Images That Provoke Thought అక్టోబర్ 9, 2006

The camera as a ‘tool’, came to be used about 160 years ago and has evolved greatly from being used for the purpose of mere recording of images of people, events and places, to being a medium for artists to express their creative urges.
In India, the names that come to mind include Raghu Rai, T S Satyan, Jyothi Bhatt and the late Raghubir Singh. Among the photographers of Andhra Pradesh,
Mr R Veeresh Babu is an extremely talented amateur photographer blessed with an eye to create. He has been highly successful in achieving through his camera what an artist achieves with a brush. Veeresh Babu, who is a Postal Assistant in the office of Chief Postmaster General, had from his childhood a keen interest in painting and it was only in 1986 that his passion took off.

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