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Venom and Royal View geocache - Geocaching series for Oman Today

2011-05-03T01:03:00.003+04:00

Vulture Rock geocache - Geocaching series for Oman Today

2011-05-03T00:58:00.003+04:00

Mrunal's Boutique

2011-01-26T12:49:00.001+04:00

Mitsubishi and Jeep media tour to Wahiba Sands

2010-06-19T23:34:00.005+04:00

Inauguration and Stage 1 route Riyam Roundabout to the Fish Roundabout

2010-06-13T23:50:00.009+04:00

About Tour Oman

The Tour of Oman 2010 is a monumental event being organized by the Muscat Municipality to celebrate the 40th year of the blessed Renaissance. It also aims to showcase Oman’s infrastructure and tourist attractions to the world. The Tour will draw international attention and will help promote foreign investment in Oman besides invigorating tourism, trade and economic activity

The six-day event is scheduled to begin 2 days after the Tour of Qatar. 16 of the 20 teams participating in the Tour de France will also participate in the Tour of Oman 2010. But unlike Qatar, the Tour of Oman will cover different types of terrain and will test the abilities and stamina of the participants to the maximum.

The Tour of Oman is part of the ongoing attempt to globalize cycling and will cover Muscat, Al Batinah region, Al Dhakaliya region and Al Dhahirah region. Hundreds and thousands of spectators are likely to witness the Tour which will cover a total of 687 kms across the country. Source : http://www.tourofoman.om/index.php

Stage 2 route Nizwa to Izki, Samail, Bidbid, and back to Samail

2010-06-13T23:44:00.003+04:00

Stage 3 route Saifat Ash Sheikh to Qurayyat

2010-06-13T23:24:00.005+04:00

Stage 4 route Ibri to A’Rustaq , Al Awabi, and Nakhal

2010-06-13T23:07:00.006+04:00

Stage 6 route Al Jissa to the Fish Roundabout through the Al Bahri road

2010-06-13T22:25:00.007+04:00

Loneliness

2010-02-04T23:26:00.026+04:00

Expatriates constitute nearly 40 per cent of the total population in the Gulf region. Labour migration in large numbers, combined with strict immigration policies and economic hardship, results in feelings of isolation and loneliness for the unskilled and semi-skilled migrant labourer. Walking around Ruwi High Street in Muscat, capital of the Sultanate of Oman is a lesson in loneliness and coping strategies.

1. Long workdays leave no time to build up social support networks.

2. A patch of grass in the cityscape helps to de-stress.

3. The sight of other people is, perhaps, more beautiful than an inanimate fountain.

4. Watching life go by ...

5. Misery does not necessarily like company each person keeps his own counsel.

6. Shopping for the family before going home is a task, which is exciting and needs to be planned very carefully.

7. Unwinding after six days of hard, physical labour in desert conditions can be hard when there is no money to be spent on frivolity.

8. Isolation in the midst of plenty is a common sight.

9. Alcohol is often seen as an escape from the perpetual loneliness of the expat worker¹s life.

Mazda MX5

2009-09-01T11:29:00.004+04:00

Mazda MX5

for Business Today.

Audi Q5

2009-09-01T11:09:00.003+04:00

Audi Q5

Audi Q5 test drive for Business Today magazine.

Automotive

2009-09-01T10:49:00.004+04:00

Business Today
few shoots of test drives for business today magazine.

Tribute 2008

2009-09-01T09:56:00.004+04:00

Green Gauge
Oman Botanic Garden

When complete, the Oman Botanic Garden will be the first of its kind in Arabia, initially i was struggling to shoot because this garden was and still on the paper only, there was nothing but plant nurseries and porta cabin offices, i spend most of my time shooting in nurseries only, as i always do after taking standard/general shots, i start looking towards abstract/closeup compositons, when i stepped into between the rows of tree pots i made a composition only backlit leaves, first shot was boring because, exposure was for front light, then i have taken exposure for backlit, which was like three/four stops over, this came out really interesting, that was the best shot of the day, later on i suggest it for a cover option, and finally it went to cover of the Tribute 2008.

