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S Shiv Kumar

The challenge of covering a war

A photojournalist comes full circle only after he covers a war.
Section: Bangalore  | Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:42 IST

This is the age of the multitasker

This is also the decade when specialised journalists will battle for their places with citizens and those from other fields. Knowledge is beginning to rule.
Section: Bangalore  | Thursday, January 14, 2010 9:55 IST

The hunter, the cook, and the photographer

When photojournalism emerged in the late 1920s it was broadly defined as a spontaneous photographic narrative.
Section: Lifestyle  | Thursday, December 24, 2009 9:15 IST

In a digital world, the oyster is no longer a delicacy

A visual journalist will be far more knowledgeable about photography as an art form, than any of his predecessors.
Section: Analysis  | Thursday, December 17, 2009 9:41 IST

Bright are images of the future

I knew little of the organisation that had just sprinted into the leading pack of the country's newspapers with fervour in just a short period of four years.
Section: Bangalore  | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 8:48 IST

Still life: Can moving pictures tell the story?

Over the decades the talk has been about how TV is sounding the death knell for photography.
Section: Bangalore  | Thursday, November 26, 2009 9:33 IST

Miasma of mismanagement

Even 25 years later, Bhopal’s groundwater and soil remain contaminated by toxic chemicals, keeping residents on their toes.
Section: India  | Wednesday, November 25, 2009 16:25 IST

On the road, life is but a blur of pictures

My advice to you, fellow traveller, is to ensure that you keep that small camera with you always.
Section: Bangalore  | Thursday, November 19, 2009 13:53 IST

Politics, photography and a question of mood

Unfortunately, my camera has got me a front row seat for the soap opera, that politics can often be.
Section: Bangalore  | Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:41 IST

The power of photography is to tell it like it is

Even the best writers will attest that a picture is worth a thousand well-chosen words.
Section: Bangalore  | Thursday, November 5, 2009 11:44 IST
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