Melbourne Silver Mine member Ravnish Gandhi’s first solo photographic exhibition has come together over several years of annual journeys to Paris. During these trips to the city that has become his muse Ravnish has learnt to capture Paris in a way which maintains the photographer’s role as observer.
A friend commented that Ravnish’s approach to photography, combined with the equipment he uses enabled his “quiet engagement” with his subject. A good summary of his patience, eye, and use of near silent photographic equipment.
The work being exhibited has been shot with; Rolleiflex 2.8F, Bessa r3a (using 21mm zeiss 2.8, leica 35mm summilux asph, voigtlander 40mm nokton and 50mm summicron), Leica m8, Ricoh grd, Konica autoreflex with 40mm hexanon f1.7. Shots are taken on Kodachrome 200 , Kodak tri-x 320 , & Kodak portra 400 vc
Ravnish finds creativity thrives in Paris, and is pleased to be a part of a city where the queues outside musems are longer than those outside sports stadiums. But he points out that the city does pose a challenge to the street photographer, “It has taken a few years to figure out how to take pictures in France as the French truly hate it.” A challenge he seems to have embraced eagerly.
Ravnish plans to return to Paris in September this year, a change from his usual December visits, giving him the chance to experience a different light and shoot more work for a planned book.
The Melbourne Silver Mine wishes Ravnish every success, we hope to see all our members at the exhibition opening for what will undoubtedly be a great show.
Exhibition Details:
Quiet Engagement
Photographs by Ravnish S Gandhi
Collingwood Gallery
292 Smith Street, Collingwood
Melbourne, Australia
Wow .The work is very imaginative and unique…and has a touch of class..