Joseph Mathew Daniel
(India)Born In Calicut, in the south western province Kerala India. Joseph M Daniel’s early years were spent in very close proximity with nature. Joseph’s first brush with photography came early. His Ornithologist father , would often go on research trips to the Silent valley in the western ghats, a range of mountains on the western side of peninsular India. On his return he would allow Joseph to click the remaining unexposed frames on the camera. Joseph remembers this moment very fondly. He says , “The sound of my first click on a Mechanical SLR Camera was magical, and something I remember even now.” Joseph excelled in art at school and decided to pursue Visual communication at the prestigious Loyola college in Chennai. Joseph specialised in Photography as his major and apprenticed under G. Venket Ram a well known Indian commercial Photographer. He started his on Photography business in 2004. he says he considers himself very fortunate to have started his career in the Bromide/ Film era. by 2006 Joseph transitioned from film to Digital. over the last 17 years joseph has worked extensively in the advertising and film promotion industry and has operated at the highest level. His clients include Royal Enfield, Ford, Toyota , Ajinomoto. Grt Hotels, Rocca, Paryware, heromoto corp, TVS. Joseph Is married to Art Photographer Nandini Valli. They have a son Mathew and seven Dogs and Live in Chennai.
Iqbal in Harmony with Nature
A poetic documentary set in the Nilgiris in the western ghats located in peninsular India and Island of Andaman located east of peninsular India in the Bay of Bengal. A film told through the eyes of Iqbal Mohamed essaying with his deep rooted emotional connection with nature.The documentary will be in participatory format with Iqbal Mohammed narrating his journey, retracing his evolution as an artist, photographer, teacher and author.
It will explore the delicate and pure relationship Iqbal shares with nature and how nature has, in a very magical way, reciprocated Iqbal’s love for her and revealed to him her most beautiful side.Iqbal’s timeless masterpieces have inspired a generation of photography enthusiasts in India. In the course of the film, Iqbal will reveal lesser known but critical facets which will be invaluable information for aspiring photographers for generations to come.
In that sense, it will also be an exploration into the mind of an iconic photographer as he carefully plans his way, with nature being his co-conspirator.Iqbal Mohamed is beyond money or anything materialistic. His passion is to bring the beauty and innocence of nature to the world. Through his eyes… Through his photography.
At the peak of his career as a commercial photographer, Iqbal left it all to set up the ‘Light and Life Academy’, a first of it’s kind in India, with his wife Anuradha Iqbal. Today it is the most successful photography academy in India, located in the beautiful hills of the Nilgiris, where Iqbal is most at home in the heart of nature.The film will showcase the nature of Nilgiris like never before, captured in a sensational way through Iqbal’s unique photography technique. A native spider in its habitat, a bee humming over a flower in close-up, a group of ponies crossing a river…
It will be narrated by Iqbal himself, exploring his inspirations, adventures and his journey as a visual communicator, told in a very poetic and cinematic way. We will capture the sound of nature and the original music will be scored to make the documentary memorable.
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