17/07/2015
My story got published in the cover story of INDIA TODAY SIMPLY GUJARATI Magazine July, 2015
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/catching-them-young/1/451893.html
Cover Story:
The Right Click
Rohan Trivedi, 27, Photographer
Few budding photographers can claim to have shot a picture of 11 lions and seven cubs together. But that's what Rohan Trivedi has managed to do during his weekend visits to the Gir Forest. He's travelled 3,000 km in the past one month to visit the forest reserve every weekend to spot lions. "Wildlife photography is my passion but there's no real money in it," says Trivedi, who opts for wedding and commercial photography to earn a living. This former banker quit his job with a banking and real estate services company, in February this year, to take up photography as a profession. "My boss asked me if I wanted to spend my life clicking pictures in weddings. But for me, the job was only to earn enough money to invest in photography equipment," says Trivedi.
Click Happy At 15, Trivedi was gifted an old Kodak camera which became his constant companion through his college days. "I'd capture anything and everything from streets to sanctuaries," he says. After he graduated in Physics, he bought a professional DSLR to pursue his passion for photography and continued shooting as he travelled or went to college to study for an MBA degree. Four years ago, Trivedi shot his friend's wedding. The pictures were widely appreciated and he started getting assignments to assist senior photographers. Capturing Life His weekday assignments include photographing food, weddings and products for commercial assignments, which are his "income earning projects." On weekends, he takes off to Gir to pursue his "real passion"-wildlife. "Photography isn't a lucrative business that will bring you money overnight but if you are passionate it can be a great career," he says.