Sukil Tarnas
Four rolls of film, a 35mm film camera on loan and the wise advice to set it at f5.6, 100 ISO and shoot at 1/125th shutter speed to photographically cover a student movement event. He gave up the study of chemistry and took to visual communication at Loyola College, Chennai. What followed was the opportunity to work at Light & Life Academy, Ooty. And then study post graduation in pro
fessional photography at the same place, learning the finer points of light, colour and composition. Armed with the confidence to take on the world he would like to create images that have meaning beyond being just a pretty picture and make a difference of some kind that is valuable. He also Assisted iconic photographers Iqbal Mohamed, Sharad Haksar and Sundar Ramu. Khushboo Agarwal
Hailing from a family of Hindi pundits, Khushboo’s exposure to poetry and literature gave her an inclination towards art of all genres from a very young age. Her interest in dancing embarked into a journey of endless learning of different dance styles, every step deepening her thirst to learn more. In MOP Vaishnav College for Women, where she did her BSc in Visual Communication, she was introduced to photography, an art form that would link her to other art forms further more. Encouraged by her photography professor she took up the PG Dip in Light and Life Academy, Ooty after which assisting photographer Iqbal Mohamed gave her the strong technical grounds and the deep passion towards the art of photography.