Joy Dasgupta
Born in 1977 in India, graduate from Calcutta University, Joy Dasgupta works and lives in UAE for last 7 years. He is already associated with some professional photographic association for past few years. Photography is a totally different world for him, it’s so beautiful that he forget all the bad times He had in his life. Joy likes to meet new people, and wants to know how they see the world. He often looks at the photographs taken by other people and trying to learn from it. He hasn’t pursued any course that taught him photography, but in his opinion, “if you believe in yourself that you can do it, then you surely can, it’s all about how you frame it. It’s always simple to make your own perspective in both life and photography.” Joy also believes photography is a passion, which gives him immense joy and satisfaction. Learning this amazing art and using the 3rd eye is part of his life. He is inspired by some of the greatest masters of this art and wishes to absorb a droplet a day of their thought, and challenges himself to be better at his skills every new moment that arrives. Joy loves his family a lot, and likes to have them around, because of their constant support, who are always there for him no matter what they are, photography enthusiasts or not.
John Peltier
John’s interest in photography started at the age of 17 during a photography class in his home town in Lake Tahoe, where there are unbelievable photographic opportunities. Photography has been more or less just a hobby for John for over ten years, until 2009 when he started to take it more seriously. He has gone from just taking pictures, to focusing more on composition and technical aspects. John’s favorite photographic subjects are landscapes, including hard-to-reach places with interesting and unknown stories, and has lately been trying to fuse history with his landscape photos. He has carried photographic equipment through jungles, deserts, and mountains just to be able to share these places with people who otherwise wouldn’t see them.
Ann Arthur
Photography was just a hobby. Never knew that her passion towards photography had took her to another level. Ann Arthur was born in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. She grew up with 2 wonderful elder brothers. Ann graduated in Foundation in Law and then continued her Bachelors in Hotel Management. After years of being a hotelier, she learns the art of communicating with different people and the art of looking things at a different perspectives. Currently being offered for training under one of the Marriott properties in the USA. She also took part time off-campus Professional Photography with the New York Institute of Photography to enhance her skills in photography. As a freelance photographer for certain events, Ann always love to look beyond the surface of people and tries to capture something they never see.