What kind of documentation (photographs, videos) must be taken?

Santanu Chakraborty

Photographs: Author
Category: Photography
Date of Publication: Sept 16 , 2011

Well, before answering the question, lets first nurture the kinds of documentation. These can be something that only reveals the great beauty of nature - peaks, sunrise, sunstes, macros, snow, valleys, greeneries...it's a never-ending list! And all these pics must be taken with one moto - awards. Only such photoes must be taken that are worthy of submiision to competitions. Other photoes are of no use whatsoever...

In other case, the pics must reveal that the touring party were there at the place. Pics must have at least one of the members giving a pose. A party reaching a spot must take back pics where they are the main subjects - they have gone to that place. What is the need of taking pics where they are not present!

And there is our Dream Wanderlust case : Documentation that consists of a mixture of award-worthy photographs, photoes carrying the feature that we have reached the destinations. And moreover, the path that carries us to the destinations. We believe that the journey to any destination carries lots and lots of memories. So pics must not take us from one place to the next suddenly, but through the path that leads to it. And when we are trekking, the casual moments of walking in a line, taking rest, preparation of food, pitching of tents, the moments of joy, exhaustion - are also invaluable. A tour can never possible without these. And so, the documentation is incomplete without these. A documentation that only carries nature or that only carries tourist parties - are no way worthy enough to be a documentation of dreamWanderlust. A documentation that carries the feelings, through anything - from joy of climbing any spot, revealing the beauty of any hidden waterfall to the sadness of a solitary, static stone - that is worthy being a documentation of dreamWanderlust. We dream, we dare, we enjoy, we feel. We do not follow others blindly. We don't do things just because others do that. We just follow the words of our heart...