<div>Art, Buddhism, photography and spirituality – all these elements define the latest photography exhibition of artist Atul Dhir. <div> </div><div>‘The Awakening of the Dawn – Sukhothai’ exhibition is a series of photographs taken by Atul at Sukhothai, the ancient former capital city of Thailand. <br /><br /></div><div>“I am not a Buddhist but it’s a piece of artwork that is meant to release positive </div><div>energy around,” says Atul. “Every photograph gives you peace and calmness and makes you feel complete.”</div><div> </div><div>Atul has labelled each of these pictures in a spiritual context, like nirvana, enlightenment, wisdom and lotus to depict every aspect related to Buddhism. The one labelled nirvana has the moon shining over Buddha’s head.<br /><br /> “The moon is creating an image of a halo. To get this picture I had to wait for hours,” </div><div>says Atul.<br /><br /></div><div>Interestingly, the 45-year-old has been working on the photographs for last six months.<br /><br />With the help of software he has digitally enhanced these pictures. </div><div> </div><div>“Sometimes the true essence of an image does not come out even if you take hundred shots. Therefore, a bit of enhancement had to be done to make the viewers feel the positive energy.” </div><div> </div><div>Atul runs a travel company, which made him more close to photography. <br /></div><div> </div><div>He has been following his passion since the time reel cameras were used. To gain expertise in his work, he did a small course on photography. <br /><br /></div><div>“Understanding the technical side of photography is important these days,” he says, while explaining the picture he labelled as ‘enlightenment’. <br /><br />“I have digitally enhanced the face of Buddha to establish the feeling of enlightenment. Likewise, in ‘Wisdom’ I have tried to present a combination of air, water and earth by using colours that represent these elements,” he says.<br /><br /></div><div>Focussing primarily on the face of Buddha in all his photographs, the photographer says, “Rarely, you see the smiling face of Lord Buddha. Therefore, whatever I have captured through my lenses I have to expand the contours of it by playing it with colours on Lord Buddha’s face.”</div><div><br /></div></div>
<div>Art, Buddhism, photography and spirituality – all these elements define the latest photography exhibition of artist Atul Dhir. <div> </div><div>‘The Awakening of the Dawn – Sukhothai’ exhibition is a series of photographs taken by Atul at Sukhothai, the ancient former capital city of Thailand. <br /><br /></div><div>“I am not a Buddhist but it’s a piece of artwork that is meant to release positive </div><div>energy around,” says Atul. “Every photograph gives you peace and calmness and makes you feel complete.”</div><div> </div><div>Atul has labelled each of these pictures in a spiritual context, like nirvana, enlightenment, wisdom and lotus to depict every aspect related to Buddhism. The one labelled nirvana has the moon shining over Buddha’s head.<br /><br /> “The moon is creating an image of a halo. To get this picture I had to wait for hours,” </div><div>says Atul.<br /><br /></div><div>Interestingly, the 45-year-old has been working on the photographs for last six months.<br /><br />With the help of software he has digitally enhanced these pictures. </div><div> </div><div>“Sometimes the true essence of an image does not come out even if you take hundred shots. Therefore, a bit of enhancement had to be done to make the viewers feel the positive energy.” </div><div> </div><div>Atul runs a travel company, which made him more close to photography. <br /></div><div> </div><div>He has been following his passion since the time reel cameras were used. To gain expertise in his work, he did a small course on photography. <br /><br /></div><div>“Understanding the technical side of photography is important these days,” he says, while explaining the picture he labelled as ‘enlightenment’. <br /><br />“I have digitally enhanced the face of Buddha to establish the feeling of enlightenment. Likewise, in ‘Wisdom’ I have tried to present a combination of air, water and earth by using colours that represent these elements,” he says.<br /><br /></div><div>Focussing primarily on the face of Buddha in all his photographs, the photographer says, “Rarely, you see the smiling face of Lord Buddha. Therefore, whatever I have captured through my lenses I have to expand the contours of it by playing it with colours on Lord Buddha’s face.”</div><div><br /></div></div>
