Even as he defines ‘Art’ as eternal, Menuolhoulie Kire brings to life
the ordinary events of a day through his lens. His passion for
photography is obvious as he is rarely spotted without his favourite
instrument strung around his neck.
“The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of photography is
the excitement, the rush of seeing things in a totally new
perspective...,” the alumni of IIT Guwahati who describes himself as an
‘ambitious, creative and tenacious professional’ says.His romance with
photography started as a hobby somewhere around September in 2008. “It
happened when I was doing my Master of Design (M.Des) from the Indian
Institute of Technology, Guwahati. I was into painting during my school
and college days so when I joined Design School I naturally got
attracted to photography,” he says.
He never took any photography
courses, but his work today speaks volumes of the passion and love he
has for this art. He confesses that the ‘little skills’ he has are
through learning from online tutorials and videos and ‘continuously
pushing myself to the limit’. As a child, he actually wanted to become
an architect, but insists, “I would say I am living my childhood dream
being in a creative field as a Product Designer and Photographer.”
Menuolhoulie emphasises the importance of a creative mind in this art. “Nowadays technology and equipments are easily accessible to everyone, but it’s your creativity that will make your identity and get people to appreciate and notice your work,” he said. For him, good cameras are a bonus, but it can make a difference only if you know what you can do with it.
The greatest challenge, he feels, is to swim against the tide and not losing your focus on your dreams.
But how does a normal day for a photographer looks like? To this, he enthusiastically says, “A normal day for a photographer involves a lot of running around, clicking, shouting, seeing new places, meeting new people and coming back with lots of beautiful memories.”
Indeed, his passion has earned him due recognition, some of which comes in the form of winning in competitions including Photography Competition, Techniche, Technical Festival of IIT Guwahati in 2008, Photography Competition, Alcheringa, Cultural Festival of IIT Guwahati in 2009, Photography Competition, Alcheringa, Cultural Festival of IIT Guwahati during 2010, Hornbill International Photography Competition 2010, Horsepower Challenge 2011 Photography Competition, and Hornbill International Photography Fest 2011 respectively in varying levels.
The 25-year-old has only been shooting professionally since early 2010 but has come a long way capturing the essence of living in print. He’s into all kinds of shoots ranging from weddings, portraits, fashion, sports, products, concerts to nature but professes that weddings, concerts and still life are his personal favourites.
The profession is still at a starting phase in the State...but Menuolhoulie states: “There are lots of people jumping into it which makes the market even bigger and more competitive...clients will start getting to know the different style of each photographer and the market will pick up from there.”
Prior to coming back home, he also worked as a design intern at Industrial Design Inc. Gurgaon for 3 months besides working as an Assistant Project Engineer (Design Content Generation) at IIT Guwahati for a year. He came back to Nagaland because, in his words, “I wanted to come back home and live my passion and chase my dreams...”
According to him, the best part of his profession is ‘to be able to capture beautiful memories of people’.
His interest has further expanded to furniture and product designing, which he describes as an equal passion as photography and yes, the young photographer also loves writing short poetry. It comes as no surprise that he dreams of seeing himself surrounded by good design and beautiful photographs five years from now.
The talented young man behind the lens is a product of Kohima Science College after which he graduated in B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) from North Eastern Regional Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh, in 2008.
You can get a sneak peek of his works in his facebook page https://www.facebook.com/M.Kire.photography.
He never took any photography
courses, but his work today speaks volumes of the passion and love he
has for this art. He confesses that the ‘little skills’ he has are
through learning from online tutorials and videos and ‘continuously
pushing myself to the limit’. As a child, he actually wanted to become
an architect, but insists, “I would say I am living my childhood dream
being in a creative field as a Product Designer and Photographer.”Menuolhoulie emphasises the importance of a creative mind in this art. “Nowadays technology and equipments are easily accessible to everyone, but it’s your creativity that will make your identity and get people to appreciate and notice your work,” he said. For him, good cameras are a bonus, but it can make a difference only if you know what you can do with it.
The greatest challenge, he feels, is to swim against the tide and not losing your focus on your dreams.
But how does a normal day for a photographer looks like? To this, he enthusiastically says, “A normal day for a photographer involves a lot of running around, clicking, shouting, seeing new places, meeting new people and coming back with lots of beautiful memories.”
Indeed, his passion has earned him due recognition, some of which comes in the form of winning in competitions including Photography Competition, Techniche, Technical Festival of IIT Guwahati in 2008, Photography Competition, Alcheringa, Cultural Festival of IIT Guwahati in 2009, Photography Competition, Alcheringa, Cultural Festival of IIT Guwahati during 2010, Hornbill International Photography Competition 2010, Horsepower Challenge 2011 Photography Competition, and Hornbill International Photography Fest 2011 respectively in varying levels.
The 25-year-old has only been shooting professionally since early 2010 but has come a long way capturing the essence of living in print. He’s into all kinds of shoots ranging from weddings, portraits, fashion, sports, products, concerts to nature but professes that weddings, concerts and still life are his personal favourites.
The profession is still at a starting phase in the State...but Menuolhoulie states: “There are lots of people jumping into it which makes the market even bigger and more competitive...clients will start getting to know the different style of each photographer and the market will pick up from there.”
Prior to coming back home, he also worked as a design intern at Industrial Design Inc. Gurgaon for 3 months besides working as an Assistant Project Engineer (Design Content Generation) at IIT Guwahati for a year. He came back to Nagaland because, in his words, “I wanted to come back home and live my passion and chase my dreams...”
According to him, the best part of his profession is ‘to be able to capture beautiful memories of people’.
His interest has further expanded to furniture and product designing, which he describes as an equal passion as photography and yes, the young photographer also loves writing short poetry. It comes as no surprise that he dreams of seeing himself surrounded by good design and beautiful photographs five years from now.
The talented young man behind the lens is a product of Kohima Science College after which he graduated in B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) from North Eastern Regional Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh, in 2008.
You can get a sneak peek of his works in his facebook page https://www.facebook.com/M.Kire.photography.
He is a creative one...I have seen his work. really talented. I think one of the first ones to jump on to the business of photography in Nagaland.
ReplyDeleteNicely written article. Enjoyed it.
Regards,
Jim
http://nokik.blogspot.com
Thank you for reading Jim. Menuo's certainly one of the best in his field :)
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