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Ahmedabad, 15th March: At times we say it's all in the genes... that with right timing, exposure and enriching experiences matter the most.


Yes! Mudit Mehta at the age of 16 carries with him 10 long years of vivid experiences, those driven by passion and patience clubbed with a strong inclination to explore his creative side. Mudit started handling cameras at 6, a phase of life where they have just learnt holding pencils properly (motor skills) and the parents generally at this age don't allow kids to play with expensive gadgets.


Credits for such an extensive exposure do go to his father Mr. Bhasmang Mehta, a renowned wildlife photographer and conservationist. He made Mudit travel along with him in various challenging journeys where he gained more experience over typical classroom sessions. They have been to almost 60 sanctuaries, multiple times, across the world, in which to get the best of frames Mudit not only learnt patience and perseverance but also to be one with nature. The intangible efforts put in his priceless collection can be demonstrated in the frames showcased in an exhibition titled "Small sensor Big adventure", at L & P Hutheesing Visual Art Centre in CEPT, Ahmedabad. Today was the curtain raiser of 3 day exhibition where I got a chance to meet the young talent with whom you can talk endlessly on his stories. Mudit till date has worked with 4 prosumer cameras, better known as hybrid DSLR. He stresses more on eye for detail and patience than the quality of cam or lens.

This exhibition also carries along with a strong drive of conserving, protecting House sparrows which are no longer part of our houses now and 20th March is World Sparrow Day.

Some highlights from his exceptional stories captured and jotted as below:

Longest wait time: 12 hours for a black necked crane at Phobjika Valley in Bhutan

Maximum temperature he has withstood: 50 degree Celsius at Tadoba near Nagpur.

Minimum temperature: -5 degree Celsius at Kwamadwala in South Africa where he spotted group of 13 elephants out of which two came very close to their jeep. Initially soft in approach thereafter flapping their ears gave them a signal to leave. Mudit continued to capture these moments in his cam.



Most Scary experience: with elephants again.

He has closely shot pythons, reptiles, crocodiles, sting ray... To him these creatures feel harmless as he tends connect with the forest and its creation well.

Toughest click: for the bird Crab Plower near Jamnagar where his legs got stuck in muddy waters of mangroves and he had to pull out his feet from shoes, leave them behind and move on...



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