Railways
Platforms, tracks and waiting.
About me
Just an eye that sees the art
I'm Umair, a photographer from India. This is how a few phone shots on a morning run turned into a way of seeing.
Umair, behind the lens
Chapter 01
How it started
It started just after the first wave of COVID. My cousins and I would go out for a morning run, and somewhere between the miles we began capturing moments on my phone: jumping over big potholes, trying creative shots.
Looking at them later, I realised I could actually take good photographs. So I asked my cousin to take the same kind of pictures of me that I had taken of him.
Over the potholes
Print 1 of 3: Over the potholes
Chapter 02
From a phone to Lightroom to Pexels
The tools changed. The habit of looking didn't.
Step 01
Facebook
I posted my photographs for the first time, with a minimal edit in Snapseed.
Step 02
Lightroom
I moved to Adobe Lightroom and started building a look of my own.
Step 03
@umairpixels_
I created a separate Instagram page just for photography.
Step 04
A 14-year-old Sony
For the past year I've been shooting on an old Sony digital camera.
Step 05
Pexels
I started uploading my images to Pexels, where anyone can see and use them.
Chapter 03
The heritage trail
Five places, one road: old cities and mountains where history is still part of daily life.
Stop 01
Jaipur
Pink walls, carved windows and old gates in warm light.
Stop 02
Agra
Mughal stone and river light, away from the usual postcard angle.
Stop 03
Delhi
Old lanes and layered monuments, centuries side by side.
Stop 04
Lucknow
Nawabi arches and old-city streets.
Stop 05
Kashmir
Where heritage meets the mountains.
Chapter 04
Nature in four moods
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Mood 01 / 04
Sunlight
Golden edges and long shadows.
Chapter 05
Mountains & landscapes
Kashmir
Valleys, meadows and snow peaks.
Nainital
Lake, hills and morning mist.
Chapter 06
Words on photographs
Sometimes a frame wants a few words. I design with fonts on top of my own photographs.
Type meets image
Fonts that talk to the photograph.
Words on frames
Design work built on my own shots.
Chapter 07
Festival moments
Eid, Ramadan and other celebrations: the colour, the crowds and the quiet in between.
01
Eid
Joy, colour and family.
02
Ramadan
Quiet evenings and shared meals.
03
Festive moments
Lights, crowds and celebration.
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Chapter 08
Styles I love
Style
Macro
Tiny worlds, up close.
Style
Night slow shutter
Light trails and long exposures after dark.
Chapter 09
On the street
Railways, everyday life and winter foggy nights.
01
Street life
Everyday people in everyday light.
Winter foggy nights
Streets gone soft and quiet.
The honest bit
I'm not a perfect photographer or a famous one, and I don't have any professional gear. Just a sight of eye that sees the art. I'm the one who loves photography and capturing moments around me.
Camera
Sony digital camera
14 years old, and my camera for the past year.
Editing
Adobe Lightroom
After starting out with Snapseed on my phone.
Shared on
Instagram & Pexels
@umairpixels_ and my Pexels profile.
Started with
A phone
Morning runs, right after the first COVID wave.