November - 2020

Natural pools in middle of nowhere

This week last year, I was away from Boston's cold. I was in Chile on my search for places that are quite remote, surreal, and lesser-known to people as I always do. I was spending a night in a very small town in the North where the locals informed me about a mysterious place, which is hard to reach but worth attempting. There are several pools in that location with different colors, crystal-clear hyper-saline water, and some pools containing harmful bacteria. No wonder it wa

Hidden Wonders of South America (4K Aerial Drone Video) - The Land of Superlatives

South America is on the left-bottom of the world map but trust me - it should neither be left out nor be on the bottom of your bucket list. In 2019, I traveled across South America to get some stunning footage and images. I was amazed by surreal landscapes of Bolivia, mars-like geology of Atacama, vastness of Peruvian desert and magnificent representation of the Inca civilization at Machu Picchu. One of the purposes of my expeditions is to bring something fresh, something whi

Hidden treasure of the world

Bringing you another hidden treasure of the world. Passing through the tiny villages of Inca civilization, snow capped peaks and herds of alpaca, I arrived at the ultimate destination situated over 17,000 feet. When I reached here, weather was partly cloudy, sun was peeping through the clouds and colors were bright but in few hours weather took a turn and the whole mountain range was covered in snow, including the left slope of the mountain range. Last stretch of the trek was

Altiplano region of South America

This is one of the shots I took in the Altiplano region of South America situated at 5000 meters. I reached here in the dark with a hope to capture the blood-red color of the lake but it wasn’t until afternoon when a slight wind and bright sun turned the lake into a scene I had never witnessed before. I noticed four alpacas walking along the lake at an equal distance, and I thought it could make for an interesting foreground if they come in the frame with flamingos in the blo

Can the human race live forever on Earth?

How does Mars look like? Some of these thoughts crossed my mind a few times in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. Though I have high hopes that humans will collectively defeat the invisible enemy but will wild animals be if it spreads in them? Would there be no pandemics in the future? There are endless unanswered questions running in my mind. One of the places I have traveled that comes close to my imagination of Mars is Sol De Mañana situated at about 5000 meters and surrounded

“The Iconic Machu Pichhu”

Machu Picchu is qualified as one of the seven new wonders of the world. I was excited as well as nervous a night prior to my hike to Machu Picchu. The weather is very unpredictable in this region of Amazon due to altitude and humidity. Forecast on google showed scattered thunderstorms for all seven days of the week. To my pleasant surprise, when I reached the valley early in the morning, the whole valley was covered with fog. You could barely see 50 feet, leave aside seeing t

“Green Palette of a Serpentine Lake" - Antofagasta, Chile

We all have traveled to some of the exotic locations in the world and have taken pictures that have received immense appreciation, however, the joy of capturing a frame, which the world has never seen before is unexplainable. Sometimes for several days in a row, I don’t get anything that is worthy enough to publish but then sometimes I get 2-3 pictures in a single day. I was lucky to stumble upon this jewel by chance that day and got this lovely shot. One interesting fact abo

"An ecological paradox”

Island Incahuasi, Bolivia is one such place where you wonder how come an island surrounded by a 10,000 sq km lake having thousands of cactuses from 2 to 10 meters in height. I was shooting a time-lapse of the sunset for the last scene of my short film when I came across an uncommon and absolutely fresh flower on a cactus facing the sun at a very far distance. I hope you appreciate the mother nature. For surreal yet so real pictures you can follow: https://www.instagram.com/su

Hidden Jewel of the Paracas, Peru

Despite having lived in a desert of the Middle East and India for over two decades, I am still pleased and surprised by sculptured shapes of the sand dunes. What's special about this bird's eye view of the Oasis is its shape. It forms the shape of the South American continent. As often, I was the only one around here. The night was scary as much as the day was awesome. It was challenging to get there because 1) it is so deep in the dunes, 2) Google Map showed no route to the

"Supernatural Experience" - Bolivia

I slept through the night under the sky to wake up before sunrise and begin my trek to a nearby dormant volcano summit, which is at 17,500 feet. At about 15,000 feet, when the sun was just little over the horizon, I came across a cave. It was located 5 meters under earth and sunlight could pass through its porous wall facing the sun. As I stepped into the cave, I was thrilled to see a mummy. I took a few more steps and saw a few more mummies. And then so many of them. Their b

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