Treasure box

2009-09-01T09:43:00.003+04:00

Treasure Box
Tribute 2008 issue
This was a story on Bait Al Zubair museum, here in muscat, oman, its a very nice museum, its a must visit place in muscat,

A way of life

2009-09-01T08:53:00.003+04:00

HOPE AFLOAT and A WAY OF LIFE
Some other day i was shooting at the beach, sunset was not very intresting, so i start walking towards the boats where fishermen was gearing up for the evening fishing trip, beside some adults i found young boys preparing the nets and boats, after taking few shots i spoke to them in my broken arabic which i always do i mean i always interact with my subject asked about thier life and education, when i spoke to these boys they said they are brothers, when i asked about school they said they attend the school in the day, finish thier home works given by school teachers by afternoon and in the evening they go to the sea for fishing to support their family, i found it very intresting, than i have spoken to my deputy editor and given him the story idea for our The Week magazine he liked it and it not only carried in the The Week, later on it was carried in our annual publication Tribute 2008 issue.

SHARQIYAH, Luxury camping

2009-08-26T13:53:00.007+04:00

Luxury
Desert camping in style

It was a experience of a life time, me and my reporter colleague stayed in Desert nights camp in the Sharqiyah near Al Wasil town in Oman, for a story on this five star standard kind of camp in the middle of a desert, i personally feel sunrise was a great experience than the sunset, sea of clouds traveling low in dunes with the smooth breeze, when i was walking in the silken sand for a moment i felt that i am walking in the clouds.

Plots, gardening in the city

2009-08-26T13:37:00.009+04:00

This story was on gardens at homes in the city, while shooting at backyard after taking general shots, i was looking for some close of the leaf or some interesting shape of leaf shoot, i came across this big spider , it was quite close to the boundary wall, first i have taken few shots keeping wall in the background but it was quite boring, than i squeeze in between the wall and spider and added flowers for the colour.

Make way for the outlaw

2008-11-18T16:09:00.003+04:00

Blue City

2008-11-18T15:58:00.003+04:00

Think

2008-11-18T15:52:00.002+04:00

Dramatic interlude

2008-07-13T10:42:00.005+04:00

In the wind

2008-06-28T15:27:00.005+04:00

Genius Loci

2008-06-28T12:25:00.012+04:00

The above images are heavily photoshoped. Earlier i used to use around 20 lights to lit my interior shots, but now thanx to HDR imaging i expose +3 and -3 with .7 expousre bracketing and later merged it in HDR software and given some final touches in photoshop

Nu'Man A Country Castle

2008-06-24T15:51:00.003+04:00

Mangroves

2008-06-24T15:41:00.005+04:00

Industrial

2008-06-10T15:05:00.006+04:00

Few of mine industrial works in Muscat (Sultanate of Oman)

Advertising

2008-06-10T14:44:00.008+04:00

Some of my advertising work. Which was done for advertising agencies in muscat (Sultanante of Oman).

Oman Air

2008-06-10T09:31:00.009+04:00

Some of the images of Oman Air's corporate shoot. It was an experience of a lifetime.

For Times of India

2008-06-04T10:54:00.009+04:00

For Times of India's Hyderabad edition. I was doing lead pictures for the Hyderabad Times page. My job to shoot celebries. If there is not any happeing celebrity than i use to collabrate with the local fashion desinger or with any branded clothing line and shoot it with the models.

