Meet Gursimran Basra: A Person who is Passionate about capturing Travel Photographs

WallMag: How did you discover your style of photography? How would you describe your style?

I would say that anything which depicts Life, has got emotions and taste of a place uniquely narrates a photograph. My style is into everyday moments, portraits, and destinations.

WallMag: Can you share your achievements in life regarding photography?

My work has been at cnn.com and featured on Apple, Discovery Channel India, Natgeotraveller India, Natgeo India, etc.

WallMag: What makes street photography fascinating for you?

Street photographs have unique emotions in it. A person can connect to it very instantly and can feel their presence at the place seen in a photograph. Street photographs are so natural and dynamic that they tend to narrate a story.

WallMag: If you could witness the perfect street scene at the right, decisive moment, what would you want to see?

I would love to witness as many Everyday Moments possible that belongs to daily life and happenings.

WallMag: How did you train yourself to observe such beauty in the daily mundane stuff?

By exploring more and more and getting familiar with the local scenes as much possible.

WallMag: In your opinion, what is the importance of portraits in travel photography?

Portraits have the importance of their own in Travel Photography. They tell a lot about the surroundings and what impact they lay on an individual's soul. In other words, portraits can tell a thousand stories through silent emotions.

WallMag: Let's get technical, what photography gears do you prefer?

I have been consistently using a Mobile Phone for years now.

WallMag: What's typically in your camera bag? Is there any specific camera you prefer for shooting people?

A power bank to keep my Mobile Phone going as it is my primary and only device of shooting.

WallMag: What advice would you like to give to budding travel photographers?

Explore as much as possible in your capacity and circumstances with the device you are comfortable in.

WallMag: Is there anything you would like to share with our readers?

Connect and feel the surroundings as that might help one to get familiar with the local scene.

You can follow Gursimran Basra on Instagram to stay with his work.