03/09/2025
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Credit: Shayan Rasaratnam
Albany, WA
My photography style is inspired by the sensibilities of Balu Mahendra. He was a Sri Lankan Tamil cinematographer-turned-film director, and he was noteworthy for introducing naturalism into South Indian cinema at a time when most films coming out of Chennai had gaudy, extravagant set designs. He was especially a proponent of natural light - what he called "God's light". I remember watching movies like "Moodu Pani" and "Azhiyatha Kolangal" for the first time and being mesmerised by the simplicity and beauty of the images.
This photo was taken at The Gap in Western Australia during the golden hour on a March evening. I used a Fujifilm X100VI camera, which has a fixed 23mm lens, and set the aperture to f/2, the shutter speed to 1/34, and the ISO to 1000. I shoot in JPEG instead of RAW and don't edit my photos afterwards - partly because I'm lazy, partly because, as Balu Mahendra stated once, On top of God's masterpiece, what else do I have to add??
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