Just like our avian friend, Robin! Our Robin Nagar is a restless soul too. Born to a civil servant father, moving base came naturally to him as he travelled the length and breadth of the country.
A Hotel Management degree got Robin his first job as a Cabin Crew in Kingfisher and then Jet International Airways, making sure that his passion to travel was taken care off.
So how did photography happen? “It dint happen to me, I happened to Photography,” quips Robin. Traveling and capturing memories and people in his shutter-bug came naturally to him and Robin turned his hobby into a full time profession.
Today, at the age of 29, Robin boasts of having worked with the likes of legendary International Photographer Ali Ghorbani when he was in Hong Kong for three years, and recently set up Shotwithmeraki, based out of Delhi, Mumbai and now Dehradun as well.
On returning to India, Robin and his wife Uzma, who happens to be his Muse as well, decided to make Dehradun their home. ‘His pad’, he tell us, “is home for now, amidst the greenery. The industry that I worked for ensured that I live out of a suitcase but this place feels like home. The perfect mix of civilization yet being close to nature.’
Robin brings with him international exposure as far as photography is concerned. Shotwithmeraki instagram page gives us a glimpse into his world and what he has to offer. “Meraki” in Greek, means, to put a bit of yourself in your work, and that is Robin’s forte. Equipped with top-of-the-line equipment such as Sony A7S2, Canon 5D mark IV, a plethora of Lenses, a Zhiyun crane and DJI drone Robin breathes life into his stills and videos.
Shotwithmeraki does wedding-shoots, fashion, products and corporate shoots as well. “I am a people’s person so I enjoy shooting anything related to people. If a person is entrusting us with the honour of preserving their their d-day in stills and videos, then we too should give it our all,” is his motto.
Robin signs off by saying, “We at SWM don’t shoot to satisfy our clients, we shoot to impress them.” And impressed we are! Now your turn to get impressed and give him a shot!
