{"product_id":"9781482857771","title":"Portrait of WildIndia","description":"It was in 1984 that I visited the Kanha forest with a group of friends. It was love at first sight in my case, and what started off as a casual visit soon turned into a lifelong affair. As the years passed by, I explored many other jungles too. Every new place came with a new set of friends. Along with them, my acquaintance with the animals and their habitat began growing. During the initial phase, I did my photography with a video camera, but around 1996, I came across the book Sunlight and Shadows by M. Y. Ghorpade. Literally overnight I switched over to a still camera. Although I met him much later in my life, I made him my guru there and then. His photograph “Tusker in the Rain,” taken when photography was a difficult pursuit, still captivates me. Even in this age, I find it difficult enough doing wildlife photography using digital equipment. I can only imagine the hard work that he must have put in with his medium-format camera using black-and-white film.","brand":"Partridge Publishing India","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131361935600,"sku":"9781482857771","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781482857771_p0.jpg?v=1763625826","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781482857771","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}