Vijayawada:

Thoughts — a thought-provoking photographs exhibition was inaugurated at Kaladarshini in Andhra Loyola College here on Saturday.

Over 125 photographs of life’s moments were exhibited. Thoughts Volume II, with 125 photographs accompanied with comments was released on the occasion.

Speaking to this newspaper, the artist and photographer Madhu Smitha Pothineni said that her five-year-old son Akhil is an inspiration for her to develop the hobby.

When asked about her efforts to capture the moments of life, she said that she never took pains. Majority of the photographs were captured in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and some villages of Krishna district including, Challapalli, Avanigadda and Kuchipudi during routine family visits.

She said that she is interested in capturing old memories. Whenever she goes out with family members she carries her camera and takes the photographs.

She said that her love for colours brought her close to photography and she revealed her expression through the photo captions. The artist said that she released her first book Thoughts Vol I — a 250-page collection of photographs in Hyderabad last year. Now, her grand-parents Ravi Chalapati Rao and Radha released her second book Thoughts Vol II here on Saturday. The exhibition will be open for public till January 27.

source: http://www.DeccanChronicle.com / Home> News> Current Affairs / Vijayawada, DC, January 20th, 2013