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"Vietnamese Soy Sauce Saga: 500 Years of Culinary Excellence" (Single)
DESCRIPTION
The art of crafting soy sauce, a cherished Vietnamese delicacy with a 500-year history, is a labor-intensive endeavor. In this captivating aerial shot, the diligent soy sauce artisans toil relentlessly, and the drone's perspective adds a unique dimension to the scene. The sauce-making season, spanning from April to August, stands out as optimal due to the favorable weather conditions. Abundant sunshine bathes the beans in warmth, setting the stage for a meticulous fermentation process that imparts a distinct and unparalleled flavor to this culinary treasure.
AUTHOR
Mahendra has always been interested in photography, growing up reading different photography magazines and taking pictures of sunsets and sunrises as a child. However, it wasn't until 2001, after he had established a solid foundation with his business in Solapur, that he got into travel photography, drawing inspiration from the places he travelled to for business.
Mahendra's work uses all kind of elements to tell their story, from pattern to repetition to contrast, but the most striking is his use of light. Dynamic natural lighting is a huge part of his works, which creates images that are somehow very rooted in the space they come from. He's covered many countries, especially in Southeast Asia, but his favorite of these is Myanmar, the photos of which particularly encapsulate his whole approach to photography, which is to capture the culture and personality of a space. He wants to explore the entirety of India first though, before properly shifting his view abroad, especially the stories and cultures of native Indian tribes, and this emphasis on the 'human' element of these places is a central theme that comes through in a lot of his photographs.
Mahendra's work uses all kind of elements to tell their story, from pattern to repetition to contrast, but the most striking is his use of light. Dynamic natural lighting is a huge part of his works, which creates images that are somehow very rooted in the space they come from. He's covered many countries, especially in Southeast Asia, but his favorite of these is Myanmar, the photos of which particularly encapsulate his whole approach to photography, which is to capture the culture and personality of a space. He wants to explore the entirety of India first though, before properly shifting his view abroad, especially the stories and cultures of native Indian tribes, and this emphasis on the 'human' element of these places is a central theme that comes through in a lot of his photographs.
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