Copright Dave Wilcox
Why we liked it: Dave managed to capture a rare, non stereotypical image of the Taj Mahal. The building becomes just an eerie background for an interesting subject on the foreground.
Dave, can you tell us something about you?
I have been interested in photography since the mid 1970s, when I first bought a SLR. I used to develop and print my own black and white pictures in the bathroom, but family and the need to earn a living took priority over my hobby during the 1980s and my photography went on the back burner so to speak.
As the family grew up and moved away I started to again take and print some monochrome pictures. In 1994 I visited and joined the local camera club “Upminster Camera Club“. The lectures and club competitions really encouraged me to further my photography.
I found the move from film to digital allowed me to move into colour printing and also be more experimental. You can see more of what I do on my web site or more pictures from India and the other trips on my Flickr site.
What about your photograph?
The featured photograph was taken at dawn on the Yamuna River. The group of friends that I was with from Upminster Camera Club, paid the boatman to take us out onto the river with the intention of getting the Taj Mahal reflected in the river at sunrise… well that wasn’t to be, as the morning was so misty we could just about see the Taj Mahal, but the position I was on in the boat was ideal to wait for the boat to swing around to put one of the boatmen in the foreground and the Taj in the mist behind. The single shot made the whole early morning start really worthwhile!
What do you like with photography?
I just like making pictures but I suppose my biggest love is meeting and photographing people, which is why I found India so fascinating.
Have you been to India many times?
This was my first trip to India but the diversity and photo oportunities will draw me back in the future I am sure.
Do you travel a lot?
In the past few years I have done a fair bit of travelling with a trip to Namibia with my daughter in law, and a fantastic trip with my wife to New Zealand which also included Singapore, Sydney and Las Vegas.
What is your next planned destination?
I would love to visit the canyons “Grand, Antelope and Bryce” in America but Vietnam is also high on my list…so who knows?
What is your long term goal with photography?
It is to just keep doing what I am doing for as long as I possibly can, producing pictures that give me pleasure and are appreciated by others.
“India!”: 1000for1’s International Photography Competition is open until the 29th of December, have you been able to see through the mist like Dave? Then create a profile and submit your pictures!
