A photographer, filmmaker, traveller, author, graphic designer and a tour de force in the art world, Ronicka’s talent has seen her traverse a path of artistic creativity for over a decade now. Ronicka is among the first women to make a significant impact in wedding photography. She commenced her photography story in 2003, in what was then a niche, male-dominated segment. Her creative vision has been shaped by diverse influences including her experience in graphic design, publishing and producing a Bollywood feature film. Ronicka finds inspiration all over the world, through her travels, in fashion, in architecture and in art. Her style is immersive and intimate. She uses a fusion of mood and candid photography, as well as elusive angles, to tell visual stories. But her greatest strength, she believes, is an unwavering eye for detail.
Ronicka’s work has earned her a reputed clientele including the royal family of King Al Saud of Riyad, Bollywood couple Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh, political leaders such as Vilas Rao Deshmukh and Praful Patel, and important corporate clients such as the Jindals, the Ambanis, the Mittals, and Narayan Murthy, among others Ronicka has been featured in leading bridal magazines, publications television channels such as Vogue, Wedding Affair, Today, Man’s World, Femina, Open, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Mid day, Mint, NDTV amongst many others.
Her repertoire is vast and includes photography, wedding films, coffee-table books, art installations and documentary films. She has over 15 years of experience. Yet, she believes, there is much to learn. And so the journey continues.
Nithil Dennis is a qualified and experienced academician with 13 years of teaching experience in various specializations of Photography & films. He has worked in leading educational Institutes holding various important positions and responsibilities. He has a strong sense of identifying photo stories. His research Interests are Digital Storytelling through Images’ and Participatory approaches with the help of Digital Imaging Technologies and its uses in the representation of Ethnographic Communities in India.
Nancy has embraced creativity and art in her personal and professional life as long as she can remember. Her first career was owner and Designer of her own Interior Designer Firm for over twenty years. Little did she know that her desire and affection for extensive world travel would be the beginning of her photography career. She is a Colorado native and her style as a photographer lies somewhere between lifestyle and documentary photography. Nancy documents the candid essence of people, capturing their natural character and emotions.
Mukesh is an engineer turned Photographer. An Ex-Director, Govt. of India, he is currently a freelance professional photographer. He has more than 15000 images in stock. To see the world through his lens, he travelled to Australia in 2011 and further to the UK, Holland, Brussels, France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Austria& Brussels in 2013. South Korea in 2016 and Iceland in 2019. He is the first Indian author to write a book on “Digital Photography”. It was first published in 2012. The second and revised edition got published in 2015. He has served as Jury in National and International photo competitions.
Kshitij Sheetak, an enthusiastic filmmaker and photographer has been working in the field of film-making and photography for more than a decade. With his 10+ years of experience in the field, he has contributed a lot in the process of movie-making, from pre-production to post production of many major projects. He has proven his skill through his amazing work on a number of diversified projects ranging from corporate films and documentaries to feature films. He also specialises in travel filmmaking and has delivered some great work in the same field.
Julia is the co-founder of the Unexposed Collective, a platform for Australian women and non-binary street photographers. She is also an administrator of the international @womeninstreet community. Julia and her partner Gerry Orkin conduct street photography workshops in Australia. Her photographs have recently been exhibited at Street Sans Frontières 2018 in Paris, Street London 2018 and are part of the 2018 Women StreetPhotographers exhibition in New York. Julia’s work is also regularly featured online and she has been interviewed on several podcasts. Julia was a featured presenter and workshop leader at Street Photo Milano and a contest judge for the 2018 Miami Street Photography Festival.
John Edwards is an engineer by qualification but a photographer and teacher by choice. In 2016, he was appointed as Canon Mentor and has been practicing photography for over 18 years now. He is the Head of Photography Department at Pearl Academy and official photographer for UNICEF India.
Manish Khattry is a commercial artist; PHOTOGRAPHY is his passion; he has done his master of fine arts (gold medalist) from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (1999); rewarded by many national (including Prime Minister Award) and international (including award from Cambridge University) awards; By profession, he is Examiner and Visiting Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University. He is also running an advertising agency with an event group.
One such talented professional is Jassi Oberai who has taken the art of photography to sophisticated levels through his constant quest for images that stay long after they have been shot. He has journeyed with his camera across the country and beyond, always looking for the magical light that shines on nature, on everyday life of the human spectrum and capturing them.
From capturing brilliant landscapes, shooting portraiture and various other genres Jassi does it all effortlessly with his great use of colors in everything that he shoots. To me that’s what I like the most about photography- looking at the world in new ways.” Jassi’s passion is much more than capturing stunning visuals, he is all about giving the knowledge that he has garnered in his professional journey and so ventured into creating ’Xploring Light’ a company that delivers in its core competence- photography at all levels. Jassi is also a Panasonic Lumix Luminary & Mentor.
Hema Narayanan (AFIAP, EFIP, QPSA, cMOL) is a professional photographer and a published writer based out of Bangalore, India. An engineer by education and an artist by choice, she loves the art of photography and traveling. A graduate of the New York Institute of Photography (NYIP), she undertakes commercial photography projects in many genres. She is often invited to panels and expert talks at corporates, institutions, clubs & forums. She inspires aspiring photographers to see the ‘extra’ in the ‘ordinary’, through their camera, during her workshops, photo walks and ‘Experience India’ photo tours.