Fat Boy Slim

2008-06-04T10:52:00.002+04:00

01. Religious Unity

2008-06-04T10:45:00.000+04:00

Inner premises of “Basdhahi Ashoor Khana” . Also seen are “Hindu” women offering prayers reflecting communal harmony

02. Acts Of Faith

2008-06-04T10:44:00.000+04:00

Inner premises of “Naal Sahab Ka Ashoor Khana”. Devotees, especially women, seen offering religious sanctification to the “Alams”

03. Bleeding Mourners

2008-06-04T10:43:00.000+04:00

Mourners practicing “Khooni Matam” at the “Bibi-Ka-Alawa” . For this particular ritual, there is no age restriction as can be seen in the picture

04. Inflicting “Kham”

2008-06-04T10:42:00.000+04:00

“Kham” ( The act of inflicting stabs with a knife) . As can be witnessed in the image, a mourner who is stabbing himself to near death, is being rescued by fellow mourners

05. Bruised Mourners

2008-06-04T10:41:00.000+04:00

Mourners seen leaving the premises of “Bibi-Ka-Alawa” while performing Matam

06. Incense for the Martyr

2008-06-04T10:39:00.000+04:00

“Bibi-Ka-Alam” is being carried out for procession

07. Preparing for the Last Journey

2008-06-04T10:38:00.000+04:00

“Bibi-Ka-Alam” being mounted on an elephant before the procession begins. Also seen are the zealous mourners wailing at the Imams’ departure

08. The Force on Guard

2008-06-04T10:36:00.001+04:00

View of “Bibi-Ka-Alam” procession through streets of Hyderabad. Also seen are mounted policemen monitoring and supervising the crowd

09. At “Charminar”

2008-06-04T10:34:00.001+04:00

“Charminar”, The icon of Hyderabad (kindly refer prologue) as the backset of the procession

10. Mounting “Dhatti”

2008-06-04T10:30:00.002+04:00

Devotees offering “Dhatti” (Sanctification) To the “Bibi-Ka-Alam”

11. For the Glimpse of “Alam”

2008-06-04T10:29:00.000+04:00

Crowds witnessing the “Bibi-Ka-Alam” procession. The crowds stand long hours (sometime even the whole day) to witness the procession

12. Reliving the Pain

2008-06-04T10:28:00.002+04:00

Mourners performing “Matam” with weapons such as swords, Chains fitted with small knifes (for hitting the back), iron wire with razors, along with the procession

13. Fire of Faith

2008-06-04T10:26:00.000+04:00

Seen here is a large bed of fire being created for “Alawa”

14. Burning Souls

2008-06-04T10:22:00.002+04:00

Mourners walking through the “Alawa” (fire bed) Ref; image No. : 13

Restaurants for Oman Today's Relish (restaurant guide)

2008-06-02T15:14:00.008+04:00

I really enoyed shooting resataurants, i always avoid people eating kind of shots. My approach towards the subject depends on for what i am shooting a newspaper or a magazine. You will find a kind of abstractive approach in my restaurants images.

A Lot To Offer

2008-06-01T11:53:00.002+04:00

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

2008-06-01T11:36:00.003+04:00

Daniel and Catherine a belgium couple wtih thier children who is travelling around the world in a car was in muscat. Amazing, nice and cooperative people, when i went there with my colleauge to interview them it was evening so i requested them that i want to shoot them in the morning they agreed they were living in thier freind's house and it was near to the Qurm beach, i made them pose. Kindly log on to thier website to know more about them on www.la-vie-est-belle.be

Quriyat after cyclone Gonu

2008-06-01T11:23:00.007+04:00

Cyclone GONU changed the landscape of many beaches in and around muscat OMAN, i saw some young boys were fishing where they were use to play football. I saw a herd of sheep on the football field i tried to made them ran through goal post and while running i took some shot which came out intresting.

Test Drive Lexus GS300

2008-05-31T11:37:00.001+04:00

Beads and Stones

2008-05-31T11:35:00.001+04:00

IBRA "The Womens Souq"

2008-05-28T11:18:00.004+04:00

SEEDS. Collection plant seeds and local knowledge

2008-05-28T09:43:00.001+04:00

Muscat's Aquarium

2008-05-27T16:45:00.002+04:00