipment is expensive, travel takes effort and money, alternative professions suffer, shooting your dream image can prove elusive. After all this the remuneration you can expect from photography in this digital age is not much. The value of a single image has fallen drastically. There is no dearth of a type of image today since the digital revolution. For amateurs today, photography is an expensive hobby and not a source of income. Even Professionals are lucky to break even and that too if they venture out into associated fields like expeditions and classes. We at PT Explorers understand these and are committed to do what we can, hence this endeavor to provide a platform for deserving photographers.

Finding a mentor can be difficult as Wildlife photographers are a not an easy lot to catch hold off. But once you find one that can make all the difference. This exhibitionas all the more richer because of the association and patronage of Nikon – a brand which is at the heart of the image. Nikon like PT Explorers, understands the needs and difficulties of photographers and willingly arranged a session under the tutelage of Nikon School. There is no replacing the experience gained by spending days on end in the wilderness staring at the world through your third eye. Participants in the session were eager recipients of this experience and were enriched by it. It is our determination to conduct many more of these sessions around the globe and touch the lives of as many photographers as possible.

But these were only our secondary objectives from the session. It is one of our stated objectives to introduce viewers to stunning imagery. From our collective experience as photographers we have seen how images can be conversation starters. A great image can be the catalyst that introduces an unconcerned or ignorant person to a species or a new place or ecology. Conversations lead to understanding of issues and threats faced by these elements of nature. A person with awareness is more likely to be mindful and reduce our contribution to the destruction and also possibly join the cause to conserve what is left. This, after all is the crux of the existence of PT Explorers. Inspire each one to be a crusader for mother earth. This will be the central theme to all our exhibitions.

View online gallery: www.pawstrails.com/take-action/exhibition/the-wild-trails-2

Encourage photographers, Inspire viewers, Create Crusaders, Protect Nature.

Hermis Haridas & Nisha Purushothaman
Founders – PT Explorers