...and the Journal reaches England!

June 23, 2012 at 11:41am

Hello!

My name is Narahari Grama Srinivas. I’m sure you didn’t get that right the first time, so let’s just call me Harry. I’m 27 years old and I live in Bristol, one of the big cities in England. I’m Indian by birth and have been in England for around 3 years. I am an engineer and I have the privilege of working on the designs of the largest passenger aircraft in the world, the Airbus A380.

I have a wonderful wife and we’ve been married for just over a year now. She means the world to me. Soon after marriage, she moved to England to be with me and to support me. If I’m honest, I’ve been blown away by the sacrifices she’s made for me, and I endeavor to ensure that she’s happy in her life with me. The smile on her face as I write this tells me that I have not thus far failed. :)

Around 4 years back, I fell in love with photography. I saw the photographs that some of my friends/colleagues took and I was blown away. I did everything I could to learn about photography while I saved up for a good camera. Running around a field with a camera phone behind a moth didn’t earn me any ‘cool’ awards. When I arrived in England, I ran to the store and bought a basic Canon 500D (Rebel T1i for you Americans) kit. I eventually got fairly good with the basics. The best photo (or at least the most popular one) that I’ve taken was selected to feature on the National Geographic website. I love landscape/seascape photography and take a few shots almost anywhere I go.

In the 3 years that I’ve spent in the UK, most of my holiday or weekend trips have been to the Welsh countryside. When I got the journal, I immediately knew that Wales would feature in at least one (if not all) of my journal candidate shots. Fortunately for me, I had a welsh trip planned for the weekend after the Journal arrived (co-incidence? Or providence?)

The photograph that I’ve taken for the journal has been taken at a place called the Aber falls near the seaside town of Conwy. This place is around two and a half miles away from the nearest free parking lot and needs a fair bit of walking to get to. It’s well worth the effort though because on the way, you’re greeted by beautiful waterscapes.

Landscapes teach me patience and perseverance. While I can confidently say that I’m still a long way from completely embodying these virtues, they’re two very important lessons that life teaches me at more occasions than I’d care to number or remember. I find myself respecting anyone who shows these virtues without coming off as lazy!

It’s been an absolute pleasure to be a part of this journal, and would love to contribute to any such ventures in future. I’ve loved all the photographs posted in this journal so far, and I’m sure that before the journal reaches its final destination, many more beautiful shots will be added.

Good luck & God bless,
H.

 Picture by Narahari G S, 2012.
Aber Falls